[time-nuts] Re: time-nuts Digest, Vol 205, Issue 14

Sat May 22 11:38:37 UTC 2021

Why not just cut the 'rack ears' off? Makes a cleaner looking panel and
they aren't likely to be used.
I have two Z3801A's, one with and one without. I'm going to cut them off
the second one as well.

John K0GCJ

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> From: Eric Garner <garnere at gmail.com>
> Subject: [time-nuts] WTB: Z3801A chassis or front panel
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> I recently acquired  a Z3801a that UPS decided to mangle in shipping,
> bending one of the "ears" on the front panel. The unit works fine, but I'd
> like to replace the front panel since the munged part really irks me.
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> If you have a chassis or front panel in good shape that you'd like to
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> I had one like that and I just ordered a blank rack panel of the
> appropriate height and used the old panel as a drilling template and
> transfer letters for the text, came out nice...
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> Kevin
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> On Friday, May 21, 2021 11:56 AM, Eric Garner <garnere at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I recently acquired a Z3801a that UPS decided to mangle in shipping,
> > bending one of the "ears" on the front panel. The unit works fine, but
> I'd
> > like to replace the front panel since the munged part really irks me.
> >
> > If you have a chassis or front panel in good shape that you'd like to
> > part with, please contact me off list
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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> > --Eric
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> Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 16:04:47 -0700
> From: "Lux, Jim" <jim at luxfamily.com>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Re: WTB: Z3801A chassis or front panel
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> On 5/21/21 1:03 PM, Kevin Schuchmann via time-nuts wrote:
> > I had one like that and I just ordered a blank rack panel of the
> appropriate height and used the old panel as a drilling template and
> transfer letters for the text, came out nice...
> >
> > Kevin
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>
> or https://www.frontpanelexpress.com/ and have a new front panel
> machined, with engraved and filled legends, if you want to be a bit
> fancier.
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> Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 17:14:12 -0700
> From: Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Re: WTB: Z3801A chassis or front panel
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> > I recently acquired  a Z3801a that UPS decided to mangle in shipping,
> bending
> > one of the "ears" on the front panel.
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> Can you unbend it?  I'm thinking of a big crescent wrench with something
> like
> a couple sheets of paper for anti-scratch padding.
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> It might be good enough, or maybe just a lot less bad.  The chances of
> getting
> significantly worse seem low.
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> Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 19:03:18 -0700
> From: Eric Garner <garnere at gmail.com>
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> I could just un-bend it, but the bend caused whatever paint/coating to
> flake off too.
>
> Eric
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> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:15 PM Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
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> >
> > > I recently acquired  a Z3801a that UPS decided to mangle in shipping,
> > bending
> > > one of the "ears" on the front panel.
> >
> > Can you unbend it?  I'm thinking of a big crescent wrench with something
> > like
> > a couple sheets of paper for anti-scratch padding.
> >
> > It might be good enough, or maybe just a lot less bad.  The chances of
> > getting
> > significantly worse seem low.
> >
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> > These are my opinions.  I hate spam.
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