11/45 RL02 faults when RX02 is on

Gordon JC Pearce gordon at gjcp.net
Wed Apr 4 14:34:50 CDT 2007


On Wed, 2007-04-04 at 14:25 -0500, Jay West wrote:
> And another test....
> 
> If the RL02 is fully extended and stationary, I can recreate the behaviour 
> by slowly extending the RX02 as well. When the rx02 gets extended to a 
> certain point just above the RL02 the RL02 ready light will start flashing 
> (and it actually flashes faster the more the RX02 is moved out, flashes 
> slower if you inch the RX02 back)... and if you keep moving the RX02 out the 
> RL02 will fault.
> 
> This sure seems like some kinda RFI or something :\

Stop, stop!  You're making me want to pull my PDP-11 rack to bits and
try it...

I will, if you think it will help you track your problems down.  I still
smell a dodgy supressor or worn motor though.

Gordon



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