RE: 12U Rack source and mounting advice

["Tim" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

What do you want to put in the rack that's deeper than 500mm?
12U isn't that tall and I'd be wary of putting anything heavy (like a PC
with lots of disks) in it. Certainly UPSs can be deep, but they're also
heavy so probably best floor standing, or in a floor-standing rack.

Patch panels, switches, routers etc should all be fine though.
If you do need to mount a PC inside there are shorter cases available,
you're obviously limited as to what you can put inside them.

Are you looking for a self-hinged rack? (Rittal and Mills do some where the
front panel hinges open and also the bulk of the rack hinges open to give
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I'm on the train so can't check URLs or part numbers but I've definitely
seen them in their catalogue.

If you were going to hinge it yourself you need to make sure your hinges
ar=
e
securely fixed to the rack cabinet itself. Stating the obvious perhaps, but
some racks have removable sides and/or can come flat-packed instead of
bein=
g
simple welded-up boxes.


Alternatively, maybe a rack fixed to the wall but with removable sides and
sliding shelves for the gear might give you the access you need?

Either way, eBay is another good source of this stuff, although you'll
usually need to collect.

HTH,

Tim.

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> From: JonShaw
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> I need a 12U rack for my Node0.
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> Most of the reasonably priced ones (=A3<100) are less than 500mm
deep whi=
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> isn=92t big enough for me.
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> It will be mounted high on a wall in a corner and I=92d like it to
swing
> around to allow access to the rear.
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> Does it sound OK to mount on a 100mm timber batten on one side with
> substantial hinges and with another deep batten underneath when the
rack
> is
> in its normal resting position?
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> If the rack is the same width between rails front and back then I
think
> this
> should give me what I need.
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> Thanks
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> Jon=20