[Techtoolslist] Some test rigs i picked up recently...

[John Robertson]

andy at andysarcade.net wrote:

> hi all..

>

> Here are some interesting ancient test rigs i picked up recently :

>

> http://www.andysarcade.net/pix/newtestrigs/

>

> Atari RAM/ROM tester - Got from the USA with an original manual, untested  so far, but it goes nicely with my CTF-1 :) 

>

> Atari PBS-1 - Comes with switch matrix unit and Light matrix/power supply unit, some crushed connectors, but should be a worker. Sorry John, i got no cards at all to go with this :| have you got any at all?

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> Atari Superman Pinball testrig - This looks like it might be a prototype, it is so well put together, who knows? It came from the main Atari distributer for Atari in the UK in the early 80's - MHG, so the provenance is good.

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> Kurz-Kasch - Signature II, very early signature analyser, nice neat little box. I actually have 4 of these, drop me a line if you're interested in one! (switchable line voltage 110/240)

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> Very surpisingly, everything but the ram/rom tester was obtained in the UK, and was used here in the UK 'back in the day'.

>

> Gotta love all those twinkling lights.

>

> Andrew Welburn

> www.andys-arcade.com

>   


I took a dead Atari pinball board and wired it so I could test the
Superman and Hercules boards on my PBS-1. Works fine, and no, still have
not found any cards for the sucker.

I have made a few templates for the PBS-1 that I will scan and post so 
folks can make their own cards - just have to get around to doing that!

I too have a few of the KK sig boxes - they probably work, but I find I
use the HP signature voltmeter instead - or the Fluke 9010 - just
because they are set up on the bench (or trolley).

Did you get a manual for the Superman test fixture?

Manuals for most of the above are available on either the TTL ftp site
or Al Kossow's bitsavers site.
http://www.computerhistory.org/staff/Al,Kossow/
http://www.bitsavers.org/

John :-#)#

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