Possibly OT: 1U 'rack'

Part Timer · 2011-10-17T20:54:34+00:00

I know many here have experience of sound and computer installs.I'm looking for a way to 'retain' a 1U high pair of UHF Ch70 radio mic receivers horizontally on a solid surface without actually placing them in a 'real' rack. This is to enable access by the users (not me) to turn them on/off (when mains power is turned on at the wall warts they require their front panel buttons pressing to turn them on). Also they have fixed aerials, which would otherwise be shielded inside a rack. Otherwise I would hide them out of the way on long mains and XLR cables.I have found the following items so far: receivers measure 16.5cm deep. Does a variation of the above items exist where the unit is 'boxed in' for a few cm of its depth, thus preventing the back from being lifted?Not after high security, just to prevent them walking from a room which is locked out of hours but may not be watched over _all_ the time. I plan to use 'security' bolts on the rack ears.

Oct 17, 2011 43 Replies

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Adrian C 14 years ago

I find IKEA Lack legs don't take screws too well, nothing to bite into other than the outside plastic coating. Better to drill straight through the legs and use nuts and bolts and large washers to spread the load. If the 19" items are a bit wide then there will also be some leg filing to do, which makes it less of an ideal solution.

I suspect IKEA may have changed the design and materials in the time period this has been on sale.

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tony sayer 14 years ago

In article , charles scribeth thus

Thats the way to do it for more then the one or so channels..

Yes that is about the only way to do it for largish numbers.

Its what we do in large radio networks on receive systems...

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Dave Plowman (News) 14 years ago

Indeed. So not receivers like Part Timer has described?

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charles 14 years ago

Just perfectly normal Trantec ones

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