2 Jan
2014
2 Jan
'14
2:07 p.m.
Yes, I had thought of that, I think you are right and I will do that, unless
I can be convinced that it is OK.
Thanks
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Zane Healy
Sent: 02 January 2014 20:18
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Keeping a Heavy Machine on a Domestic Suspended Floor (UK)
I don't know what it can bare, BUT, I'd be inclined to recommend
distributing
the load. Get some long boards, and put under it with
the boards running
the opposite direction of the beams under the floor.
Zane
On Jan 2, 2014, at 12:10 PM, "Robert Jarratt"
<robert.jarratt at
ntlworld.com>
wrote:
I recently bought a lovely PDP11/45 in a H960
rack, with the CPU, a
Unibus Expansion box and an RK05 drive. I am guessing the whole thing
must weigh at least 100Kg, possibly 150Kg or even more (my worst case
estimate is
200Kg).
I am concerned whether the floor of the upstairs room where I now have
it can bear the weight. I have placed it right next to a load bearing
wall to ease the strain on the joists. Can anyone tell me what sort of
weight a normal UK upstairs floor can bear? If my guessed weight is
anything close to the limit I will weigh parts of the machine to get a
more accurate idea of the actual weight.
Thanks
Rob