[HBR] Ordering aluminum

[Peter Bertini]

Coming up with a pair of side panel braces between the front panel and side
ends of the chassis (as used on many early receivers, such as the SX-42 and
SX-28) would also help to minimize chassis flex and movement. Pete



On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:24 PM, C Eus <catman351 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Make sure you have solid bracing betweent the chassis and the front panel.
> Oh, one more thing: when you finally put the rx together with the cabinet,
> be sure you anchor the chassis to the cabinet.  I found a few examples in
> which the chassis was literally flexing inside the cabinet.  The front
> panel
> did not provide enough stiffness to stop this from happening.  Even if the
> front panel were "flex resistant," anchor the chassis to the cabinet
> anyway.
>
> FWIW,
> Cal, N6KYR/4
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