BA-23 Drive Sleds

[amattera99]

If anyone is interested in new drive sleds for their BA-23, I modeled an original in Fusion360 and uploaded the STL to printables. https://www.printables.com/model/1101031-dec-ba-23-drive-sled

 

[Radix]

Hi - Does it have the latching lug?

Robin

 

[pbirkel@gmail.com]

Hi - Does it have the latching lug?

I dropped it into an STL Viewer. The answer is "yes" :-}.

 

[amattera99]

Hi - Does it have the latching lug?

Robin

As I said, I modeled it after a real BA-23 drive sled, when I got my PDP11/73, it had custom drive sleds that were counter sunk holes in random scrap plastic, I wanted to do it right and this was the best way possible. Stay tuned, up next is a sled custom fit for the MFM emulator available on PDP8online

 

[Radix]

Mounting points for a 3.5" drive and/or ZuluSCSI would be great!

 

[dtih]

What did you use to model it? How did you make measurements?

 

[ftcnet]

Is there a similar model available for the drive sled used on the DECmate II, Pro350/380, Rainbow? Typically used with RD5n series drives.

 

[Radix]

I think they are exactly the same thing..

 

[amattera99]

What did you use to model it? How did you make measurements?

I used Fusion360, I took measurements with a set of digital calipers

 

[amattera99]

I think they are exactly the same thing..

can confirm. they are

 

[amattera99]

Mounting points for a 3.5" drive and/or ZuluSCSI would be great!

I can make mounts for a 3.5", I don't currently own a ZuluSCSI yet, so I don't know exact dimensions/hole placements, but I've got plenty of junk SATA 3.5" doing nothing better. Only reason why I want to model the MFM emulator is because I own one and will be using one with my MicroPDP11/73

 

[czunit]

Nice job! I made a drive sled for one of my Sun 386i's, it's amazing what one can do with a 3d printer.....