Re: Gravitar - Quantum control panel

From: Daniel Piraino <dpiraino_at_twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed Aug 28 2002 - 19:45:20 EDT

    If you use a Graivtar cabinet you wouldnt have the wooden shelf
holding up the monitor. The Space Duel would have one, but not Gravitar.
I have both a Space Duel and Gravitar cab. in the basement, so im
positive on this. As far as remounting it, something would have to be
fabricated.
Dan Piraino

Joe Bachmann wrote:

>Correct me if I am wrong here, but weren't some quantums factory converted
>Gravitars? I believe the cabinets are identical, except as you said, the
>horizontal monitor. The monitor direction is easily (although time consumignly)
>reorientated by remove the vertical wood mounted and mounting it the other
>direction. You wouldn't want to cut the piece of wood. I have seen where a Quantum
>cab had the wood piece oriented horizontally.
>
>The trackball should fit as most of it would hang towards the back. Someone with
>more a Quantum and Gravitar cab should be able to answer this.
>
>JB
>
>Louis Srianomai wrote:
>
>>I had this discussion with Jay Gallagher last night. The problem is the
>>mounting of a vertical monitor into a cabinet and cp that is made for
>>horizontal.
>>
>>If you were to mount a vert monitor in a gravitar/space duel, it would require
>>you to cut the piece of wood going across that holds the monitor up. Most
>>importantly, you'd have to take about 3 to 4 inches off the top of control
>>panel so it wouldn't overlap over the sight of the monitor.
>>
>>Lastly a 3" trackball would barely fit into the CP. Where the tball fits,
>>would definitely not line up with a Quantum CPO. You'd have to hack the CPO.
>>I haven't speced it out with a 2 1/4", but I think the 3" is what you need.
>>
>>Anyways, not an easy project and definitely requires hacking.
>>
>>L.
>>
>>--- Ian Boffin <ian@vaxxian.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have a pretty shabby Gravitar CP that I'm considering converting to a
>>>Quantum CP. I'm not 100% sure how the trakball mounts to the CP on
>>>Quantum (how it fits in there, where the bolt holes are etc.) so I was
>>>wondering if anyone can think of any reason why it would be unfeasible
>>>to do this conversion (location of the start buttons for example). I'm
>>>assuming/hoping that the Quantum trakball is a standard 3"
>>>Millipede-sized one, as I have one of these going spare.
>>>
>>>The other possibility is that I make a Quantum CP from scratch, as I
>>>know it is a slightly different shape to the Gravitar one. If I go down
>>>this route does anyone have the dimensions and angles for the Quantum CP?
>>>
>>>Also, anyone know if the Quantum CPOs are still available?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Ian
>>>
>>>
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