I've seen lots of M6 in the stuff from China, and of course 12-24 and 10-32 from US sources... But never M5.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 7:41 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Rack screw can be 10-32, 12-24, M5, M6. And rack rail can be threaded, > round hole, square hole. Too many options. > > -----Original Message----- From: Cassidy B. Larson > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:24 PM > > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw > > I know on Cisco switches you could turn the ears around and the holes > would line up so you’d get more switch in front of the rails. > > > On Mar 29, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net> >> wrote: >> >> That's a good idea. >> >> If there are not holes, is there a small screw type that is short and >> self-tapping? >> >> Not sure the best way to mount the ears if the holes for the ears don't >> exist on the switch. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:10 PM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >> >> Add mounting ears farther back on the switch. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sterling Jacobson >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:57 PM >> To: 'af@afmug.com' >> Subject: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >> >> This is really specific; don't ask why I need it :) >> >> But I need a standard rack threaded screw that looks like a 6 to 7 inch >> long motherboard standoff screw. >> >> So it would stand a 1U switch forward from the 19" rack about 6-7 inches. >> >> I tried standard rack standoff modules, but the space is too limiting. >> >> > >
