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QDA4-45
Rack Mounting
Three options are available for rack-mounting QCA9-33 Active Combiners and QMOD modulators.
RK2 Dual Rack Kit with Tie Bar Mounting
New QMOD and QCA enclosures have a slot in the bottom middle of the case. This will accept a tie bar that
will lock the two enclosures together without taking the cases apart.
Do not mount next to new-
generation QMODs (QDA enclosure will block flow-through ventilation).
1.
Check that your enclosures have the tie bar slot.
2.
Slide the included tie bar into the side of one unit and attach with the included screws.
3.
Slide the other unit into the tie bar, and attach the screws
4.
Add the rack mounts to the sides.
RK1 Single Unit Rack Mount
Attach the long and short rack ears to the side and towards the front of the unit with the four (4) supplied 8-
32 by ¼” (black) countersunk screws.
RK2
– Locking Cases together
1.
Remove top cover of the first unit by removing the ten (10) black screws.
2.
Attach cover of first unit to the side of the second with three (3) supplied 4-40 by 1/4" (silver
colored) panhead screws and split lock washers. Note that only one side of the second unit has the
(3) built in nuts to accept the screws above.
3.
Reinstall the bottom/chassis of the first unit underneath its cover and attach with just eight (8) of
the screws removed in step 1.
4.
Attach short rack ears to the side and towards the front of each unit with the four (4) supplied 8-32
by 1/4" (black) countersunk screws.
