[sdiy] good source for 19" rack boxes 1U or 2U or "chassis"

[Colin Hinz]

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009, Dan Snazelle wrote:

> I am trying to find a not too expensive source of rack boxes.
> not just panels but something to put the boards in as well.
>
> I found one site but it was really expensive.

Define "really expensive"......

A few years back I specced out a Hammond RMCV190313 case (2U high)
for a project, not at all cheap but very very classy. Hammond rackmount
stuff (including the racks themselves) are like that.

As an alternate, I found a Bud Valu/Line case, NHC-14155, which was
probably only 2/3 the price of the Hammond, definitely a cheaper
design but still presentable.

If I were housing a project with my own money I would probably use
either an aluminim chassis box that's mounted to a standard rackmount
panel, or else one of the no-frills Asian boxes I can get locally.

- Colin