Service manual

18 Installing Mainframe Options Chapter 2
Installation
Procedure
There are two main steps to convert to Portable Configuration for the
E8408A mainframe:
• Attach Carrying Strap and Accessory Pouch
• Attach Laptop PC (Optional)
Attaching Carrying Strap
and Accessory Pouch
1 Remove the two M5 x 10 flat head screws from the carrying handle.
2 Attach Carrying Strap D-rings to the Carrying Handle using the two
D-rings and the two M5 X 16 pan head screws. Be sure to replace
the washers underneath the handle retainers.
3 Attach the Accessory Pouch to the mainframe using four screws.
Then, clip the carrying strap to the D-rings.
Attaching Laptop PC
(Optional)
A Laptop PC Platform is enclosed in the Accessory Pouch that you can use
to hold your Laptop PC secure when using the PC in an application with the
mainframe in horizontal orientation, such as on a car seat or lab benchtop.
The Laptop PC can be attached to the outside of the Accessory Pouch using
the four hook and loop squares on the Laptop PC Platform. To attach the
Laptop PC to the Laptop PC Platform:
1 Remove the Laptop PC Platform from the Accessory Pouch.
2 Be sure the mainframe is in horizontal orientation. Then, attach the
Laptop PC Platform to the outside of the Accessory Pouch, using
the two long hook and loop strips on the platform.
Figure 2-1. Attaching Carrying Strap and Accessory Pouch
Strap
Carrying
Handle
Carrying
(4)
Screws
Pouch
Accessory
Protective
Bumper
Bumpers
Protective
Bumper
Protective