Bob
Yup that's the one I have, thanks. At least I am not alone. I bet this
topic has come up in the past here.
Bill
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 11:17 AM Robert Armstrong via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >Bill Degnan mbilldeg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Is there a 3D print gcode for the hardware that connects a PDP8a front
> >panel to the chassis?
>
> Assuming you're talking about the KC8-A (the panel with the push buttons
> and 7 segment displays) then I think there were at least two versions. The
> older version was pressed onto those plastic ball things that all DEC "pop
> panels" used. That didn't work very well, because those plastic pop panel
> mounts are super easy to break.
>
> There was a later version that mounted with two metal brackets. The
> brackets screwed to the rack rails and were bent to conform to the inside
> contour of the KC8. There's a setscrew in each bracket that attached it to
> the KC8, and there's a small hole drilled in the bottom of both sides of
> the KC8 so you could access the screw from the outside.
>
> Annoyingly the PDP-11/04 and 34, which had a panel that was
> mechanically nearly identical, used an entirely differently mounting
> scheme, so there's no help there.
>
> I've never seen one of these brackets nor a mechanical drawing for one,
> but if you find out anything please let me know. I have an 8/A in the
> garage with the front panel held on by wire ties ('cause I don't have
> anything better!).
>
> Bob
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