The sleds I used were cut from sheets of plexiglas to fit snugly in the rails. I drilled 4
holes through the bottom to support a 3.5" ff drive.
Tempered Masonite hardboard could also be used, and then you wouldn't have to have
static buildup precautions.
Metal sheets with retention brackets would be nicer, but I was going for quick and cheap
(materials on-hand)
With 1" drives, you can mount 2 in each BA4x0 drive bay, one per "sled" per
guide.
As before, I don't know how much power can be safely taken of of one drive sled
connector, but I have the TK70, HSD05 and
one 1/3 ht Seagate Barracuda 4GB drive working off of one sled with no trouble
(haven't actually used the TK70 yet, no tapes,
but it's plugged in and everything seems cool).
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