16 Dec
2016
16 Dec
'16
11:18 a.m.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Jay West <jwest at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Tony wrote...
OK, thanks, Are the screws through the TU56 front flanges into the
front rails of the rack
enough to support it?
I don't care too much what it looks like. If the spacer is just a
filler panel type thing
and doesn't support the TU56 in any way then I don't need to worry about
it.
Anyway, does anyone have experience of
rack-mounting a TU56? It
clearly doesn't go on slide rails, it bolts directly to the rack
(hinge down the front panel for access). I have the manuals from
Bitsavers, they imply there is some kind of spacer block that goes
under the TU56. Does anyone know what that is exactly so I can
attempt to make one if it is needed.
Yes, I rackmounted a tu56 a few weeks ago. I also saw the docs mention that
spacer, but I think it wasn't technically necessary based on where I was putting
it. I will go look at that rack shortly and let you know today.
I can tell you - be careful about putting it all the way at the top. The front deck
can't tilt
downward if the upper edge doesn't have clearance.
ARGH. I was planning on putting it at the top of the rack. But surely it will
just catch on that plastic decor panel, I can either trim that a bit
or put spacers under
the fixing screws.
The only other think I could put at the top is the PC04, perhaps that would
be easier.
Then again - anyone who has met me knows I'd never mount a peripheral requiring
hands on that far up in a cabinet *grin*
I am tall enough that that is not a problem.
-tony