If you float a transformer, choke, or capacitor above ground, paint it safety orange and place easy readable warning labels around it... or build a shorting bar to take the frame to ground when a panel is opened.
Don W4DNR
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Glastics arrived ! Bigger than I thought. 1.75" Diameter....and 2.25" tall. Things of beauty. 3/8" NC embedded steel threads on each end.
Got the matched pair of 3/4" plywood sheets painted. Gloss black. Home depot small spray bomb..with primer included with the paint, so no priming required. Drys real fast. Applied 3 x coats to top sheet
and 1.5" edges...on all 4 x sides.
I just did a light sanding with a 120 grit sponge type sander..where the 2'x4' sheet was cut down to a pair of 21" x 22.75" sheets.
Then did a light sanding with 220 grit sponge sander. It all came out damned good.
Next up is to drill out the pair of 4" x 16" AL channels. Then get correct length 3/8" SS bolt hardware.
Choke gets installed at bottom of new 24" wide rack. Gets installed 1st. I need all the room I can get, to slide the asy in there. At least the front, back, both sides are quick release.
Jim VE7RF
