David, I could tell you I had an experience where I had a stuck bit in core memory.
It was in a trunk frame in a #2ESS AIS. I removed the core package and tapped it on the floor, reinserted it and the trouble cleared. Sticky bit! Ha I only knew that because it happened to me on my old PDP-8/I.. Ken On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 1:50 PM David Gesswein via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 11:11:35AM +0100, Pete Turnbull wrote: > > On 23/04/2023 22:52, KenUnix via cctalk wrote: > > > Pete, > > > > > > Did the 8E have core or solid state memory? > > > > It had both, but I didn't put the core boards in the dishwasher. I > figured > > they might be too delicate for that, so I rinsed them by hand in the > kitchen > > sink. > > > > I should have said that in my original post. > > > > I assume your referring to the core electronics boards and didn't wash the > core plane. > > I've never used the dishwasher. I've hand washed R, W, G and M type boards > in > sink with dish soap and soft bristle brush, rinsed, then blew off with > air compressor, then finish dry with fan. For pots and other > components that I wasn't sure how well they were sealed I used damp brush > or > cloth around them. Rest got dunked. No obvious issues from washing. > -- End of line JOB TERMINATED Okey Dokey
