HP-2116A chassis (or repairing cast aluminum)

[Tony Duell]

> 
> >My worry is why is it broken in the first place? To me any
> > damage to the case would have a major impact on the PCB's inside.
> 
> Those are built (like most HP's) to survive a direct nuclear blast ;) I 
> wouldn't be suprised at all if all the cards are fine.

No, they're built like HP _used to be_ -- to withstand a nuclear blast. 
Modern HP stuff seems to fall apart if you look at it wrongly...

I've had HP machines were edge connectors were broken due to the cards 
being force in all directions when the case was mangled. The cards 
themselves are fine...

-tony