WTB: BA11-K Rack Rails

systems_glitch systems.glitch at gmail.com
Mon Oct 8 20:39:43 CDT 2018


Yep, just like the lower picture! It is indeed steel, I thought it was
aluminum from a quick look.

I'd prefer a set of original outer rails, but something newer or something
I have to modify a little would be fine.

Thanks,
Jonathan

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 7:38 PM Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

>     > From: systems_glitch
>
>     > I do have the inner rails/latch system for tilting the box, they are
>     > plain aluminum.
>
> Like the lower picture:
>
>   http://gunkies.org/wiki/BA11-K_mounting_box
>
> there? I'm guessing that's zinc-plated steel.
>
> Alas, I don't know who made those (may have been DEC themselves), or a
> source
> for them. _But_....
>
>
> I have some Chassis Trak outers which are almost compatible. (I say
> 'outers',
> but actually many slide sets are 3-part; there's an outer which bolts to
> the
> rack, an inner which bolts to the mounting box. and then a third piece, a
> 'middle' I guess we can call them. Sometimes the middle and outer can be
> separated, with a safety latch you have to release - but I think I recall
> seeing one set where you can't extract the middle mrom the outer - at least
> not out the front.)
>
> Anyway, the silver inners do fit into the track in the middles of those CT
> units - all except the two wheels at the inside end of the inners! Too bad,
> because I have no use for these outers, and would be happy to hand them
> over
> to you.
>
> The other possibilithy is that I _might_ have a spare set of the silver
> outers. I have 2 sets of the outers (2 left, 2 right), 4 of the special
> pivot
> bolts - but only one set of inners - at least that I can quickly find. Let
> me
> have a look around, and see if I'm really missing the inners - if so. I
> might
> be up for trading you a set of outers for something I can use.
>
>         Noel
>


More information about the cctalk mailing list