12 Nov
2001
12 Nov
'01
9:33 a.m.
All good advice....
Let me chime in with one more piece of advice (Based on a very scary
experience). I'm actually restating the obvious.
If any of your rack equipment is installed with sliders make sure to only
have one device extended on a slider at a time. Failure to do so can
cause the rack to topple if not anchored down and it can be a very bad
day.
George Rachor
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George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)rachors.com
Hillsboro, Oregon http://rachors.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
I've been there a couple times, mounting boat
anchor radio equipment
into racks. I've found a couple things that do work:
Plan your installation and mount the equipment from the bottom up. I
use spacers out of whatever material is handy, and use it to balance the
next piece of equipment.
If you have to put something above something else with a space, put two
screws in the holes just below where you are mounting said equipment.
Then use some sort of spacer (blocks, boxes, books, etc) to sit the
equipment on while you insert the proper screws.
Rotten job, but we all have to do it . . . .
Gary Hildebrand