29 Sep
2023
29 Sep
'23
11:11 a.m.
On 9/27/2023 3:53 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
Amazon has them at lower prices than those -- I was just wondering if
anyone in their travels found a particular one that worked well in a DEC
rack (e.g. H960)
JRJ
On Sep 27, 2023, at 12:25 PM, Jay Jaeger via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I have some open slots in some of my racks. I do have some old DEC rails, but I have a
fair amount of equipment, from both DEC and other manufacturers, for which those rails are
not suitable.
Does anyone have any specific recommendations for shelving? (where equipment could just
be slid on top of, if the equipment isn't too wide - some pieces are very close to 19
inches all by themselves, and were designed for front cantilever style mounting.)
Rack makers sell these; for example https://www.budind.com/racks-cabinets-accessories/ or
https://www.dell.com/en-us/search/server%20rack%20shelves but I would expect any number of
places that produce racks have them.
I have an H960 and needed a solution for a 3U 19 storage array that can attach in the
front but needs more support and doesn't mate up with the H960 rear rails. So rather
than spend significant money on a shelf, I just installed a pair of angle irons from front
to back (vertical flange down) and set the array on that. Since it's close to 19
inches wide, that simple solution fully supports it.
For a heavy oscilloscope I wanted to install as well, I did something similar: angle iron
supporting a sheet of plywood. In that case, it has some additional angle irons running
across, to keep the plywood from bowing under the load.
paul