MOTM

At 11:24 AM -0500 03/16/01, Tkacs, Ken wrote:

>> Why not get longer pieces that hold more than 10U??
>>If they were 14U I could get 40% more modules!!
>
>Sure, but *they wouldn't fit into a 19" rack!*

They would fit in an open frame 19" rack.

>The rails Synth Tech sells are specifically for mounting modules
>in 19" rack cabinets.

Yes.

>They are custom made.

Oh well, I was hoping that maybe I could get them from an industrial
supplier.  Are they flat or angled??

>There are so-called "flat rails" (12u wide I believe) in the works for
>>those making wooden cabinets. I don't know what the most recent ETA on
>those is. Others are either screwing the modules into wood or using
>>threaded inserts.

Heh heh heh you said "wood" :)

>You could buy rack rails and sandwich them back to back. I tried that. But
>the bend in the "L-shape" of the rails creates a gap between module rows
>that can be as much as 3/8" which I found unacceptable.

I have no idea what you mean.

>Also, the screws Paul provides are not rack screws, so you would need
>other hardware.

Buying other screws seems like a trivial matter.

>But the holes in the module corners can support rack screws; you just
>lose a little of the so-called "slop space" for adjusting the moules.

Thanx!! :)   That's very helpful information.  So if I can find a part or
material that is a flat piece tapped for 19" rack  mounts then it will
work.  Maybe I could get plain flat bars of aluminum or some other soft
metal and mount the modules with sheet metal screws.