Re: Replacement HV cover

Sorry if this has already been discussed as I haven't been following
this thread too closely, but
what are the benefits of using the cover? I always leave them off to
help keep the HV unit cool.
Am I missing something?

Lewis, I have a couple extra 6100 covers if you would like me to send
you one please email me directly.

Thanks,
Noel

"Mills, Lewis" wrote:
>
> Well, they aren't that large: 24 X 36 inches. Most good hardware stores and
> home centers have a rack of pieces of sheet metal near the nuts and bolts
> section.
>
> I think the 6100 would probably be easier than the BW one; I'm thinking
> there's just one fold and no turned edges, but I can't seem to find a 6100
> cover. I've got two 6100s, and I thought I had a cover for at least one of
> the HV units.... If somebody wants to lend me one to use as a template, I'd
> be happy to make some of those -- apparently I need a couple, too!
> Lewis
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Jon Raiford
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 7:43 AM
> > To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > Subject: RE: VECTOR: Replacement HV cover
> >
> >
> > Those really do look great. What is a hardware store doing
> > with large sheets of this stuff? Where would one look (what
> > section?) to get their own? Rodger: Is this the stuff you
> > were going to use to make cages for the 6100? Any word on
> > that? I'd still like to get a handful of these made..
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > At 07:02 AM 7/9/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Joe,
> > >I got the aluminum at a local Ace hardware store. I'm not
> > going into this
> > >with large-scale production in mind, nor am I planning to
> > make money at it.
> > > From the sheet of perforated aluminum I bought, I can make
> > another 10 of
> > >these for list members for $1.50 per cover, plus postage.
> > >Lewis
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > >> [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Joe Bachmann
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:45 AM
> > >> To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > >> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Replacement HV cover
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Wow. That's a great replacement. Where did you pickup the the
> > >> steel? Or, how
> > >> much are the replacements going to be?
> > >>
> > >> JB
> > >>
> > >> "Mills, Lewis" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Here are a few pics of a replica G05-805 HV cover I made
> > >> for a list member
> > >> > side-by-side with an original one:
> > >> > > http://home.mchsi.com/~lmills01/Dscf0016.jpg
> > >> > > http://home.mchsi.com/~lmills01/Dscf0017.jpg
> > >> > > http://home.mchsi.com/~lmills01/Dscf0018.jpg
> > >> > > http://home.mchsi.com/~lmills01/Dscf0019.jpg
> > >> >
> > >> > Very easy to do; I think it took longer to run to the
> > >> hardware store to get
> > >> > the perforated aluminum than to make it.
> > >> > Lewis
> >
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