RE: CPC 19" Rack advice needed

["Rob Mouser" <rmouser@xxxxxxx>]

If you've got some time on your hands another option is to visit a few
auction houses. Offices and businesses are regularly stripped by auction companies due to re-locates and more often insolvencies/bankruptcies,
more often than not you will find a rack or two languishing in the
corner of an auction house. Worth a few phone calls to some auction
houses as they often remain unsold. A 42" rack with doors and glass front will on average make between =A350-=A3100 in my experience. Remember<= BR> you will have to get it home!

Once you've got one you then want it to look darn pretty right? Well the next step is to strip your new purchase down (Most are like a big
mechano set!) Give it a good clean and then find a local powder coating
company to re-coat it (Satin black looks very good but any colour you
like can be done!) should set you back no more than =A3150 (Provided you dangle cash!) and when done it will look like you just took it out of
the box.

This is the route I took and it looks a treat. Just a shame SWMBO hates
it so much :-( She calls it the tardis!

P.S. This is also a very good source for a cheap telephone pbx for your
house. But just be wary that you have no opportunity to test before
buying.

P.P.S. Thanks to Barry (AKA Bazzil Brush) a telecoms friend of mine who
recons a lot of auction kit for giving me the tip originally. The "Del= l
Boy" of telecoms in Devon!

Many thanks

Rob Mouser



-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Howell [mailto:grizelli@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 January 2003 10:14
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CPC 19" Rack advice needed


My mate with the cabling company has some racks in stock for around 250 quid - they are 42U high, with doors all round, footprint is 600 x 800
mm.  He also has patch panels and cable.  Cabling business has no= se
dived, and he needs to offload some of this stuff.  Mail me off list i= f
you want more info.

Martin

Brian G. Reynolds wrote:
> Hi Patrick, I do not know about this rack as such but if you look at <= BR> > http://www.videk.co.uk/ you wi= ll get a good idea what is available,
> what cost(lots) and how it all goes together.
>
> If your rack is being hidden in a cupboard then you will probably not =
> want the side or front doors as they can get in the way. Also if it is=

> in a cupboard do you actually need a rack or could you just buy the > uprights? cupboards do look nice when filled though :-)
>
> My previous cabinet never had a door which was great as I could get to=

> everything without having to turn a key and open the door.
>
> Having said that I now have a wall mounted 21U(?) with glass lockable =
> front that containing most of my "stuff" as I do not need to= access it

> very often. It also has rounded corners to protect my head.
>
> HTH,
>
> B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Lidstone <patrick@xxxxxxx>
> [mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 January 2003 17:59
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: [ukha_d] CPC 19" Rack advice needed
>
>
> I was meandering around CPC in search of something else when I came > across their racks and it set me thinking... I've even had the tape- > measure out.
>
> CPC have a reasonably priced 42U rack in stock, EN8117166, for 150
> quid. What's not clear from the description is what else you need by <= BR> > way of hardware. Has anyone bought this rack? Does it need additional =
> 19" rack mounting strip? Do I need to buy captive nuts and screws= to
> fix the kit to the rack? (I'm sure someone said they were available > from CPC but I can't find them).
>
> Any thoughts on what is required by way of cable management? The site<= BR> > mentions cable rings, cable trays and what sounds like a horizontal > cable bracket... and I'm a bit fazed.
>
> If I get one, it'll have a mix of rackmount stuff and non-rackmount > kit on shelves - both AV and computing. For the non-rackmount stuff, <= BR> > the sliding 1U shelves seem like a good option, being only marginally =
> more expensive than fixed ones.
>
> All advice from those who have been down this road before is welcome. =
> Thanks! Patrick
>
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