On 2/6/19 10:42 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: > Well, maybe they changed the hinge design slightly for the model you're > looking at. > Here are some pics of the 7970A with the transport open at 90 deg: > http://madrona.ca/tmp/HP7970A/hingeTop.jpg > http://madrona.ca/tmp/HP7970A/hingeInt.jpg > http://madrona.ca/tmp/HP7970A/hingeExt.jpg > > That's about 1-1/4" between the flange and the cast frame. > There's no way you're angling a regular shafted screwdriver in there to > adequately tighten screws. > One could undo the catch that limits the angle of swing, but I still don't > expect it's going to swing far > enough to get the frame out of the way, let alone the PCBs and motors still > in the way. > > (The black part next to the Al flange is the 'proper' steel mounting bracket.) > > Flat-head hex bolts with a shortened allen-key could do it, as long as the > tensional strength of the screw-heads was adequate.
Looking at it, it may be easier to do with a regular screwdriver if the drive is opened at 45 degrees rather than 90. Ratchet right-angle screwdrivers are also an option, as are ball-end allen wrenches or offset-head screwdrivers. None are particularly dear. In any case, as I've said, I'm not about to hoist my 7970 into a rack. I lost enough skin just getting it out of the truck into the shop. I may, however, go prowling for a lowboy EIA rack... --Chuck
