"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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A guy on the Tekscope Yahoo group builds a HV plug-in for the 7000
series. It will work to 7 kV. There is also a thread on how it's
impossible to make affordable replacements for the extruded rails
for
7000 series plug ins. One claims it can't be done in small
quantities
for under $200 a set. He refuses to believe that it can be done in
a
decent home metalworking shop. I have no 7000 series gear, but from
what I remember it wouldn't be that hard to make an acceptable
replacement since they are looking to build custom plug-ins.

I have a Tek D10 chassis and its guide rails wouldn't be difficult to
make, though I'm not volunteering. I made some hard drive rails for
Dell desktops that don't look a bit like the green originals, but work
fine.

I've worked for some very talented electrical engineers who couldn't
comprehend a mechanical shape unless they were holding a sample I'd
made.
jsw