{"id":1578,"date":"2019-11-10T17:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T17:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2019-11-10T17:58:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T17:58:53","slug":"consolidated-computer-inc-pdp-8-clone-part-9-the-regulator-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1578","title":{"rendered":"Consolidated Computer Inc. PDP-8 Clone \u2013 Part 9. the regulator boards."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">On this machine, the PSUs rectify the power but don&#8217;t regulate it. The regulation is done by a number of boards at the right hand end of the card cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As before, I&#8217;ll just show the photos here and perhaps give more details, if needed in later posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141211602-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"-5v regulator board. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141211602-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141211602-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141211602-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>-5v regulator board. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141319910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"5v 20A regulator board. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141319910-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141319910-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141319910-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>5v 20A regulator board. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141420559-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Regulator board 3. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141420559-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_141420559-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Regulator board 3. Bottom view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this machine, the PSUs rectify the power but don&#8217;t regulate it. The regulation is done by a number of boards at the right hand end of the card cage. 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