DG Eclipse available... (Second try)

[Tom Jennings]

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Mark Davidson wrote:

> Wow, I tried pulling VERY hard... they haven't been removed in years, I wouid 
> imagine.  I think I'll have better luck trying to get the side panels off 
> first.  In fact, I cracked the plastic on one connector that was on a panel 
> over an empty area... where the plastic that connects to the rack forms a 
> "handle" for you to pull on in order to remove them.

The plastic panels (top, bottom) hare ordinary sheet-metal screws,
in from the back.

To get the sides off, you must lift from the bottom. They're
heavy.  There's a "J" shaped hook bolted to the rack the sides sit
on.

THere's probably s screw or two, on the rear inside rail, through
the rack into the side panel, so that the side panel doesn't fall
off when you turn the rack upside down. If you were to do such a
thing. I don't recommend it.

There may be a screw through the frame rail in the front too,
visible only after you pull off the front panels.

There also may be other mounting styles, but yours look like mine.


I don't know what to suggest about the stuck front panels. Peek
from the rear with a bright light and make sure you see a stud on
the framerail, two? per panel per side. It'll be a #10 screw
thread with keps nut (nut with captive external start lock
washer). Something like that.

Taking off the side panels probably won't help get the fronts off,
but you will get to examine dust bunnies from the 1980's, lost
pencils, missing rack screws, etc.