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Tandon PCA

planned RH-8DMQ

Details

Statusplanned

Items

4

Tasks

2/8
Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris throughout RH-CTF5
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
remove explodey tants RH-CTF5 2026-09-14
Fix power supply RH-4UJN 2026-09-17

On order

Nothing on order.

History

2026-09-17
done: Fix power supply
2026-09-15
remove explodey tants: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
2026-09-15
dropped: Record chipset, BIOS, RAM sockets and slot counts once cleaned
2026-09-15
Clean rodent contamination and dirt from both sides of the board: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
2026-09-15
dropped: Do not spin up until cleaned and inspected
2026-09-15
dropped: Check the electrolytics — visible surface corrosion on the caps
2026-09-15
dropped: Strip and clean — heavy soiling, rodent debris and surface rust
2026-09-15
dropped: Test on an MFM controller once safe to power
2026-09-15
dropped: Strip and clean — rodent contamination, dirt and rust on the frame
2026-09-15
Clean and check the heads, and re-grease the rails: about Panasonic (Matsushita Communication Ind. Co.) JU-475-2 (RH-WY9C)
2026-09-15
Test and align once cleaned: about Panasonic (Matsushita Communication Ind. Co.) JU-475-2 (RH-WY9C)
2026-09-15
dropped: test it
2026-09-15
dropped: Inspect for urine/corrosion damage under the ISA connectors and around the elec…
2026-09-15
Inspect and identify the CPU and RAM once the board is out: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
2026-09-15
dropped: Do not power on until stripped, cleaned and inspected
2026-09-15
Treat rust and corrosion on the chassis, brackets and fixings: about Tandon PCA (RH-4UJN)
2026-09-15
Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris thr…: about Tandon 286 planar (RH-CTF5)
2026-09-15
to do: Fix power supply
2026-09-14
to do: remove explodey tants
2026-09-14
to do: test it
2026-09-13
name: Work required by item: Tandon PCA → Tandon PCA
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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