Jim Wilkins wrote:

"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.


The guy wants 20 sets. From what I remember, some aluminum bar stock
and a table saw could make most of the part, and a mill could finish
them. I gave up on him, he wants to destroy existing plug-ins rather
than make new frames. I suggested that he ask on this group to see if
anyone was willing to make them, and to get a price. He started ranting
that no none could do it, and that they wouldn't do it for free, even if
they could. A closed mind is a terrible thing. I've had to make
irreplacable parts with nothing more than a hacksaw & file. He demands
an exact clone of the Tektronix part, and would probably demand a Tek QA
stamp on them.