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Work required by item: Tandon PCA

planned RH-8DMQ

Details

Statusplanned

Items

4

Tasks

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Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris throughout
Treat rust and corrosion on the chassis, brackets and fixings
Do not power on until stripped, cleaned and inspected
Inspect and identify the CPU and RAM once the board is out
Clean rodent contamination and dirt from both sides of the board
Inspect for urine/corrosion damage under the ISA connectors and around the electrolytics
Check the electrolytics — visible surface corrosion on the caps
Record chipset, BIOS, RAM sockets and slot counts once cleaned
Strip and clean — heavy soiling, rodent debris and surface rust
Do not spin up until cleaned and inspected
Test on an MFM controller once safe to power
Strip and clean — rodent contamination, dirt and rust on the frame
Clean and check the heads, and re-grease the rails
Test and align once cleaned

On order

Nothing on order.

History

2026-09-12
to do: Test and align once cleaned
2026-09-12
to do: Clean and check the heads, and re-grease the rails
2026-09-12
to do: Strip and clean — rodent contamination, dirt and rust on the frame
2026-09-12
took on Panasonic (Matsushita Communication Ind. Co.) JU-475-2 (RH-WY9C)
2026-09-12
to do: Test on an MFM controller once safe to power
2026-09-12
to do: Do not spin up until cleaned and inspected
2026-09-12
to do: Strip and clean — heavy soiling, rodent debris and surface rust
2026-09-12
took on Tandon TM262 (RH-4E8A)
2026-09-12
to do: Record chipset, BIOS, RAM sockets and slot counts once cleaned
2026-09-12
to do: Check the electrolytics — visible surface corrosion on the caps
2026-09-12
to do: Inspect for urine/corrosion damage under the ISA connectors and around the elec…
2026-09-12
to do: Clean rodent contamination and dirt from both sides of the board
2026-09-12
took on Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
2026-09-12
to do: Inspect and identify the CPU and RAM once the board is out
2026-09-12
to do: Do not power on until stripped, cleaned and inspected
2026-09-12
to do: Treat rust and corrosion on the chassis, brackets and fixings
2026-09-12
to do: Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris thr…
2026-09-12
took on Tandon PCA (RH-4UJN)
2026-09-12
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