DEC BA213 and BA213 S-boxes?

[Bill Degnan]

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Douglas Taylor via cctech <
cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Ethan;
>
> I have owned both BA213 and BA215 microvaxes.  The one recurring problem I
> had was with the power supplies, H7868 I think the number is.
> Luckily, I picked up a couple of Dec Serv 550's which gave me spares and a
> PDP11/53 S box CPU.
> I was able to run the PDP11 in one of the VAX based BA boxes, the BA215
> would make a good choice based on size and weight.
> If I remember correctly, the BA215 had space for one full height drive and
> a tape drive.
> Maybe someone else knows, but I think both boxes could use ordinary power
> cords, not like the VAX 4000-400 series which has that 20 amp cord.
>
> Doug
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FYI  - Not sure if I mentioned this but I too am working on setting up a
DECServer 550 to be an 11/83.  Useful tips recently, thanks all.
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