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July 15th 05, 02:45 PM
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FDR wrote:
"RHF" wrote in message ups.com... The "Handles" were in style at the time of manufacture. So just asthetics. Not exclusively. The forward handles, were common on radios with a high profile and gross weight. In the event of a tip over, they prevented the knobs/switches from being crushed, broken or the face cracked. |
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July 15th 05, 04:29 PM
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D Peter Maus ) writes: FDR wrote: "RHF" wrote in message ups.com... The "Handles" were in style at the time of manufacture. So just asthetics. Not exclusively. The forward handles, were common on radios with a high profile and gross weight. In the event of a tip over, they prevented the knobs/switches from being crushed, broken or the face cracked. Then wouldn't that be a "rollbar" and not a handle? Michael |
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July 15th 05, 05:27 PM
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Michael Black wrote:
D Peter Maus ) writes: FDR wrote: "RHF" wrote in message groups.com... The "Handles" were in style at the time of manufacture. So just asthetics. Not exclusively. The forward handles, were common on radios with a high profile and gross weight. In the event of a tip over, they prevented the knobs/switches from being crushed, broken or the face cracked. Then wouldn't that be a "rollbar" and not a handle? Michael Only if you'd pick up a Cobra by the fixture behind the driver's seat. |
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