XPost: sci.electronics.design, sci.electronics.equipment, sci.electronics.misc   
   XPost: sci.electronics.repair   
   From: robertbaer@localnet.com   
      
   Cydrome Leader wrote:   
   > In sci.electronics.repair DaveC  wrote:   
   >> What's a straightforward method for attaching equipment to the bench so it   
   >> won't "walk" off? (This is my desire, so let's not discuss why or why not   
   >> please.)   
   >>   
   >> I have 3/16 steel cable and ferrules for making lanyards. But how best to   
   >> attach the lanyard to, say, an HP 34401 bench DMM or Tek 2465? Not adverse   
   to   
   >> drilling the case as long as there is strength to be had and can limit the   
   >> possibility of shorting.   
   >   
   > You could clamp down a 34401 to a flat bench with a steel banding. The   
   > front and rear "bumpers" are thicker than the rest of the case so you   
   > can't slide it out without disassembly. There are no bottom screws so the   
   > trick people used to keep VCRs from vanishing off AV carts won't work.   
   >   
   > If you don't mind equipment buthery there are plates for adding security   
   > cables. Most glue on, some can be screwed or riveted into place. If you   
   > install them nicely, you probably won't completely trash your resale   
   > value. A school or governemnt worker would glue this shit right to the   
   > front of the device.   
   >   
   > http://www.flexguard.com/ez-catalog/X300675/5   
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   >   
   >   
      "Mounts with super glue".   
      A little acetone or MEK will help easy removal.   
      
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