Well, hopefully I should be ready, once I do get around to queing this one up to work on. I recently installed a dedicated 20A circuit to my workbench, with a 2KVA isolation transformer and a 2KVA Variac. So I may dim the neighborhood lights, but I shouldn't set the house wiring or the bench on fire, powering this baby up. (lol)
I also gave in to the radiation paranoia introduced in this thread, and will be able to report back definitively (and avoid) any danger, and even report the effectiveness of various attempts at shielding. This is because I picked up a (surprisingly inexpensive) USB radiation detector.
So hopefully I should be able to keep my "gonad dose" safe. (
http://www.ncrponline.org/Publications/Statement_3.html)
Seriously, I am still hoping for any feedback regarding schematics, operating manual, etc. for this unit. Knowing what I know now, I can hardly believe I had this thing running when I first got it back in the early 80's. Lucky I didn't electrocute or irridiate myself then!
Thanks for the feedback!