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Re: Rack suppliers



If you don't find another source I can get them for you Ben....
Give me a shout offlist and I'll get you a price...

Kevin

Ben McCormack wrote:
> 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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