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Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: > Silly Americans just convert everything to use metric please... > > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:22 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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]> 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]> >>>>> [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]>[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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >
