RedMF40
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Need some help with this. I need to attach a small electrical gadget, the VFD inverter that powers up my car lift, preferably to one of the posts of the lift itself.
The gadget only weighs a pound or two, and it has four little tabs to put screws through.
Is there a kind of screw that will work its way into a drilled hole in maybe 3/4" to one inch steel? No need to drill all the way through, due to the light weight of the VFD. I know about self-tapping screws but they are mostly for thin metal if I'm not wrong. I imagine I could get away with little 1/4" screws.
Thanks for any help. The VFD has been strapped to a ladder by the lift and held on with zip ties while doing the final wiring. I'm sure it all works now so it's time to finish up the installation so it's correct and I can use the ladder for other things and just get it out of the way.
Gerrit
The gadget only weighs a pound or two, and it has four little tabs to put screws through.
Is there a kind of screw that will work its way into a drilled hole in maybe 3/4" to one inch steel? No need to drill all the way through, due to the light weight of the VFD. I know about self-tapping screws but they are mostly for thin metal if I'm not wrong. I imagine I could get away with little 1/4" screws.
Thanks for any help. The VFD has been strapped to a ladder by the lift and held on with zip ties while doing the final wiring. I'm sure it all works now so it's time to finish up the installation so it's correct and I can use the ladder for other things and just get it out of the way.
Gerrit