19" Rack Advice

["Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>]

I'm hoping y'all can offer some suggestions as to a spec for a 19"
rack.

Having run most of my structured wiring, I need to start organising
Node
zero and relocating some of my equipment there. 19" racks seem a
popular
choice, but what should I get ?

Node zero is the cupboard under the stairs - I can just about stand
upright
at it's highest point (that makes it about 2m high) so a full height
rack
won't fit :-(
I've seen full height, "half-height" and various x-U height
units, but can
seem to find a definition of a "U". How high is 1U ? If 42U is
full height,
I guess a 20U-odd unit would be suitable. I can then stand a printer /
monitor on top instead of inside. 

Also, how deep should it be ? Here's what I intend to put in there:
* Patch panel(s)      
      [not very deep]
* Network hub       
            [ditto]
* Various audio separates       [I can measure the
depth]
* Sky digibox           
      [ditto, but less than above]
* Video recorder <cough>      [as per
separates]
* Future WHA amplifier     
      [ ?, same as separates ?]
* PC box           
      [I can measure the depth]

Is there anything else I've forgotten, and how big is it ? KAT5 switcher
?
<big grin>

I guess I should also allow another 100mm or so behind all the equipment
to
be able to connect the cables without straining them etc.

Apart from removable side / rear panels and a door, is there anything else
I
should be looking for ?


Thanks,

Tim H.



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