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On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 8:18 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I used to hate cage nuts, but when you get to a site with a bag full > of the wrong screws you start to wonder if you shouldn't have used cage > nuts. > > In other news.....what tool for cage nuts? Have I been doing it the hard > way? > > > On 1/28/2020 8:05 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > New stuff I try to use M6, but I have lots of telco racks and telco stuff > is all 12-24 (probably even to this day). > > > > I’m sure there’s some 10-32 and M5 screws around also, but being an old > telco industry guy, I consider those too wimpy. I guess I accept the 10-32 > stuff as legacy IT rack standard just like 12-24 is legacy telco rack > standard. Anything I do metric is new, so M5 just doesn’t make sense. > Luckily most new stuff has the square holes so I just need a bag of M6 cage > nuts. Now if I could just find my tool for inserting and extracting cage > nuts. > > > > What I hate is stripping the threads in an old rack because I think it’s > one size and it’s another. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Mark Radabaugh > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:18 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] RackMount Devices - Handles or No Handles > > > > ug… no wonder this ends up aggravating me on a regular basis. I think we > settled on 12-24 for the majority of the equipment we have. > > > > Mark > > > > On Jan 28, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are actually four standards: > > > > <image.png> > > > > Even better, the *two* active standards (IEC_60927-3-100 and IEA/ECA-310) > each have a preferred thread sizes. The IEC standard prefers M6x1, and > the IEA/ECA standard prefers M5. > > > > I'm assuming that you're talking about either a M5 or a M6 screw, not a > non-metric 10-32 or 12-24. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 8:53 AM Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not a big concern for us. If you get rid of the handles please leave a > tapped hole in the center of the 1U bracket that matches the common rack > screw (there are two standards - pick one) to use as a jack screw if the > unit is being stubborn coming out of the rack. > > > > Mark > > > > On Jan 28, 2020, at 9:13 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I can live without handles. > > > > Not really a big deal unless it’s a super long, heavy server, and those > typically go in 4 post racks or cabinets anyway with rear access. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Jason Wilson > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:24 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] RackMount Devices - Handles or No Handles > > > > Make keyholes for handles? If you happen to need them slide them on. > Removeable. Keep 1 set in the go bag. > > > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 10:09 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I'm wondering if anyone has strong opinions about handles on > rackmount devices. > > > > I'm in the process of switching the enclosure manufacturer on the > RackInjector and in the process making some design changes that should make > things better for both us and our customers. I don't want to share too > much just in case this doesn't work out - and no, this isn't a change to > hot-swappable cards. > > > > With the design we're working on, the handles we have on the front of the > existing enclosure aren't very easy to implement in the new design. So > I'm thinking about just dropping them to save the hassle/pain/shipping > issues/cost/etc/etc/etc. > > > > My personal experience has been that although handles on enclosures are > nice when removing a device from a rack, they are by no means necessary. > On occasion, I've also had handles become a liability instead of a help. > But on the other hand, when a device gets stuck in a rack (typically due > to neighboring devices), it is nice to have them to add leverage when > removing the enclosure. > > > > I'm wondering what everyone else's thoughts on this are... > > > > -- > > - Forrest > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > > Jason Wilson > > Remotely Located > > Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. > > 530-651-1736 > > 530-748-9608 Cell > > www.remotelylocated.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > > - Forrest > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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