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The back plate for this chest box is aluminum, 177-mm wide, 45-mm high, and 4.8-mm thick, and has six slots milled for attaching a chest harness. A 43.5-mm long, 25-mm high, 13-mm thick aluminum block is bolted to the plate with two stainless steel countersunk Allen-head screws. A 7.5-mm stainless steel axle pressed into the block 27.5-mm from the back plate supports a rubberized plastic, ball-bearing mounted pulley and a pivoting side plate. The side plate has a push-button that unlocks when depressed, allowing the plate to open. An O-ring seal keeps dirt and mud out of the locking mechanism.
This is a very nicely made chest box, and is quite light for a full-plate box. The side piece turns easily, although one can feel the drag created by the O-ring - this isn't something that one can casually "flip" open. Overall, I like this box.
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The back plate for this chest box is aluminum, 215-mm wide, 57-mm high, and 6.5-mm thick, and has four slots milled for attaching a chest harness and three holes for bungee pulleys. A 43.5-mm long, 28-mm high, 26-mm thick aluminum block is bolted to the plate with two stainless steel countersunk Allen-head screws. A 7.5-mm stainless steel axle pressed into the block 27.5-mm from the back plate supports a rubberized plastic, ball-bearing mounted pulley and a pivoting side plate on each side. The side plates have push-buttons that unlock when depressed, allowing the associated plate to open. An O-ring seal keeps dirt and mud out of the locking mechanism.
Like version C, this is a nicely made box. The back plate is heavier, and I think it could be lightened, as could the central block.
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