On 11/4/18 6:43 AM, Scott McGrath wrote:
I use Hardigg military rack cases each set of specialized instruments lives in its ¡®own¡¯ waterproof and air and dust tight hardigg case with its own power strip. My ¡®basic¡¯ instruments like scope, frequency standards a couple of signal generators power supplies and soldering gear are on bench.
The hardiggs allow me to store the gear in the garage/shed without risk of damage also if i need to ship something for a work project its ready for fedex. I use furniture dollies to move the cases themselves as each is 75-150 pounds i always keep them under the fedex limit.
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I'm blown away by this. I had seen these, but thought they were equipment specific.? Many must be, but what a great idea.? And if cosmetics aren't critical they seem available? (used) on Ebay for reasonable prices.
As to my original question, I decided that (bottom up) packed tm 504, 2445b, 2465, 2445b, small arbitrary signal generator was ok - seems solid.
FWIW, I have a rolling Harbor Freight cart (#5770) which I built a top for. Someone at Harbor Freight must have been really sharp because if you lay four 2x4 lengths around the inside of the perimeter with the 4 (well 3 1/2) side up, they will protrude about an 1/8" above the sides making it possible to screw a sheet of plywood to top to make a table. I have another one for my 6040 CNC router - same scheme.
The workbench one needed a power strip, so I cut a 4 inch by 10 inch piece of 3/8 MDF board and hot glued the $4.95 power strip to the board and screwed the board to the side of the cart.? I would have baulked if someon had suggested GLUEING a power strip to anything, sounds pretty crummy, but it didn't have mounting holes where they would do any good and it was plastic and cheap, so I did it.? And it doesn't feel like it's ever going to come loose.
