[Drake] Trials and tribulations

[Don Buska]

Ken,

Besides my front panel tilting method, I always use the lone hold down 
screw standoff as my guide to proper placement of the board before 
applying pressure down.  So with the front tilted out of the way I can 
visually line up that screw hole.  I take note that the board is square 
with the side walls around the sides of it and it is normally a simple 
insertion.  I always make sure the pins are all straight before hand.  I 
do recall that one of the white connection blocks was a bit sloppy on 
one of the boards which allowed it to move back and forth a little bit.  
I ended up wedging a small piece of plastic between that connector and 
the board to make it stable.

Connectivity wise, those white pin Molex style connections are very 
reliable.  Compared to so much of the equipment made in the late 70's 
which turned out to be real maintenance nightmares in later years.

73

Don N9OO

Transmaster wrote:
> OK the plug are in correctly. I'll pull the board out again and check
> everything and reinstall.
> while praying to Saint Vidicon of Cathode.
>
> Dear Lord, if it pleases You, allow the soul of Your servant Vidicon
> to lend his strength in defense of Your servant, by battling the
> forces of perversity, turning them against themselves and to the
> confounding of those who seek to harm us. Amen
>
> P.S. OK how many of you know where St Vidicon came from? :)
>
> Ken
>
>
> On 2/27/07, Larry Taft <ltaft at charter.net> wrote:
>> Solid side up.
>>
>> Transmaster wrote:
>> > does somebody have a good photo of the DR-7 board installed. I want to
>> > make sure I installed the top end plugs in the correct place and
>> > direction.
>>
>>
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>