[rescue] How to open a TK50Z-GA?

[Malte Dehling]

Hi,

On Sat, Nov 06, 2021 at 06:32:43PM -0400, Mouse wrote:
> I've got a DEC TK50Z-GA which appears to be broken.  I offered it FTGH
> here on 2021-09-21 and heard nothing in response.  So I infer nobody's
> interested - which is hardly surprising.

I would be interested if it wasn't so heavy and far away and therefore
expensive to ship...

> So I wanted to open it up and remove the TK50, turning it into a
> relatively generic SCSI enclosure.  (It's a lunchbox-sized DEC SCSI
> enclosure with a TK50 in it, obviously with brige electronics, with two
> Centronics connectors for SCSI and a three-bit DIP switch for SCSI ID.)
> 
> But I can't figure out how to open it.  The top and sides are a piece
> of relatively heavy sheet metal, wrapped around and fastened onto the
> bottom with four screws.  But, upon removing those screws, the metal
> still won't go anywhere; the front and back plastic pieces extend out
> about to the outside surface of that metal, so it can't slide forward
> or backward.

The front bezel is attached to the cover and together they slide
forward.  (You do have to remove the screws on the bottom of course.)

Cheers

Malte


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