I knew this would happen

I have been worried that I would have to re-manufacture a module because I just couldn’t fix it. The time has come! I found this PZ module in chassis 10, while chasing memory problems. This one causes all 6 bits that go through it to fail my tests. I have traced it down to what appears to be an open base on Q26, which I have circled in the picture. OK, what’s the problem? Q26, as you can see is in the middle of the card. When I have had to replace middle transistors in the past, the front bracket has been held on with 6 little 2-56 screws. You don’t see any screws on this module other than the ones that hold it in place, do you?

This module coming from chassis 10, means it is newer, since Purdue upgraded from 64K to 128K several years after they got the machine. Instead of screws, this module is riveted together, and the rivets are soldered, as are most of the modules in Bay 3 which holds chassis’ 9-12.

Awkward.

Bruce Sherry

Update: I managed to get it far enough apart to change the offending transistor, and failed to break it completely, so now it works, without the 3 weeks of my time to re-manufacture it, not to mention the 3-4 weeks for the manufacturing process to actually produce the replacement.

BS