We tried that once and lost a spacecraft....
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
Silly Americans just convert everything to use metric please...
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:22 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote:
Old AT&T telco racks are 12-24. All of the new 2-post telco racks we get
are 12-24 threaded as well.
On 3/30/2016 4:11 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
Most relay racks / two post racks from US sources (Hammond, Middle
Atlantic, Chatsworth) which don't use nuts seem to ship with 10-32 US threaded
holes. All of the cage nuts that mount in square holes seem to be M6 as they
all come from China/Taiwan.
I am not sure the last time I saw something 12-24 threaded.
Then there are the weird 23" heavy gauge steel relay racks used by some
old telecom stuff that come untapped, if you want to mount stuff in it you need
to bring a tap kit and power drill.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:52 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
I think even here in the US, square holes and M6 cage nuts and screws
are pretty much standard. At least in data centers. Telco might still use
12-24.
From: Eric Kuhnke
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:45 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw
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.
