Fw: Rack mounting the un-rackable

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

or these

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+401+1002030&Ntk=gensearch_003&Ntt=rack+shelf&Ntx=

Gareth Cook
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noughtomate wrote:
> I'm new to rack mounting - It's another world!
> Just wondering. If I have a non rackable component, apart from the
> obvious shelves or drilling of blank plates, is there any 'gizmo'
> which could telescopically clamp a component to a rack ? I need it
> specifically to handle 'thin' items such as IR distrubution
> components.
> Kinda like this, looking at the Rack head on :
> <   19 inch rack space  >
> ----[Component here]---
> where -- represents the telescopic bit and the [ ] are the clamp
> grippers.
> I've googled around and although there are clamps for rack items,
> these appear to clamp components of full depth. I just need the
> front fascia to be clamped.
> It would be interested to hear how have you gone about keeping your
> non rack components looking 'slick'.
>

Rack ears are probably what you're looking for. eg.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/140117410259
http://search.ebay.co.uk/230126842609

Jim











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