On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Jay West <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok I just double-checked my 8E racks, and it refreshed my memory. > > The support bracket is not necessary. I believe that it provided no benefit > after the TU56 > was mounted... it was merely present in order to make it even possible for > one person > to bolt the tu56 to the uprights. It is a non-trivial amount of weight, so > holding it in place > while bolting it in is tenuous at the least and most likely impossible. The > support bracket > just provides a front edge to help hold it up during installation.
OK. Sounds like I can live without it. I had considered making a rail with tapped holes in the ends to mount across the rack on the front set of side flanges. But I don't think I need that. > > Being a stickler for authenticity, I was looking for that support bracket but > never did find one. > So... I wound up using one of those horizontal bars/plates that were commonly > (DEC provided) > mounted above and below a stack of lead counterweights, as it's mechanically > almost identical > and provides exactly the same benefit in the same spot. I left it installed, > in case I ever wanted > to move the TU56. I am not sure what parts you are talking about here, or why. > > All this occurred in the short version of the H960 (I forget... H962? The one > with the sloped front). > The sloped front at the top was just the tiniest fraction too far out to > allow the TU56 deck to tilt > down - despite the fact that DEC obviously took pains to make it require no > clearance overhead. > Since you're using a full height H960 with a different nameplate piece at the > top... it may just > work fine. > > But given the weight, I'd not try it "just to see" ;) YMMV The recommendation in the manual is to remove the front panel from the TU56, rack mount the chassis and put the panel back on. I think I do have to try it to see and I am doing it on my own. But then again, I have rack-mounted other heavy units on my own... -tony
