Old AT&T telco racks are 12-24. All of the new 2-post telco racks we get
are 12-24 threaded as well.
On 3/30/2016 4:11 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
Most relay racks / two post racks from US sources (Hammond, Middle
Atlantic, Chatsworth) which don't use nuts seem to ship with 10-32 US
threaded holes. All of the cage nuts that mount in square holes seem
to be M6 as they all come from China/Taiwan.
I am not sure the last time I saw something 12-24 threaded.
Then there are the weird 23" heavy gauge steel relay racks used by
some old telecom stuff that come untapped, if you want to mount stuff
in it you need to bring a tap kit and power drill.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:52 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
<mailto:[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 <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:45 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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]
<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:10 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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.
