PDP-8/e rack questions

[Henk Gooijen]

> From: mcguire at neurotica.com
> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:31:46 -0500
> To: cctech at classiccmp.org
> CC:
> Subject: Re: PDP-8/e rack questions
>
> On Jan 5, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>>> What does the rails for a TU56 look like? I could not find any
>>> holes on the sides, are they simply screwed in place with the
>>> holes behind the flip-front?
>>> My TU56: http://www.update.uu.se/~pontus/slask/pdp8/tu56.jpg
>>
>> My recollection is that you do just bolt the drive to the rack,
>> no rails.
>
> Yes...Release the two top latches on the front panel, swing it
> down, and bolt the front chassis ears to the rack.
>
> -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire
> Port Charlotte, FL

That is how my TU56 is hung in the H960 rack. You need help to
mount the TU56. I did it alone, and remember that is was heavy
to do on my own, hanging the TU56 in the 5th 10.5" position,
counting from the bottom :-)
 
- Henk.