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The '''H95xx/H96xx series of cabinets and accessories''' from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] is a flexible modular system for housing computers and [[peripheral]]s; the internal width gear-mounting dimension was generally 19", an industry-wide standard width for rack-mounted gear.

Benefits for collectors of DEC hardware:

* The versatile H95xx/H96xx series of cabinets allows to take cabinets built for a specific hardware and transform them for another devices as long as the base cabinet type (see below) is the same.
: In my collection I use a 70-20031 cabinet frame assembly (same construction as an H9642) originally made for an [[HSC70]] to house one of my [[RL02]] drives, two [[MicroVAX]]en and a [[PDP-11/73]].
* If you are looking for missing parts for your DEC cabinet, there are likely many other cabinets that use the same part, so there is a greater chance of getting the item you want.


== DEC H96xx Cabinet Basic Models ==

There are more than 10 basic models with a variety of variants both for specific DEC computers and peripherals as well as for general purpose use (“CROSS&nbsp;PRODUCTS”).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="6" | DEC Cabinet Basic Models
|-
! Series !! Model !! External Width !! Hight !! Depth !! Usage
|-
| 30" Small Systems Cabinet || [[H9610]] || 21.25" || 30" || 30" || [[PDP-8/A]], [[PDP-11/03]], [[PDP-11/23]]
|-
| 30" Work Station || [[H9614]] || 39.5" || 30" || 30" || Add-On Workstation Expansion for H9610 Cabinet
|-
| 40" Small Systems Cabinet Top Loader || [[H9612]] || 21.25" || 41.38" || 30" || [[PDP-8/A]], [[PDP-11/03]], [[PDP-11/23]]
|-
| 40" Small Systems Cabinet Front Loader || [[H9613]] || 21.25" || 41.38" || 30" || [[PDP-8/A]]
|-
| 40" Medium Systems Cabinet Top Loader || [[H9642]] || 21.25" || 41.38" || 30" || [[PDP-11/03]], [[PDP-11/23]], [[PDP-11/24]], [[PDP-11/34A]], [[PDP-11/44]], [[PDP-11/94]], [[MicroVAX&nbsp;II]], [[VAX-11/730]], [[VAX&nbsp;82xx/83xx series]], [[MicroVAX&nbsp;3500/3600]], [[VAXserver&nbsp;3500/3600]], [[HSC50]], [[HSC70]], and many others
|-
| 40" Medium Systems Wide || [[H9645]] || 29" || 41.38" || 30" || [[PDP-11/84]], [[PDP-11/94]], [[VAX-11/750]], [[VAX&nbsp;82xx/83xx series]]
|-
| 40" Medium Systems Deep || [[H9643]] || 21.25" || 41.38" || 35.7" || [[TU80]], [[TU81]], [[RA90]], [[RA92]], [[RV20]]
|-
| 60" Large Systems || [[H9646]] || 21.25" || 60.5" || 30" || [[TS11]], [[SA600]], [[DYS50]]
|-
| 60" Large Systems Wide || [[H9602]] || 27.5" || 60.5" || 30" || [[VAX-11/780]], [[PDP-11/34A]], [[PDP-11/60]], [[PDP-11/70]], [[PDP-11/74]], [[TU77]], [[TA78]], [[TS11]]
|-
| 72" Large Systems Tall || [[H960]] || 20.5" || 71.5" || 28.8" || [[PDP-11/34A]], [[PDP-11/60]], [[PDP-11/74]]
|-
| 72" Large Systems Short || [[H967 rack|H967]] || 20.5" || 49.63" || 28.8" || [[PDP-11/34A]], [[PDP-11/60]], [[PDP-11/74]]
|-
| 72" Large Systems <br>? || [[H984]] || 20.5" || 25" || 28.8" || [[PDP-11/03]]
|-
|}

== DEC Hardware-Specific Cabinet Models ==

* H9600
** -AA/-AB [[PDP-11/60]]
** -BA/-BB [[VAX-11/780]]

* H9602
** -DE/-DF/-DH VAX-11/780
** -BB/-BC [[PDP-11/70]]
** -BG/-BH/-BJ/-BK [[PDP-11/74]]
** -BA/-BB PDP-11/60
** -HA/-HB VAX-11/780, [[VAX 8600]]
** -KA [[TU77]], [[TA78]]

* H9642
** -AA/-AB [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01/RL02]]
** -AF [[RK07]]
** -AH/-AJ [[PDP-11/44]]
** -AH/-A
** -EE/-EF [[VAX 82xx/83xx series]]
** -AP/-AR [[RA60]]
** -AS/-AT [[RA81]]
** -BM/-BN [[RA80]]
** -EA/-EB [[UNIBUS]] [[PDP-11]]s
** -EC/-ED [[VAX-11/730]]

* H9643
** -CA/-CC [[TU80]], [[TU81]]

* H9645
** -AB [[VAX-11/750]]

* H9652
** -CA/-CB [[SBI]] Expansion Cabinet (VAX 8600)

== DEC H95xx Cabinet Parts & Accessories ==

=== H9544-A End Panels & Inserts ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-A End Panels & Inserts
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -AA||40" END PANEL, GREY FRAME, BROWN INLAY||H9642, H9645
|-
| -AB||40" END PANEL, LIGHT GREY||
|-
| -AC||60" END PANEL, GREY FRAME, BROWN INLAY||H9646
|-
| -AD||60" END PANEL, LIGHT GREY||
|-
| -AE||SHIELDING INSERT, 40" END PANEL||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -AF||SHIELDING INSERT, 60" END PANEL||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -AG||EXTENDED LENGTH 40" END PANEL FOR RA60||RA60
|-
| -AH||40" SHIELDING INSERT, 11750 UNIQUE||11750 CPU
|-
| -AK||?||
|-
|}

=== H9544-B Rear doors ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-B Rear doors
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -BA||40" REAR DOOR W LOCK, FULLY LOUVERED||H9642, H9645
|-
| -BB||60" REAR DOOR W LOCK, FULLY LOUVERED||H9646
|-
| -BC||1-1/2 BAY 40"||
|-
| -BD||H9544-BA WITH NO FILTER||H9642
|-
| -BE||40" REAR DOOR FOR 11750 WIDE BODY CAB, LOCK, FULLY LOUVERED||11750
|-
| -BF||SHIELDED REAR DOOR, 40" SINGLE WIDTH||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -BG||SHIELDED REAR DOOR, 60" SINGLE WIDTH||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -BH||SHIELDED REAR DOOR, 40" WIDE BODY, 1/2 BAY COVER (11/750-F BULKHEAD COVER)||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -BJ||SHIELDED REAR DOOR, 11750, (11/750 MAIN REAR DOOR)||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -BK||40" EXTENDED DEPTH REAR DOOR FOR H9642||11730
|-
| -BL||REAR DOOR 40" W UNIQUE EXTENDED HINGES FOR RA60||RA60
|-
| -BM||40" SHIELDED REAR DOOR FOR RA60||RA60
|-
| -BN||SHIELDED REAR DOOR 60" TALL CAB||H9646, H9647
|-
| -BP||60" 1/2 BAY NARROW REAR DOOR ASSEMBLY||H9647
|-
| -BR||MODEM CAB REAR DOOR, H9544-BA WITHOUT LOCK||H9646-CA
|-
| -BS||SINGLE BAY 60" SHIELDED||
|-
| -BT||?||
|-
| -BV||DEEP REAR DOOR FOR 40" CAB UNSHIELDED||
|-
| -BW||?||
|-
| -BX||SINGLE BAY 40" SHIELDED||
|-
| -BZ||?||
|-
|}

=== H9544-C Trim kits ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-C Trim kits
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -CA||RL011RL02 TRIM FILLER STRIP KIT||H9642-A
|-
| -CB||RK07 TRIM FILLER STRIP KIT||H9642
|-
| -CC||RA80 TRIM FILLER STRIP KIT||RA80
|-
| -CD||RA60 TRIM KIT||RA60
|-
| -CE||REAR VENT TRIM ASSEMBLY FOR TU81||TU81
|-
| -CF||RA81 TRIM KIT||
|-
| -CG||EXTENDED DEPTH TU8O REAR VENT ASSY FOR RA60||TU80, RA60
|-
|}

=== H9544-D Covers & bezels ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-D Covers & bezels
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -DA||1.75" X 19" BEZEL TO BE USED BELOW TOP LOADING DEVICES||H9542, H9642
|-
| -DB||6" X 19" FRONT COVER FOR BOTTOM OF CAB, COVERS 3.5" MTNG SPCE||H9642, H9646
|-
| -DC||FRONT COVER, 2.5" X 19", COVERS BASE OF CROSS PROD FRAME||
|-
| -DD||?||
|-
| -DE||10.50" SHIELDED FRONT COVER||
|-
| -DF||1.75" FRONT BEZEL ASSY, WITH SWITCHES SIMILIAR TO H9544-DA||11/03, 11/23
|-
| -DG||SHIELDED 6" BOTTOM FRONT COVER||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -DH||?||
|-
|}

=== H9544-E Front doors ===

H9544-E Front doors
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-E Front doors
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -EA||40" SINGLE FRONT DOOR W LOCK FOR FRONT LOAD CABS||H9642-C
|-
| -EB||40" SINGLE FRONT DOOR, LOCK, FOR 10.5" TOP LOAD CABS, 28.75" H||H9642
|-
| -ED||28.75" FRONT DOOR W SLOT FOR TU58 (FORMERLY 70-17023)||11/44
|-
| -EE||FRONT DOOR, 11750||
|-
| -EF||7.6" WIDE FRONT DOOR ASSY FOR WIDE BODY H9545||H9545, 11/24
|-
| -EG||SHIELDED FRONT DOOR 28.75"||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -EH||SHIELDED FRONT DOOR, FULL HEIGHT||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -EJ||SHIELDED FRONT DOOR, 11750||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -EK||TU81 FRONT DOOR ASSEMBLY WITH CONTROL BEZEL||TU81
|-
| -EL||SHIELDED NARROW FRONT DOOR FOR WIDE BODY 40" CAB||H9645, 11/24
|-
| -EM||SHIELDED SHORT FRONT DOOR, 18.25"||GEN PURPOSE
|-
| -EN||60" LEXAN FRONT DOOR ASSY FOR MODEM CAB||H9646-DA
|-
| -EP||SLOTTED 60" FULL HEIGHT FRONT DOOR ASSY||H9646, H9647
|-
| -ER||SHIELDED NARROW FRONT DOOR FOR H9647 60" WIDE-BODY CAB||H9647
|-
| -ES||FRONT DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR 11730||11730
|-
| -ET||CIPA FRONT DOOR||
|-
| -EX||H9645 I/O BULKHEAD EXPANDER KIT||
|-
|}

=== H9544-H Stabilizer leg & leveller feet ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-H Stabilizer leg & leveller feet
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -HA||KIT WITH STABILIZER LEG & LEVELLER FEET||H9640, H9642, H9645, H9646
|-
| -HB||KIT OF 4 LEVELERS||H9640, H9642, H9645, H9646
|-
| -HC||KIT OF 1 STABILIZER LEG WITH LEVELER||H9640, H9642, H9645, H9646
|-
| -HD||PULL OUT STABILIZER LEG ASSY, 4 LEVELERS, FORMERLY H9544-HA||H9640, H9642, H9645, H9646
|-
|}

=== H9544-J Expansion panels ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-J Expansion panels
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -JA||40" EXPANSION CABINET MATING PANEL ASSEMBLY||H9642-A, H9643-A
|-
| -JC||60" EXPANSION CABINET MATING PANEL ASSEMBLY||H9646-AA
|-
| -JD||60" TO 40" EXP PANEL TO JOIN 60" & 40" CABS, TOP BROWN||H9642, H9645, H9646
|-
| -JE||SHIELDED EXPANDER KIT, 40"||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -JF||SHIELDED EXPANDER KIT, 60"||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -JG||SHIELDED EXPANDER KIT, 60" TO 40"||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -JH||EXP CAB MATING PANEL 40", RA60 EXTENDED DEPTH||RA60
|-
|}

=== H9544-L Top covers ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-L Top covers
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -LA||TOP COVER, SINGLE WIDTH FRONT LOADER, 1.75" FLANGE, 1" RADIUS||H9640, H9643, H9646
|-
| -LB||TOP COVER, SINGLE WIDTH 60" CAB||11V03-L
|-
| -LC||TOP COVER, WIDE BODY FRONT LOADER, 1.75" FLANGE, 1" RADIUS||H9645-AA
|-
| -LD||TOP COVER FOR 11750 (COMET)||H9645-AB
|-
| -LE||TOP COVER FOR BA11-A IN H9642 CAB (FORMERLY 70-17025)||11/44
|-
| -LF||TOP COVER FOR WIDE BODY H9545 W TOP LOADING DEVICES||H9545-FC
|-
| -LG||?||
|-
| -LH||SHIELDED TOP COVER, 60" SINGLE WIDTH||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -LJ||SHIELDED TOP COVER, 40" WIDE BODY||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -LK||SHIELDED WIDE BODY TOP COVER, #68 GREY||GEN PURPOSE
|-
| -LL||SHIELDED WIDE-BODY TOP COVER ASSEMBLY, H9647 CAB||H9647
|-
| -LM||TOP COVER FOR 11730 KERNAL WITH CONT PANEL ASSY||11730
|-
| -LN||?||
|-
| -LP||?||
|-
| -LR||?||
|-
| -LS||?||
|-
|}

=== H9544-M Accessories ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-M Accessories
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -MA||GAS SPRING FOR BA11-A IN H9642 (EQUIVALENT TO 70-17024)||11/44
|-
| -MB||RK07 FRAME STRUCTURE KIT||H9642-AF
|-
| -MC||70-17080 CABLE ENTRY PANEL, HARDWARE KIT||H9646-AC, -AD
|-
| -MD||70-17081 PANEL FAN, 120V, HARDWARE KIT||H9646
|-
| -ME||70-17081-01 PANEL FAN, 240V, HARDWARE KIT||H9646
|-
| -MF||SINGLE BAY DEFLECTOR ASSY||H9642
|-
| -MG||SLIDE KIT FOR BA11-A IN H9642||11/44-CA, -CB
|-
| -MH||1 1/2 BAY DEFLECTOR ASSY||H9642
|-
| -MJ||AUXILLIARY STABILIZER CASTING (BLACK)||TS11, 11X44
|-
| -MK||SHELF ASSY, H9640 SERIES, PAINTED||H9646
|-
| -ML||CABLE ENTRY PANEL, BOTTOM OF H9646 MODEM CAB||H9646-CA
|-
| -MM||AC POWER BUS STRIP, H9646 CAB||H9646-CA
|-
| -MS||19" RACK MOUNT HDW FOR 90 MOD||
|-
| -MT||HUB 90 SINGLE MOD. MNTG TRAY||
|-
|}

=== M9544-S Bulkheads & shielded parts ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9544-S Bulkheads & shielded parts
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -SA||SHIELDED PRIMARY BULKHEAD, 5.25", RECESSED||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -SB||SHIELDED ADD-ON BULKHEAD, 5.25", RECESSED||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -SE||SHIELDED VERTICAL BULKHEAD, H9545 FRAME, REAR||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -SF||SHIELDED VERTICAL BULKHEAD, H9545 FRAME, FRONT||CROSS PRODUCTS
|-
| -SG||SHIELDING PARTITION KIT FOR EXPANDER CABS WITH FRONT DOORS||H9642, H9646
|-
| -SH||SHIELDING PARTITION KIT FOR H9645 CAB HAVING 2 DISKS AND ONE CENTER-MOUNTED CPU OR SYSTEM BOX||H9645
|-
| -SJ||BULKHEAD PANEL, NON SHIELDING||877
|-
| -SK||PRIMARY BULKHEAD PANEL WITH 877 POWER CONTROL CUTOUT||877
|-
| -SL||SHIELDING PARTITION KIT FOR WIDE BODY CAB||H9645
|-
| -SM||SHIELDING PARTITION KIT FOR H9642 CABS WITH 1.75" BEZEL||H9642
|-
| -SP||1.75" PARTITION FOR JOINING 2 SYSTEM BOXES||
|-
| -SR||SHHELDED VERTICAL BULKHEAD ASSY FOR 60" WIDE-BODY H9647 WITH CUTOUT FOR 877 POWER CONTROL||H9647
|-
| -SS||VERTICAL PARTITION INSERT, FRONT MOUNTING, 60" WIDE-BODY CAB||H9647
|-
| -SV||10.5" HORIZONTAL PARTITION||
|-
| -SZ||21" HORIZONTAL PARTITION||
|-
|}

=== H9545-F Kits & assemblies ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
! colspan="3" | H9545-F Kits & assemblies
|-
! Variant !! Description !! Usage
|-
| -FA|40" WIDE BODY FRAME KIT, UNASSEMBLED|H9645
|-
| -FB|40" WIDE BODY CAB FRAME (H9545-FA ASSEMBLED)|H9645
|-
| -FC|40" WIDE BODY CAB FOR TOP LOAD RL01/02, 1ST USED ON 11/24|RL01, RL02, 11/24
|-
| -FD|40" WIDE BODY FRAME ASSY W SINGLE HORIZONTAL FOR COMET|11750
|-
| -FE|40" WIDE BODY CAB FOR GAS SPRING TOP LOAD|RA80
|-
| -FF|40" WIDE BODY CAB FRAME ASSY WITH SHIELDING PROVISION|H9645
|-
| -FA|60" FRONT LOADING FRAME KIT, UNASSEMBLED|H9646
|-
| -FB|60" CROSS PRODUCTS CAB FRAME ASSY(H9546-FA) ASSEMBLED|H9646
|-
| -FA|60" WIDE BODY FRAME ASSY (UNASSEMBLED)|H9647
|-
| -3E|UNSHIELDED EXPANDER KIT, 40", REPLACED BY H9544-JE|
|-
|}

==See also==

* [[H960 rack]]
* [[H967 rack]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.1000bit.it/js/web/viewer.html?file=/ad/bro/digital/dec-cabinets.pdf DEC Cabinets]
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/modules/modulesAndOptions/editedOptionModuleLst_Apr83.pdf EDITED OPTION/MODULE LIST 21-APR-83] 
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/modules/modulesAndOptions/editedOptionModuleLst_19910613.pdf OPTION/MODULE HARDWARE LIST 13-JUN-91]
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/priceLists/US_Systems_Services_Price_List_Dec91.pdf U.S. Systems/Services Price List December 30, 1991]
* [http://www.vaxhaven.com/images/8/81/EK-RA90H-IN-002.pdf EK-RA90H-IN-002 RA90/RA92/9643 Cabinet Installation Guide]

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