> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Noel > Chiappa via cctalk > Sent: 27 October 2017 15:14 > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RK05/BA11 slides > > So, you have an RK05 drive, but you're missing the slides to mount it? > Your troubles are over (sort of :-). > > It turns out the slide DEC used was the General Devices 'Chassis Trak' > C-230-S-122 (22") - and those are still available (e.g. from Newark). They're > somewhat pricey - the -124 (24") is slightly cheaper, and can easily be modified > to fit an H960, viz: > > http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/24InchSlide.jpg >
Thanks for this info Noel. I need the outer rails for my RK05 in a H960. So it sounds like I would need the C-230-S-124. I am not clear from the picture you linked to, what the modification is? My metalworking abilities are limited. Regards Rob > The one in the image actually came off an -11/05 in a 10-1/2" box; the 3-3/8" > outer slide pair from the RK05 slides does in fact fit the inner slides (i.e. > the part permanently fixed to the box) used on a lot of BA11 boxes. > > One hitch: the location of the safety latches (the 'buttons' on the inner slides > that pop out through holes in the intermediate slides) is different on most of > the BA11-K inners (on the three BA11-F's I've looked at, they do match), and so > the latches don't work. (Unless of course you make the correct hole in the > intermediates, or drill new holes in the inners that come with the slide set, to > match the mounting holes on the BA11-K, and use them instead.) > > So, better than nothing, if you have BA11's (or similar) and don't have the outer > slides, to mount them. > > Noel
