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Rescue 1130: 2014 Pickup of an IBM 1130 System and More

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Dealing with power supply breaker trips in IBM 1130 6V regulator

Testing fully assembled new 1130 MRAM board - read retriggering solved!

Testing attempt on new 1130MRAM board

Interim method won't work; assembling new PCB

Attempting to test the discrete transistor method of resolving the 1130 MRAM retriggering

Ordered new PCB with my original fab to reduce delays

Revised design and producing a new board for 1130 MRAM project

Checking out the low ESR cause for the 1130 MRAM ringing

Oscillation in LD1117 voltage regulator appears to be the root cause

Same problem with 1130 MRAM in spite of new board

Beginning testing of new PCB for 1130 MRAM board

Replacing some chips on 1130MRAM board based on testing

Finishing new PCB for 1130 MRAM, waiting on memory chip

Building new version of the PCB for 1130 MRAM

More work on retriggering issue with 1130MRAM

1130 MRAM - quick check after removing large buffer capacitors

1130MRAM smoking gun found

1130MRAM spurious retrigger - what it can not be then musings

Output of Schmidt Trigger after a bit more massaging

Investigations for 1130 MRAM board - ways to block retriggering of the timer chip

Continued testing of 1130 MRAM board - results of probed points and added power wires

Continued testing of 1130 MRAM board - more probes added to zoom in on problem area causing retriggering

Continued testing 1130MRAM board - retrigger problem continues to bedevil me

Retrigger of 1130MRAM likely due to slight wobble on trigger signal

Side project - MV864A meter restoration - converting manual calibration/test instructions to the version I own

Continued testing 1130MRAM board - retrigger redux

Continued testing 1130 MRAM board - working on the retriggering

Continued testing 1130 MRAM board - dealing with the signal bounce and retriggering

Side project - MV864A meter restoration - almost complete schematic produced

Continuing testing of the 1130 MRAM board

Side project - MV864a meter restoration - simulations and look at the non-board wiring

IBM 1130 MRAM memory board - root cause of the unwanted stream of pulses from the board being corrected

IBM 1130 MRAM memory replacement - investigating Parity Check and random data occurrences

IBM 1130 MRAM memory replacement - continuity test, then testing on the IBM 1130

Side project - MV864A meter restoration - blocking out entire schematic

Side project - MV864A meter restoration - simulating the DC Modulator Driver that produces 94Hz chopper signal

Construction of new 1130 MRAM memory board completed

PCBs and parts are on hand - beginning construction of new 1130MRAM board

Side project - MV864A restoration - substantial progress in reverse engineering

Side project - MV864A restoration - reverse engineering power supply section

Side project - MV864A restoration - reverse engineering challenge

Testing the 1130 MRAM core memory replacement on the IBM 1130 system - part 4

Testing the 1130 MRAM core memory replacement on the IBM 1130 system - part 3

Testing the 1130 MRAM core memory replacement on the IBM 1130 system - part 2

Testing the 1130 MRAM core memory replacement on the IBM 1130 system - part 1

side project - IBM 3278 terminal restoration - planning for keyboard substitution

Side project - IBM 3278 terminal restoration - looking into the high voltage power supply

Success with the bench testing of the 1130 MRAM memory board finally

side project - restoration of IBM 3278 terminal - some debugging

side project - restoration of IBM 3278 terminal - inspect, mechanical fixes, first power on

More work on bench testing for the 1130 MRAM core memory board

Using LT SPICE to study back feed voltages from digital inputs when power supply not operating

Side project - restoration of IBM 3278 terminal - shipment arrives

Bench testing of the 1130 MRAM core memory board still not successful

Restoring IBM 2501 card reader - more focus on the stacker side of the mechanism

1130 MRAM board - failed chips identified and replaced

Restoring 2501 reader - linear bearing repair, still one roller bearing to resolve

Restoration work on 2501 card reader - card path and stacker

Side project foiled - restoration of an IBM 3278 terminal

Side project - restoration of Sony VP-5000 U-Matic tape deck for Space Force Museum

Side project - restoration work on Millivac MV-864A meter, part 3

Side project - restoration work on Millivac MV-864A meter, part 2

More Bench Testing of the 1130 MRAM memory board

Bench testing strange power supply behavior testing MRAM board - followup

Continued testing of the 1130 MRAM Core Memory Replacement board

Restoration of top cover glass for IBM 1132 printer