12 Nov
2001
12 Nov
'01
3:07 a.m.
At 08:30 AM 11/12/01 -0800, you wrote:
--- "Charles E. Fox" <foxvideo(a)wincom.net> wrote:
I typically just lift the stuff into the rack myself, even the heavy stuff
(like RK05s and the like). Most of the peripherals have a rail that can
be mounted first, and then it is just a matter of lifting the unit up and
sliding it onto the rails. The RL02s have a very nice system for doing this
where the drive is actually set onto the rails and the rail interlocks into
the drive so that the screws can be installed.
I carried a H960 rack up the stairs to my 2nd floor office as well, but I
stood inside of the rack with the rack on its side. I guess I might have a
wider staircase than Ethan does...
In any case, I am a fairly large person, so carrying and lifting these
things is not as much of a problem.
--tom
At 01:45 AM 12/11/2001 -0600, Jeffrey Sharp
wrote:
If you've ever seen a rack with three RA81 drives in it, you wouldn't
suggest that method - they are well over 100lbs each, IIRC.
Unfortunately, most of the big stuff I load into racks (BA-11s, RL02s,
RA-81s) does involve using a couple of muscular friends. Little stuff
like BA-23s, RX02s, PDP-8/a boxes, etc., I do myself. There is no way
I could do an RA-81 by myself. If I absolutely had to, I'd probably find
a table that was nearly the same height, but a wee bit shorter, then
shim it up on lumber or something similar until the rails lined up, then
extend the rails and fasten it on from there.
I think the heaviest thing I put in a rack by myself was a PDP-8/i I'd
removed to get the rack up to my bedroom when I was in high school. Since
it's so low in the rack and the rails are so large, I remember balancing
it on my foot to lift it up the few inches it needed. Still took several
tries to line it all up. Moving the rack by myself was a treat - nearly
killed me... I stood *in* the H-960, with my feet sticking out the square
hole for cable access, then hopped it up the stairs one-at-a-time. It
almost fell over twice with me in it. I do *not* recommend anyone else
try it. What kind of equipment/strategy do we use to lift
heavy equipment into
place in a rack so that it can be fastened to the rack? Is there some
jack or hydraulic lift that can be used?
The technique I have used with audio recorders, ( probably not
as heavy as computer equipment,) is to lay the rack on its back, install
the equipment, round up muscular friends and stand the rack up.