The System 2 Card Frame

The System 2 is housed in a Vero KM6 Card Frame, this has 'formed' End Plates with fixed positions for the Tie Bars which are held in position by detents in the End Plates.

The Card Frame is 3U high, 84HP wide and 180mm deep (1U = 1¾" or 44.45mm, 1HP = 5.08mm).

The left hand position is to take the PSU module (14HP wide), alternatively a blanking plate can be fitted, the rest of the Card Frame can hold up to 14 5HP wide panels.

Acorn System 2 Card Frame

The System 2 Card Frame is detailed in the System 2 Technical Manual.

As a complete item (minus card guides and panels) it was Vero Part No. 173-12501L

Part

Dimensions

Quantity Required

Original KM6 Vero Part No.

VeroTec KM6-II Equivalent Part No.

End Plate

3U x 180mm

2

173-12531

950-4002866

End Plate Angle

3U

2

173-12537

 950-232632

Upper Front Extrusion

84HP

1

 

 950-202644

Lower Front Extrusion

84HP

1

 

 950-202643

Upper Rear Tie Bar

84HP

1

 

 950-229781

Lower Rear Tie Bar

84HP

1

 

  950-229781

Tapped Strip

84HP

4

 

950-202001 

Fixing Screws

M4 x 15mm

8

 

 950-202734

Card Guide

160mm

minimum 8

173-12553G

 950-232662

Module Guide

160mm

4~

173-12554D

 950-232664

Front Panel

3U x 14HP*

1

174-12910D

 957-235357

Front Panel

3U x 5HP

minimum 4

174-12903K

 957-235349

Card Mounting Bracket

plastic

2 per front panel

173-12525B

 173-12525

* in place of a PSU

~ for PSU Module

(please note to the best of my knowledge the VeroTec part numbers are correct but I have not purchased every item listed so please check yourself before ordering !)

The Card Frame could be fully enclosed in a Case Frame.

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