Subject: Re: Vaxstation/MicroVAX info
To: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Arno Griffioen <arno@usn.nl>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/25/1998 13:04:13
> 	Would you be able to hlp on any of the following:
> 
> 	      o Dimensions of the BA213. (in cm)

The BA213 is a 'DEC standard' 19" rack of (let's see...) 1 meter high
(excluding wheels). My PDP11/03 is in almost the same sort of
rack, just a bit smaller.

White/cream front, black metal side-plates with a white/cream edge around
them.

The top is used by the RA82 and the bottom part contains the QBUS 
chassis, which also contains space for the (standard) TK70 and 2 (optional)
RA70's

The QBUS boards are accessed from the front and inserted vertically.

If required I can try to have some stuff scanned in..

> 	      o	Power rating of the BA213 .

According to the label is rack has a rating of 220/240V @5.9A

The RA82 sucks 4A of that, so the QBUS chassis is rated at 1.9A
(no labels on the QBUS part..)

> 	      o	Did the BA213 effectively have a slot at the top for a
> 	 	single 19" rackmount device?

The RA82 (which I believe is standard on the 3600) occupies the entire 
top of the rack. 

At the rear it's quite empty, because the QBUS chassis is not very deep,
unlike the RA82..

> 	      o Would the second cabinet of a 3602 still have all the Q-bus
> 		etc bits?

Yup. Just no disk(s)

> 	      o Would you know what the difference was between the uVax
> 		3500 and 3600?

I _think_ the 3500 was in a BA123 case, so a tad smaller..

								Bye Arno.

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