Yet another running Systainer³ charge - they redesigned the lids

[COBill]

At some point TANOS redesigned the Systainer³ lid.

The original lid, denoted on the inside lower right panel as "A 1.1" has two tabs on the sides of the handle that lock it down with a very loud, high pitched click.

The newer lid, denoted as "A 2.1," has a single tab that locks down the front edge of the handle with a lower pitched, quieter click.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Because it has a bit of spring in it, the A2.1 is far better than the other in my book. All the A1.1 systainers I have I've chiseled the catches off so they're not annoying.

 

[Cheese]

I first noticed the change about 8-9 months ago, I like it a lot better than the original. With the original version, material had to be removed from both sides of the cover so that the handle would work like it should. With the new version, just a very small amount of material needs to removed from the center tab.

 

[jeffinsgf]

I first noticed the change about 8-9 months ago, I like it a lot better than the original. With the original version, material had to be removed from both sides of the cover so that the handle would work like it should. With the new version, just a very small amount of material needs to removed from the center tab.

What a great idea. I've just been fighting with them, rather than modifying. Looks like it's Dremel time tonight.

 

[Cheese]

What a great idea. I've just been fighting with them, rather than modifying. Looks like it's Dremel time tonight.

All you need is just a sharp chisel. The early version needs 2 thin slices off each tab while the latest version just needs 1 thin slice off the central tab because there's more flex.

 

[4nthony]

I first noticed the change about 8-9 months ago, I like it a lot better than the original. With the original version, material had to be removed from both sides of the cover so that the handle would work like it should. With the new version, just a very small amount of material needs to removed from the center tab.

I've been doing the same thing using a utility knife. So many times I've tried to grab a Systainer from an awkward position under the bench and the handle won't release. Shaving these tabs off makes them much easier to grab.

 

[onocoffee]

Am I the only one reading A2.1 as being manufactured on 1/1/25? Don't these Germans take New Years Day off?!?

 

[Cheese]

Am I the only one reading A2.1 as being manufactured on 1/1/25? Don't these Germans take New Years Day off?!?

I don't know what that's all about.
The date codes used on Rev 1.1 are typically used on all injection molded products as it's a standard.
The date code used on Rev 2.1 is normal but the other LH code is weird because it goes up to 8. Eight what? Maybe it indicates the press it was run on?

FWIW...those date codes can easily be changed by turning the arrow insert with a small hex wrench once the mold is split. Here's a photo where you can see the witness line that surrounds the arrow insert.

 

[Allano]

Am I the only one reading A2.1 as being manufactured on 1/1/25? Don't these Germans take New Years Day off?!?

It is European date order, dd-mm-yy, not US date order, mm-dd-yy.

So to you, it may read as 1/1/25, but you need to switch day and month so it becomes 1/1/25.

(Running for cover.)

 

[Allano]

(Running for cover.)

On a more serious note:
The wheel to the left can't be day of month. It only goes from 1 to 8. Could it be an identification number for the injection machine, which the mould was placed in?

I checked some of my systainers, and most of them were version 2.1. My eyes were not good enough to read all the date stamps, but one of them was from February or March 24.

 

[Stevenski]

It is European date order, dd-mm-yy, not US date order, mm-dd-yy.

So to you, it may read as 1/1/25, but you need to switch day and month so it becomes 1/1/25.

(Running for cover.)

 

[wpz]

It is European date order, dd-mm-yy, not US date order, mm-dd-yy.

So to you, it may read as 1/1/25, but you need to switch day and month so it becomes 1/1/25.

(Running for cover.)

Wait, so not only do you measure distances in fractions of Smurf, but you also write the date the wrong way around???
How did you Americans ever manage to land on the moon???
(running to the nuclear bunker now)

 

[PaulMarcel]

How did you Americans ever manage to land on the moon???

Well, we did collaborate with the EU on a Venus probe once. Some measurements from our side weren't converted from McEagles and FreedomFractions to metric and the probe crashed on the surface. So there's that.

 

[luvmytoolz]

How did you Americans ever manage to land on the moon???

So are you saying the moon landing wasn't a hoax? ;-)