Microhogshead per furlong?
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: > Now you’re just being ridiculous. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2016 3:53 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw > > > > Horsepower-weeks per fathom. > > > > *From:* Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2016 4:46 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw > > > > That's why you need to convert every weight measurement to the Batman. > > The millibatman and kilobatman > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_%28unit%29 > > > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > We tried that once and lost a spacecraft.... > > > > > > 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]> > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
