Here's the latest update on the power supply adventures...
Tonight I put a load, as suggested, on the 2.5V power supply (and the 5V PS) by
attaching a pair of automobile headlamps to each supply. I wired both lamps
(for each PS) in parallel with each other, and with the two filaments (Hi- and
Lo-Beam) in parallel, too. That gave me four filaments for each power supply as
a load.
As a result, when I power up, happily the "2.5V FAIL" and the every-8-seconds
"OVER VOLTAGE" indications are no longer seen. The voltage on the 2.5V PS
output is a rock steady 2.5V.
However, on the 5V PS, I'm seeing only +0.85V on the outputs, and I am still
seeing the "REG FAIL" indication on the power controller. Obviously there's
still a problem in the 5V PS. Using the "VAX-11/750 H7104 Power System
Technical Description" doc's fault isolation procedure, which suggests that the
+/-15V regulator is broken in the 5V PS, I checked the +/-15V outputs. I should
see +15V and -15V, but I'm seeing +7.9 (or so, it's not quite stable) on both
outputs even the one that should be negative. The fault isolation procedure in
that doc doesn't go any further at this point than to suggest a replacement of
the entire 5V power supply box.
I'd love to repair it, but I'm certainly not as smart as Tony, nor am I likely
to ever figure out the faulty component(s) directly. There is a main
'motherboard', two plug in PCBs, and other bolt-on components galore, and while
I can follow some logic circuit diagrams, I'm clearly out of my league with
analog/PS stuff. Besides, I haven't been able locate schematics for this power
system. Soooo....
Anyone have a spare H7104D 5V PS for this baby??? ;P Aside from the tongue-in-
cheekiness, does anyone have schematics and/or Engineering Drawings for this 11/
750. Maybe I could actually try to sort it out if I had some more information,
at least until I electrocute myself! :o
Thanks!
- Jared