Hello all,
I have a PDP-11/44 I want to get the basic tests done before I go further as I
have work ahead of me.
Backstory: all the cables in the rear were cut. (No big deal, I can rig up a
TU58, console, power, and other cables easily). I got the mains cable
connected and my Kill-A-Watt shows 13W with the 11/44 "on". This is far as I
have managed to get.
I do occasionally hear a clicking from the PSU...it's sporadic, unpredictable,
current draw does not increase, no smoke, and no visible arcing. It confuses
me.
I then decided to try the "jumper pins 1 and 3 or 2 and 3 or 1 and 2" to see
what would happen. The result? Nothing! I then decided to measure the
voltages using pin 3 as the reference. 1 (power request) and 3: -0.01VDC, 2
(power inhibit/emergency shutdown) and 3: 2VDC, 1VAC. This strikes me
as...bizarre. Should I have AC there or is my multimeter/my my multimeter
skills at fault?
I proceeded to follow this logic: "Hmmm. Emergency Shutdown is 2V...that could
mean the emergency shutdown state is set. I notice there's an "airflow
sensor"
board in the PSU. Let's remove it in case it failed somehow." No change
there.
Any further ideas? The clicking confuses me...it's fairly quiet...something
I'd expect from something arcing internally and not a relay. The patterm in't
"click-click-click-click" like a relay toggling...it's more random and
sporadic
with no reproducable cause. It seems to come from the lefthand side (with the
power cord on the left).
Does anyone have the pinouts for the console cable? I'll need to make one of
those up. Same with a cable for a DEUNA.
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Cory Smelosky
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