Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 3/2/22 13:35, W2HX via cctalk wrote: >> then grease them with light, white lithium grease. > Fully agree! If you wanted something a bit cleaner and less prone to separation, I'd suggest Boeshield T9. Great stuff, but more expensive than lithium soap in oil. --Chuck

RE: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread W2HX via cctalk
> then grease them with light, white lithium grease. Fully agree! 73 Eugene W2HX Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/w2hx-channel/videos

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Hitchhiking on Mike's thread, There's a question that I've wondered about regarding rack slides. Right now, for a couple of tape drives, I'm using slides rated at 150 lbs., yet they seem pretty flimsy when compared the the old heavy-duty slides we used to use. Has anyone tried using the standard

PDT-11 Virtual Terminal Monitor v1.07

2022-03-02 Thread Lee Gleason via cctalk
and tried looping back pin 2 to pin 3 on each serial + modem port and typing some characters, but nothing shows up in vterm.   PDT-11/150 terminal and printer ports ports all require a high on pin 20, DTR, before they can send characters.  I've never used the modem port on my PDT's but I sus

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Wednesday (03/02/2022 at 12:05PM -0600), Mike Katz wrote: > I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. > > What is the best lubricant for the slides? > > I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that > it won't pick up dirt and dust. I have not done this ye

Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. What is the best lubricant for the slides? I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that it won't pick up dirt and dust. On 3/2/2022 10:45 AM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk wrote: On Tuesday (03/01/2022 at 04:36PM -08

Re: While on the subject of cabinets...

2022-03-02 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 3/2/22 12:46, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: On Mar 2, 2022, at 11:45 AM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk wrote: On Tuesday (03/01/2022 at 04:36PM -0800), Marc Howard via cctech wrote: I've got a PDP 11/34 I've never opened up. It's mounted in a H9642 cabinet. I can't get the bloody thing to

Re: While on the subject of cabinets...

2022-03-02 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Mar 2, 2022, at 11:45 AM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tuesday (03/01/2022 at 04:36PM -0800), Marc Howard via cctech wrote: >> I've got a PDP 11/34 I've never opened up. It's mounted in a H9642 >> cabinet. I can't get the bloody thing to extend on the chassis track >> slid

Re: While on the subject of cabinets...

2022-03-02 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Tuesday (03/01/2022 at 04:36PM -0800), Marc Howard via cctech wrote: > I've got a PDP 11/34 I've never opened up. It's mounted in a H9642 > cabinet. I can't get the bloody thing to extend on the chassis track > slides. > > Is there a catch or lock screw on this unit? Mine (and we may be lear

RE: While on the subject of cabinets...

2022-03-02 Thread pbirkel--- via cctalk
If it's mounted in a standard BA11-K, no. You should be able to pull it out partially (sufficient to tip up if you have rotating slides) and then there should be locking-buttons on the slides to prevent further extension accidentally. Depressing those buttons will allow you to completely remov

RE: DEC top-mount corporate cabinet

2022-03-02 Thread pbirkel--- via cctalk
Your description sounds like the cabinet has already been hacked by a prior owner to remove a key component. And you're saying that the rear cross-piece is present but both of the top cross-pieces are absent? Completely weird. I'll contact you off-list and we can exchange photos to determine what