VAXmate PSU

[Fred Cisin]

On Sun, 29 Mar 2020, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:
> Thanks Mattis. I do test it with a load, although to be honest I forgot 
> to do this when I took the measurements yesterday. I use a modern-ish 
> IDE disk and a load board from a MicroVAX 2000 as the dummy load. I 
> don’t know if that is sufficient.

I have NO specific knowledge of that PSU.

However, it seems likely that a "modern-sh IDE disk" in unlikely to be 
enough load.


OB_useless_nostalgia:
In the old days, we used an automotive headlight bulb.  That also provided 
a lot, even excess, light on the workbench.  Since my microcomputer days 
overlapped the period that I ran a Honda car repair shop (until 1980), I 
used to save any dual filament (High/low) bulbs that we replaced due to 
ONE of the filaments burning out.  I made an aimable mount for my 
workbench load out of an early VW headlight mount.