On Apr 29, 2019, at 7:18 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
From: Zane Healy
How safe is it to put modern rack rails (HP) in a
classic DEC Rack?
May I ask why you're doing that? Are you trying to mount modern units
in an old rack?
If you're trying to mount old units (RK05's, BA11's, etc) in an old rack,
I've been working on finding old slide-mounts; e.g. I know the thing
to order for RK05's.
Noel
I think part of the answer is that I'm going in circles. :-) I have 4 DEC Racks, but
all four are full, and since the initial post, I?ve concluded they?re off-limits. I don?t
have any RK05?s, and the RL01?s and RL02?s will stay in DEC Racks, as will the majority of
the DEC HW.
The primary objective is to mount a DL380G7 and a 1GigE switch.
I also have some desktops that I?d ideally like in the rack, and maybe a MicroVAX III and
PDP-11 or two (those are if I go the route of a real rack).
Earlier in this thread, I?d pretty much convinced myself to use a wooden rack that I have
several of. Then I remembered why I moved from those to Gorilla Racks. The wooden racks
are pretty unstable.
I?ve found good deals on a variety of modern racks at a local place. I?m now strongly
leaning towards this option.
My next question is, what options are there for putting a shelf in a standard rack? My
google-fu seems to be failing me. I?ve I?m going to put any desktops in the rack, I?ll
need a shelf or two, at a minimum.
Zane