ISO: PDP-11/05 top cover

[steven at malikoff.com]

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Subject: ISO: PDP-11/05 top cover
From:    "Josh Dersch" <derschjo at gmail.com>
Date:    Thu, November 5, 2015 2:48 pm
To:      "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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> Subject line says it all -- I'm looking for the top/side cover for the
> "slim" PDP-11/05.  Probably not infeasible to build one, but I figured
> I'd ask around first.
>
> Got lucky on a cheap 8KW core plane (H214) on eBay to replace the
> damaged one the /05 came with (which we had a discussion about last
> year), and everything seems to be working fine other than a completely
> dead Boxer fan (a replacement is on the way), I'd like to find the top
> cover to help with air flow/cooling.  And so I can put things on top of
> it :).
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
>
>

If you can't find them, here's a CAD drawing I did for the panels you need:
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?43897-PDP-11-05-top-and-side-panels-drawing

I have not yet found the exact style of Dzus fastener for it yet, but eBay and suppliers have
similar ones.

Steve.