VT101 8085 CPU Fault

Jon Elson elson at pico-systems.com
Sun Feb 22 17:40:48 CST 2015


On 02/22/2015 11:14 AM, Tothwolf wrote:
>
> Is C441 really 10uF 25V? That is what both the parts list 
> and schematic show, but even as old as a VT100 is, I 
> wouldn't think a standard 10uF 25V part would be in an 
> 18mm diameter can.
>
Watch out, it could be a non-polar cap!  It was quite common 
to use non-polar electrolytics
in the vertical sweep section of video monitors.  They are 
several times larger than the
polar variety.

Jon


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