[rescue] Rescued: Vaxstation 3100

[Eric Dittman]

> > > > be my Maori side showing). Any better ideas for a quick fix ? The 
> > > > floppy drive looks poked.
> > > 
> > > Could this create a cooling problem or be a possible
> > > fire hazard? When things get hot inside I would worry
> > > about those issues.
> > 
> > This may indeed cause cooling problems.  It would be better to
> > find a different way to mount the drives.
> > 
> 
> I have hax a couple vaxen 3100'ds and DecStations with this same prob - no
> drive brackets..  If the plate is still there then just simply connect the
> drive and lay it upside down.  Mine's been that way and working for
> years.  Just don't jiggle it a lot while it's running :-)

Most of the ones I've used had rubber grommets and screws to
attach the drive to the plate.  The only drives on brackets
were the floppy drives.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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