[R-390] What size screws??

[Gene Beckwith]

Gents,

Regarding rack screws - bolts -and mounting heavy gear - - -

System now being used here at W8KXR when a piece of heavy gear is often in and
out of a rack...especially when it's heavy...(use ur imagination here 'cause u
gotta know ur limitations...).

I use 1/4 inch stainless steel machine bolts inserted from the back side of
the rack rails and held with a nut on the front side..

Yep...the panels do not fit flush against the rails, but other than cosmetics,
there is no advantage to having it flush...(or perhaps egos..)...

Once mounted it is a piece of cake, to mount up a heavy piece of gear on the
already positioned mounting bolts

I've learned to do it routinely...and have mostly forgotten about the pain of
alignment and holding  the rig, or waiting for help...

Finally, stainless washers, are added, and wing nuts spun on . . . use anti
scratch washers as prudent...

Can mount a '390, once system is set up in about five minutes, complete with
stainless hardware as above...and routinely mount them shoulder height by
myself with this method...

Hope this helps...for show piece rigs...the cosmetics are sometime nice...but
for a working station where lots of gear is moving around for upgrades,
modification, and service, the above allows lots of work on an otherwise nasty
phase of service and improvement...

Good Luck,

Gene

W8KXR  - - - "Radio Free Warwick"   - - -





Bill Riches wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Atchley" <k06bb@elite.net>
> To: <r-390@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:24 AM
> Subject: [R-390] What size screws??
>
> > Hi.
> > What size/thread screws do I want to use on the CV-979 cabinet for the
> > R-390A?  I presume they're standard "rack" screws but I don't recall the
> > size.  I need to go down to Ace hardware and see if I can get some for
> this
> > one.
> >
> 10/32 x 3/4" Pan head.
>
> You might try a sound system installer or music store for rack screws and
> trim washers.They would probably look better than normal hardware store
> stuff.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill Riches, WA2DVU
> Cape May, NJ
>
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