> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Seth Mattinen > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] 7201 rack mounting > > > Elmar K. Bins wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Benny Amorsen) wrote: > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> > >>> racked a lot of 7200's. never had a problem with them "drooping > >>> alarmingly". tighten your screws. > >> It IS a problem with 1U front mounted stuff. Even 3750's suffer from > >> it. > > > > 3750s always had the cheapest of housings, 2924s and 2950s suffered > > from the same. Interestingly enough, 3560s are quite ok, but that > > could be due to their being a bit lighter. > > > > 7301 had the exact same case as the 7201 (in fact, 7401 had the > > same housing, too) but was not as deep and quite a bit lighter > > (power supply in the front) and didn't suffer from tumbling down > > the rack. > > > > My solution: Cable ties to a screw... (also helps with 1RU F5 > > BigIPs which have adequate housing but are much too deep and too heavy). > > > > > Anyone ever tried having a metal shop make custom brackets that are as > long as the case is deep? >
It would be cheaper to buy a standard shelf, unless you can fabricate them yourself. Ted _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
