How many FSK 5700 MHz Canopy APs can you fit in a butt? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_%28unit%29
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Jay Weekley <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote: > We mentally convert metrics to English units anyway. If someone says > something is 10 kilometers away. I mentally say, "wow, that's over six > miles". > > Eric Kuhnke wrote: > >> Silly Americans just convert everything to use metric please... >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:22 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com >> <mailto: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 >>> <mailto: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 <mailto:eric.kuh...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:45 PM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto: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 >>> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 >>> <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:10 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
