Re: Rack suppliers

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin

I have been looking at the Mid Atlantic Racks and they look very good.
I do have a simple question. Where do you purchase them from?

Ben

On 6 Jun 2008, at 12:57, Kevin Hawkins wrote:

> In my lounge I have a cupboard that just takes a 19" rack width
wise -
> and I have used one of the Mid Atlantic pivot racks. They are bolted
> to
> the floor/base and pull forward and then you unlock and pivot them. It
> has made things so much easier but I had the problem of no side access
> either so this was essential. There is a version that just pulls
> forward (no pivot) , again attached to a firmly bolted base. Both
> these
> are typically used when not on a floor but mid height. Heavy racks
> have
> small extension legs/tracks to support the weight when extended. The
> racks, because they are AV focussed tend to be 600mm depth, you may be
> able to get deeper though , and not cheap (although there are better
> prices available) .
>
> If you can wall mount and have side space you can use a rack that
> hinges
> on one side too. If you can use castors they really do make access the
> easiest and pleases the wallet too.
>
> K
>
> Paul Bendall wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Currently I have a small wall mounted rack which is Node0. The
only
> > issue being the front-to-back depth is quite restricting. Not a
> > problem for Mini-ITX rackmounted cases of hetwork equipment but
> > limiting for full sized rackmount cases.
> >
> > Therefore, I am starting to look for a deeper floor mounted
> option. It
> > will be located in the garage with the rear against the wall.
> > Currently I am thinking that my best option maybe to look at
> > audio/visual racks that pull forward and then can be swivelled to
> get
> > at the rear. As less sophisticated option would be just have the
> rack
> > on casters.
> >
> > What is anyone elses experience?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
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