tchrme wrote:

Isn't that why we have kids? My son is 6'4" 200lbs and an electronic
engineering major so he knows about delicate equipement. 73 Mike KF6KXG


No kids, I walk with a cane and I like to work on heavy old receivers
and test equipment so I had to find something that works for me.

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http://home.earthlink.net/~computersforvets/

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

In article ,
"Ed" none@this-time wrote:

I have just realized that I am as old as my radios. I can't pick up 100
pound transmitters any more. How do you move them around the shack from
work bench to work station for repair and operation, by yourself?

One of the things I regret not rescueing from the dumpster at work was
a "Genie" trolley that was used when removing/replacing heavy parts in
the mainframe computer. Think of a porter's trolley/sacktruck fitted
with long stabilising feet (low enough to go *under* a 19" rack) with
ball casters on the ends, and a moveable platform that can be raised
and lowered by a handcranked winch. Add to that various gripping and
clamping fixtures that could be bolted to the platform to hold stuff
and a maximum loading of about 300 pounds. The winch cable had come
off at one end and they scrapped it. 8-(

The only drawback is that it needs a solid (and flat) floor to work on,
which is not nice for *you* to work on.

If I ever see another, I shall grab it!

Chris. (Next project: 96 pounds of Reception Set R107 - some knobs
missing and a certain amount of rust, but it looks otherwise OK.)

"Ed" none@this-time wrote in message
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I have just realized that I am as old as my radios. I can't pick up 100
pound transmitters any more. How do you move them around the shack from
work bench to work station for repair and operation, by yourself?
Thanks,
Ed



I have the same problems with 100 lbs. receivers, going in and out
of a six foot rack!! The AR-88D is a 98 lb. beast!

I sold them all....


" Uncle Peter" wrote in message
news:9blye.44421$go.15114@fed1read05...

"Ed" none@this-time wrote in message
...
I have just realized that I am as old as my radios. I can't pick up 100
pound transmitters any more. How do you move them around the shack from
work bench to work station for repair and operation, by yourself?
Thanks,
Ed



I have the same problems with 100 lbs. receivers, going in and out
of a six foot rack!! The AR-88D is a 98 lb. beast!

"Bob Rinaldi" wrote in message
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I sold them all....



Boxing and packing had to be even worse!

Pete

On 4-Jul-2005, " Uncle Peter" wrote:

I have the same problems with 100 lbs. receivers, going in and out
of a six foot rack!! The AR-88D is a 98 lb. beast!

Here's what I do. Good engineering practice calls for a minimum of 1 RU
between rack mounted items. I have two 1 RU panels with fairly beefy angle
stock mounted on them. Put one on the front of the rack, under the radio and
attach the other to the rear rack rails. Cut some pieces wood long enough to
firmly rest on the angles and thick enough to fit snugly against the bottom
of the unit. Note- it has to fit against the bottom of the unit, not the
bottom of the front panel. Pop the rack screws out of the unit and your unit
should rest comfortably on the temporary shelf making it much easier to
slide out. Makes it even easier to slide in since you aren't trying to hold
the dumb thing in place while inserting the screws.

This may be easier to visualize than describe. If there is any interest, I
can do a quick PDF.

And some day I'll tell you how I get my 250 lb. FRR-59 into a rack by
myself.

"Jerry McCarty" wrote in message
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On 4-Jul-2005, " Uncle Peter" wrote:

I have the same problems with 100 lbs. receivers, going in and out
of a six foot rack!! The AR-88D is a 98 lb. beast!

Here's what I do. Good engineering practice calls for a minimum of 1 RU
between rack mounted items. I have two 1 RU panels with fairly beefy angle
stock mounted on them. Put one on the front of the rack, under the radio
and
attach the other to the rear rack rails. Cut some pieces wood long enough
to
firmly rest on the angles and thick enough to fit snugly against the
bottom
of the unit. Note- it has to fit against the bottom of the unit, not the
bottom of the front panel. Pop the rack screws out of the unit and your
unit
should rest comfortably on the temporary shelf making it much easier to
slide out. Makes it even easier to slide in since you aren't trying to
hold
the dumb thing in place while inserting the screws.

This may be easier to visualize than describe. If there is any interest, I
can do a quick PDF.

And some day I'll tell you how I get my 250 lb. FRR-59 into a rack by
myself.

Ended up with a large 4 rail rack, which will lend itself to installing
paralled
runners along the sides for the receiver chassis's to rest and slide on.

Still leaves the problem of carry the AR-88 around the room, though...

Pete

Easy: have a buyer show up & help you lug it to his truck. :-)