19" rack

[Steve Jones]

> I started to and then dropped it - by the time you got 10 or 15 RU's
> worth of stuff, the patch cords from the top covered the knobs on the
> bottom...  Also, I was laying out the front panels in the "traditional"

I can see the 19" form factor as being a solution to this
problem.  Assuming the modules are oriented horizontally,
like they are with Ernie, a certain horizontal band or
bands can be reserved for patch cords and the problem
goes away.


      Knobs and Switches           Spaghetti
   _________________________________________________
  |                        |                        |
  | O O O O O O O o o O O  |  o o o o o o o o o o o |  Module 1
  |________________________|________________________|
  |                        |                        |
  | O O O O [] [] o o O O  |  o o o o o o o o o o o |  Module 2
  |________________________|________________________|
  |                        |                        |
  | O O O O O O O o o O O  |  o o o o o o o o o o o |  Module 3
  |________________________|________________________|
  |                        |                        |
  | O O [] [] O O o o O O  |  o o o o o o o o o o o |
  |                        |                        |  Module 4
  | O O O O O O O o o O O  |  o o o o o o o o o o o |
  |________________________|________________________|

       (Please disregard proportions and scale!)


One concern I have with this arrangement is that one pcb
per RU and module seems not to make the best use of volume
behind the panels.

steve