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Rack Server Frame
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I am planning to build a small home server setup and will be using standard 19" rack cases for the systems. I know a gentleman who is willing to build me a wooden enclosure for the racks, but he needs to have a frame to build it around. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions how to proceed? Ideally, I would like to assamble the metal frame which the rack chassis screw into, and then let him use that to build the cabinet. Is there anyplace to buy the frame pieces to custom build a (say 11U) rack cabinet? TIA Steve ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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In article , Steve wrote:
Hello All, I am planning to build a small home server setup and will be using standard 19" rack cases for the systems. I know a gentleman who is willing to build me a wooden enclosure for the racks, but he needs to have a frame to build it around. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions how to proceed? Ideally, I would like to assamble the metal frame which the rack chassis screw into, and then let him use that to build the cabinet. Is there anyplace to buy the frame pieces to custom build a (say 11U) rack cabinet? TIA Steve There are dozens of companies that make this stuff. Here's one random google hit; http://www.cablesamerica.com/product...&source=google &kw=electronic+racks&engine=adwords!1303&keyword=% 28electronic+racks%29 You can buy one higher than you need and cut the rails to the length you need. The threaded "rails" can be scrounged from dumpstered minicomputer racks, at least the ones by DEC. These look like narrow "angle iron" and can be bolted into the sides of a wooden cabinet that's built to the right width. If you go with a commercial rack like the URL shows you will wind up with a cabinet that's a couple of inches wider than one built with rails bolted to wood. You have to watch out for heat and weight when you build your own enclosure. -- Al Dykes ----------- adykes at p a n i x . c o m |
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I am planning to build a small home server setup and will be using standard
19" rack cases for the systems. Im curious..... Why do you want to use rack eauip...when that stuff is premium priced? Why not just use desktop or tower style PC case? |
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wrote: On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:23:12 -0500, wrote: I am planning to build a small home server setup and will be using standard 19" rack cases for the systems. Im curious..... Why do you want to use rack eauip...when that stuff is premium priced? Why not just use desktop or tower style PC case? Space. if you don't have a lot of available real estate, a rackmount tower can hold several computers and lots of audio visual gear too. easier to work on, and you can rig single cooling solutions for the lot of it. Picking up an old, discarded 27" TV center and parking it next to your desk is another way to store tons of equipment. You can fit 3-4 towers in the old TV space. Stack your audio in the usual AV bay. Some even have those sliding TV doors to keep the noise down Before you spend any money, stack your hifi/video gear on top of your computers and see if you get any interferendce. Check the video quality, as well as the sound. You mentioned 11u, that's not a whole lot of space (1/4 rack), plan carefuly. Do you know you can buy racks this size that have brackets to bolt to the wall and a very strong hinge so you can swing the equipment out and get at the back panal ? You have to check th requirement of your deepest equipment, don't forget to factor in the cables and connectors. I think they can be bought for equipment as heavy as 200 pounds. Very good on the ventilation, OTOH I wouldn't want to put a server UPS into one. -- Al Dykes ----------- adykes at p a n i x . c o m |
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