29 Aug
2013
29 Aug
'13
12:59 p.m.
Hi
I have several BA11 and BA23 boxes that I would like to mount in a H960
rack. I have two contemporary black "drawers", but for the rest I was
thinking some kind of shelf.
It turns out these are somewhat expensive:
http://www.starcase.com/images/shelf30_350.jpg
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/images/kendall-howard-rack-shelves/2U-4-Poi…
http://www.edit5consoles.com/images/ru13_shelf.jpg
There are also L-shaped rails that you put on either side:
http://www.importgrossisten.se/8098-large/toten-l-stodskenor-2-pack-550mm-f…
They are also quite pricy so I'm thinking I could make some of those
myself.
What do you guys use?
I'm open to suggestions, preferably things that fit nicely in a H960,
but really anything you use to prop up your retro hardware.
Regards,
Pontus.
29 Aug
29 Aug
1:36 p.m.
For BA11's I'd get rails for the chassis. DEC however used several different
"flavors" of rails and they're not compatible with each other. Of course I
have plenty (of one type or another) in my storage units. If you're close, come by
and grab some (I'm in San Jose, CA).
There are also mounting schemes for BA23 (which I also have).
TTFN - Guy
On Aug 29, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
Hi
I have several BA11 and BA23 boxes that I would like to mount in a H960 rack. I have two
contemporary black "drawers", but for the rest I was thinking some kind of
shelf.
It turns out these are somewhat expensive:
http://www.starcase.com/images/shelf30_350.jpg
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/images/kendall-howard-rack-shelves/2U-4-Poi…
http://www.edit5consoles.com/images/ru13_shelf.jpg
There are also L-shaped rails that you put on either side:
http://www.importgrossisten.se/8098-large/toten-l-stodskenor-2-pack-550mm-f…
They are also quite pricy so I'm thinking I could make some of those myself.
What do you guys use?
I'm open to suggestions, preferably things that fit nicely in a H960, but really
anything you use to prop up your retro hardware.
Regards,
Pontus.
1:52 p.m.
On Aug 29, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
For BA11's I'd get rails for the chassis. DEC
however used several different "flavors" of rails and they're not compatible
with each other. Of course I have plenty (of one type or another) in my storage units.
If you're close, come by and grab some (I'm in San Jose, CA).
My BA11 (BA11-S, since BA11 covers an awful lot of ground) just came in a metal shroud
that serves as both outer case and rack "slide" (more of a "grind"
than a slide,
really). I wouldn't mind having something more solid, but it does the job.
There are also mounting schemes for BA23 (which I also
have).
I believe the BA23-R was the official rackmount version, but I could be wrong.
- Dave
2:27 p.m.
On 08/29/2013 10:52 PM, David Riley wrote:
(BA11-S, since BA11 covers an awful lot of ground)
I know, I was intentionally vague since I don't know what I have :)
If anyone has an BA11-VA lying around, I'm interested (doesn't have to
be populated or anything, just the backplane would be nice)
/P
1:58 p.m.
You are to kind, but alas, I'm in Sweden :)
/P
On 08/29/2013 10:36 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
For BA11's I'd get rails for the chassis. DEC
however used several different "flavors" of rails and they're not compatible
with each other. Of course I have plenty (of one type or another) in my storage units.
If you're close, come by and grab some (I'm in San Jose, CA).
There are also mounting schemes for BA23 (which I also have).
TTFN - Guy
On Aug 29, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
Hi
I have several BA11 and BA23 boxes that I would like to mount in a H960 rack. I have two
contemporary black "drawers", but for the rest I was thinking some kind of
shelf.
It turns out these are somewhat expensive:
http://www.starcase.com/images/shelf30_350.jpg
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/images/kendall-howard-rack-shelves/2U-4-Poi…
http://www.edit5consoles.com/images/ru13_shelf.jpg
There are also L-shaped rails that you put on either side:
http://www.importgrossisten.se/8098-large/toten-l-stodskenor-2-pack-550mm-f…
They are also quite pricy so I'm thinking I could make some of those myself.
What do you guys use?
I'm open to suggestions, preferably things that fit nicely in a H960, but really
anything you use to prop up your retro hardware.
Regards,
Pontus.
2:16 p.m.
Too bad. ;-)
TTFN - Guy
On Aug 29, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
You are to kind, but alas, I'm in Sweden :)
/P
On 08/29/2013 10:36 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
For BA11's I'd get rails for the chassis.
DEC however used several different "flavors" of rails and they're not
compatible with each other. Of course I have plenty (of one type or another) in my
storage units. If you're close, come by and grab some (I'm in San Jose, CA).
There are also mounting schemes for BA23 (which I also have).
TTFN - Guy
On Aug 29, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
Hi
I have several BA11 and BA23 boxes that I would like to mount in a H960 rack. I have two
contemporary black "drawers", but for the rest I was thinking some kind of
shelf.
It turns out these are somewhat expensive:
http://www.starcase.com/images/shelf30_350.jpg
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/images/kendall-howard-rack-shelves/2U-4-Poi…
http://www.edit5consoles.com/images/ru13_shelf.jpg
There are also L-shaped rails that you put on either side:
http://www.importgrossisten.se/8098-large/toten-l-stodskenor-2-pack-550mm-f…
They are also quite pricy so I'm thinking I could make some of those myself.
What do you guys use?
I'm open to suggestions, preferably things that fit nicely in a H960, but really
anything you use to prop up your retro hardware.
Regards,
Pontus.
30 Aug
30 Aug
5 a.m.
Hi
I have several BA11 and BA23 boxes that I would like to mount in a H960
rack. I have two contemporary black "drawers", but for the rest I was
thinking some kind of shelf.
What do you guys use?
Pontus,
I used plain strips of steel, already bend. it was slotted and
could be used for anything. about 1 - 1.5 mm thick.
Bought it in the local hardware store for 5 - 8 Euro's for a
2 meter section. It actually did held my 11/83 in an H960 rack.
It looked similar to those strips in pic 3.
Ed
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Zeg NEE tegen de 'slimme' meter.
7:26 a.m.
On 08/30/2013 02:00 PM, E. Groenenberg wrote:
I used plain strips of steel, already bend. it was
slotted and
could be used for anything. about 1 - 1.5 mm thick.
Bought it in the local hardware store for 5 - 8 Euro's for a
2 meter section. It actually did held my 11/83 in an H960 rack.
If nothing else turns up, this is probably what I'll do.
It looked similar to those strips in pic 3.
I suppose you mean pic 4, otherwise you must have had it cut to the
right width?
/P
9:04 a.m.
Hmm, yes, pic 4 it was. It works fine, just sand/file off the edges
of the cut, the corners can be rather sharp.
Ed
On 08/30/2013 02:00 PM, E. Groenenberg wrote:
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Zeg NEE tegen de 'slimme' meter.
I used plain strips of steel, already bend. it
was slotted and
could be used for anything. about 1 - 1.5 mm thick.
Bought it in the local hardware store for 5 - 8 Euro's for a
2 meter section. It actually did held my 11/83 in an H960 rack.
If nothing else turns up, this is probably what I'll do.
It looked similar to those strips in pic 3.
I suppose you mean pic 4, otherwise you must have had it cut to the
right width?
/P
2:22 p.m.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 02:00:56PM +0200, E. Groenenberg wrote:
I used plain strips of steel, already bend. it was
slotted and
could be used for anything. about 1 - 1.5 mm thick.
Bought it in the local hardware store for 5 - 8 Euro's for a
2 meter section. It actually did held my 11/83 in an H960 rack.
I did this for an F880 that came without slides, and FWIW I regret buying
the pre-slotted stuff because the holes were pretty big and even with
washers, the heads on the 10-32 rack screws could pop through the holes
if you weren't careful. It would have been worth the trouble to get
blank unslotted angle iron and drill it myself, since then everything
would fit and there'd be no way to dislodge the rails by accident.
John Wilson
D Bit
3:21 p.m.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 5:22 PM, John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com> wrote:
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 02:00:56PM +0200, E.
Groenenberg wrote:
I would also think that if you drilled it yourself, you could countersink
the holes to prevent the panheads from blocking the channel and
scraping the equipment.
-ethan
I used plain strips of steel, already bend. it was
slotted and
could be used for anything...
I did this for an F880 that came without slides, and FWIW I regret buying
the pre-slotted stuff because the holes were pretty big and even with
washers, the heads on the 10-32 rack screws could pop through the holes
if you weren't careful. It would have been worth the trouble to get
blank unslotted angle iron and drill it myself, since then everything
would fit and there'd be no way to dislodge the rails by accident.
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