0,5U rack panel?
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If you have trouble finding something I could probably make one for you. I am a machinest by trade and sometimes take on small projects on the side.
C-Martin
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I've looked for the same a while back and found a few but the problem i found was that, if you use a 1/2 U panel, it offsets the piece of gear you place after it in a way that doesn't align with the rail screw holes making it impossible to screw in.
If you want your rack to not have any gaps then 1/2 U panels won't work. You would need 1/3 U and, depending on how you setup your rack, you would need at least 3 to compensate for the offset. The reason for this is that the holes on rack rails aren't all equidistant, they are in groups of 3 and between each group of 3 there's a shorter distance than the distance between each 3 holes.
If your rack is in an upright position and you don't mind not having the gear screwed in, you could get away using 1/2U panels and just leaving the gear unscrewed.
If you want your rack to not have any gaps then 1/2 U panels won't work. You would need 1/3 U and, depending on how you setup your rack, you would need at least 3 to compensate for the offset. The reason for this is that the holes on rack rails aren't all equidistant, they are in groups of 3 and between each group of 3 there's a shorter distance than the distance between each 3 holes.
If your rack is in an upright position and you don't mind not having the gear screwed in, you could get away using 1/2U panels and just leaving the gear unscrewed.
C-Martin
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Also, even if you use the 1/3U panels, you can only secure the piece of gear with 2 screws on either the top or bottom set of holes. Again, this is because of the offset that is created.
I abandoned the idea completely and just use regular 1U vented panels because i didn't like the gear not being properly secured with either 4 screws or at least 2 in opposite corners.
EDIT - Here's a picture i found that shows what i'm talking about:
I abandoned the idea completely and just use regular 1U vented panels because i didn't like the gear not being properly secured with either 4 screws or at least 2 in opposite corners.
EDIT - Here's a picture i found that shows what i'm talking about:
- Apr 20, 2005
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Thanks for the offer. Noted. I guess it could be interesting if you're located in Europe.
@C-Martin. It's a rack where there're are nuts that can move freely into a rail so I don't think it would be a problem at all.
C-Martin
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Oh, well in that case your good to go. Here's a few links for some of those 1/2U panels i found:
-Non vented
http://www.proaudiostash.ca/product...anged/1/2u-flanged-steel-rack-panel/274.shtml
http://www.eventcabling.com/product_info.php?products_id=39
-Vented
http://www.proaudiostash.ca/product...nted-panels/05u-vented-rack-panel/11783.shtml
You could also check eBay, i remember seeing a few of them on there also.
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D'oh... I'm a fucking idiot. Just a terminology problem... 1/2 vs 0,5u lol.
Found one super cheap here:
http://www.thomann.de/fr/thon_rackblende_0,5he.htm
Found one super cheap here:
http://www.thomann.de/fr/thon_rackblende_0,5he.htm
C-Martin
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Nice, maybe i should consider one of those rack cases with movable nuts for my patchbay.
Hope it works out for you.
Hope it works out for you.
