Chapter 2: The first look

03-MAR-2024

Let’s put her up onto the table for a bit of clean-up and inspection.

Inside the Model 800

In the front section there’s the Power Supply and a 3.45 V regulator module just above it.  Further back is the System Board with memory on riser cards and the 200 MHz DECchip 21064 processor under the heat sink.

There is no cooler atop the heat sink.  Three 119-mm Nidec fans, sat on soft vibration mounts at the bottom of the chassis, generate enough airflow through the system, as long as the side panels are in place.

Nidec TA450DC fan

Fan series Nidec BETA V™  TA450DC
Model B33534-65A
Size 119×38 mm
Nominal voltage 24 VDC, operating range 12–28 V
Current 0.45 A
Power 10.8 W
Speed 4050 rpm
Air flow 130 cfm
Sound level 53.5 dBA
DEC part no. – fan assembly 12-23609-12

The mounting pads are covered in grime on the bottom side!  They will be cleaned up in due course.

The frame is resting on top of the pedestal on four rubber mounts, which dampen noise and vibration.

Pedestal foot with a vibration damper Another pedestal foot with a vibration damper