When I had a 11/24 it was in the wider cabinet (small panel to allow access to terminal cables and such) the cpu box was in the middle, with drive '1' on top.
Regards, Ed -- Ik email, dus ik besta 😆 February 26, 2022 9:14 AM, "Rob Jarratt via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am wondering if I have racked my 11/24 correctly. > > As you can see here: > https://robs-old-computers.com/2022/02/10/pdp-11-24-progress I have put the > CPU at the top and the two RL02 drives underneath. > > The problem is that the CPU enclosure catches on the RL02 underneath. There > is a bit of play in the mounting bracket: > https://rjarratt.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/cpu-mounting-bracket.jpg. With > a bit of manipulation I can get the CPU to slide in. However, I am wondering > if I have racked it correctly? I don't think there is room to move the RL02s > down and it would presumably leave a bit of a gap below the CPU. There seems > to be very little clearance between the CPU and the RL02 at the front but > more at the back, but I am sure that the rails are mounted horizontally. Is > it just a matter of tightening the big screws that hold the mounting > brackets to stop the play? If so I am not sure I have a big enough > screwdriver! > > Regards > > Rob