RE: A neat solution for selfbuilders...

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Mark Harrison (Groups)
>
> The clever bit was the door... or doors... there were two of them.
>
> One, which opened into the lounge, gave access to the front of the
rack,
> for patching cable, configuring stuff, etc.
>
> The other, which opened into another room (an office?) gave access to
> the back of the rack, for punching down cable, access to the plugs,
> cables that get plugged into the back of equipment.
>

I refer the honourable gentleman to pictures of the original Node 0 in
Castle McCall

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2&pa
ge=12

or if you prefer http://tinyurl.com/b92v9

Admittedly, it is no longer like that due to the original half height rack
being insufficiently sized but I did suggest that access was given to the
rear so as to avoid having to pull the rack out.

The other alternative is to mount a rack side on to a wall so that you can
have access to front and rear but that does take more space eg a 2x2 rack
needs a 6x2 space.

Regards

Keith (who has just built a mobile rack and then realised the floor sloped
as I got pinned to the wall!)