Tandon PCA
in progress
RH-8DMQ
Details
- Status
- In progress
Items
| Tandon PCA RH-4UJN |
| Tandon 286 planar RH-CTF5 |
| Tandon TM262 RH-4E8A |
| Panasonic (Matsushita Communication Ind. Co.) JU-475-2 RH-WY9C |
Tasks
- Treat rust and corrosion on the chassis, brackets and fixings RH-4UJN
- Inspect and identify the CPU and RAM once the board is out RH-CTF5
- Clean rodent contamination and dirt from both sides of the board RH-CTF5
- Clean and check the heads, and re-grease the rails RH-WY9C
- Test and align once cleaned RH-WY9C
- Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris throughout RH-CTF52026-09-24
- remove explodey tants RH-CTF52026-09-14
- Fix power supply RH-4UJN2026-09-17
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History
- 2026-09-29
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status: planned → active
- 2026-09-24
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done: Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris thr…
- 2026-09-17
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done: Fix power supply
- 2026-09-15
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remove explodey tants: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Record chipset, BIOS, RAM sockets and slot counts once cleaned
- 2026-09-15
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Clean rodent contamination and dirt from both sides of the board: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Do not spin up until cleaned and inspected
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Check the electrolytics — visible surface corrosion on the caps
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Strip and clean — heavy soiling, rodent debris and surface rust
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Test on an MFM controller once safe to power
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Strip and clean — rodent contamination, dirt and rust on the frame
- 2026-09-15
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Clean and check the heads, and re-grease the rails: about Panasonic (Matsushita Communication Ind. Co.) JU-475-2 (RH-WY9C)
- 2026-09-15
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Test and align once cleaned: about Panasonic (Matsushita Communication Ind. Co.) JU-475-2 (RH-WY9C)
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: test it
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Inspect for urine/corrosion damage under the ISA connectors and around the elec…
- 2026-09-15
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Inspect and identify the CPU and RAM once the board is out: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
- 2026-09-15
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dropped: Do not power on until stripped, cleaned and inspected
- 2026-09-15
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Treat rust and corrosion on the chassis, brackets and fixings: about Tandon PCA (RH-4UJN)
- 2026-09-15
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Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris thr…: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
- 2026-09-15
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to do: Fix power supply