On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:40:24 -0400 Michael Di Domenico wrote: On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 9:33 PM Lux, Jim (US 7140)
> <james.p....@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > > > Do you want one with a scissor lift type arrangement, or with a "prongs" > arrangement (more like a forklift) > > we have one with the prongs now, that's one of the biggest issues. > trying to slide an unlevel server, that's very heavy, onto rails in > the rack is difficult. and with the width of the isle and the counter > weight on the lift, trying to lift the low side of the server slightly > involves and act of yoga by a superhero > If the prongs are level couldn't you attach a shelf of sorts to it? Then you would only have to slide the computer onto or off of the level smooth shelf. Consider the big industrial forklifts, they are usually lifting palettes, rathan than the objects themselves, even when there is just one big object. Regards, David Mathog
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