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On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:25 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm < [email protected]> wrote: > would something as small as 10-32 at 6 inches support the weigt without > bending at the thread? > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:52 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think even here in the US, square holes and M6 cage nuts and screws are >> pretty much standard. At least in data centers. Telco might still use >> 12-24. >> >> *From:* Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:45 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >> >> I've seen lots of M6 in the stuff from China, and of course 12-24 and >> 10-32 from US sources... But never M5. >> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 7:41 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Rack screw can be 10-32, 12-24, M5, M6. And rack rail can be threaded, >>> round hole, square hole. Too many options. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Cassidy B. Larson >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:24 PM >>> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>> >>> I know on Cisco switches you could turn the ears around and the holes >>> would line up so you’d get more switch in front of the rails. >>> >>> >>> On Mar 29, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> That's a good idea. >>>> >>>> If there are not holes, is there a small screw type that is short and >>>> self-tapping? >>>> >>>> Not sure the best way to mount the ears if the holes for the ears don't >>>> exist on the switch. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:10 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>>> >>>> Add mounting ears farther back on the switch. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Sterling Jacobson >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:57 PM >>>> To: '[email protected]' >>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>>> >>>> This is really specific; don't ask why I need it :) >>>> >>>> But I need a standard rack threaded screw that looks like a 6 to 7 inch >>>> long motherboard standoff screw. >>>> >>>> So it would stand a 1U switch forward from the 19" rack about 6-7 >>>> inches. >>>> >>>> I tried standard rack standoff modules, but the space is too limiting. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
