Once upon a bazillion years ago, I worked for a vector dealer, and the MZ was a nice case. solid. I let the smoke out of a ST506 in one of them, back when it cost a kilobuck, real money back then. the optima case is real fiddly, with way too many screws holding it together.
On Saturday, June 7, 2014 5:13:47 PM UTC-7, Andrew Bingham wrote: > > I was thinking a more "modern" style design like the case on my Vector MZ. > > The rack mount cases that are part of Optima's current product line can > have the top panel removed... Add a card case and away you go. > > They still have the classic grey and blue colors, but basically use a case > that they still make so it's not completely "custom". > > Andrew > > On Saturday, June 7, 2014 5:06:51 PM UTC-7, G. Beat wrote: >> >> Grant Stockly contacted Optima (Elma) for duplication of the case in >> 2006/2007 for his Altair Kit project. >> His notes, in developing that kit (photos on link): >> http://www.altairkit.com/creation_of_a_kit_story.html >> >> Another important part of the Altair Kit is the enclosure! The Altair >> wouldn't be an Altair without the Optima case! >> As many of you know, the Optima case was discontinued around 20 years >> ago! This is a problem! >> I contacted Optima and paid them to reproduce the case for me as a custom >> part. >> So it is in every way an authentic Optima enclosure. Employees who >> manufactured these cases still work for Optima and remembered a lot of the >> details about the case and its construction. >> The case is made by hand with the assistance of CNC (computer numeric >> control) machinery. >> The paint/color codes used on the cases is identical to the cases sold in >> 1975. >> The front panels are powder coated and then silkscreened with white ink. >> The silkscreening method used on these cases is more durable than the >> method used in 1975. >> >> g. beat >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
