<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack" class="">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">The formal standards for a 19-inch (482.6 mm) rack are available from the following:</div><ul style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A"); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=""><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Industries_Alliance" title="Electronic Industries Alliance" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Electronic Industries Alliance</a> EIA-310-D, Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment, dated September 1992. (Latest Standard Now REV E 1996)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumer Electronics Association" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Consumer Electronics Association</a> CEA-310-E design requirements for Cabinets, Panels, Racks and Subracks., dated December 14, 2005</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Electrotechnical_Commission" title="International Electrotechnical Commission" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">International Electrotechnical Commission</a> - Multiple documents are available in French and English versions.<ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A");" class=""><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297 <i class="">Mechanical structures for electronic equipment - Dimensions of mechanical structures of the 482,6 mm (19 in) series</i><ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A");" class=""><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-1 Replaced by IEC 60297-3-100</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-2 Replaced by IEC 60297-3-100</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-3-100 <i class="">Part 3-100: Basic dimensions of front panels, subracks, chassis, racks and cabinets</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-3-101 <i class="">Part 3-101: Subracks and associated plug-in units</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-3-102 <i class="">Part 3-102: Injector/extractor handle</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-3-103 <i class="">Part 3-103: Keying and alignment pin</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-3-104 <i class="">Part 3-104: Connector dependent interface dimensions of subracks and plug-in units</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-3-105 <i class="">Part 3-105: Dimensions and design aspects for 1U chassis</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-4 Replaced by IEC 60297-3-102</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">IEC 60297-5 Multiple documents, -100, 101, 102, ... 107, replaced by IEC 60297-3-101</li></ul></li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Institut_f%C3%BCr_Normung" title="Deutsches Institut für Normung" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Deutsches Institut für Normung</a> DIN 41494 - Multiple documents in German but some documents are available in English.<ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A");" class=""><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">DIN 41494 <i class="">Equipment practices for electronic equipment; mechanical structures of the 482,6 mm (19 inch) series</i><ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A");" class=""><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">DIN 41494-7 <i class="">Dimensions of cabinets and suites of racks</i>.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">DIN 41494-8 <i class="">Components on front panels; mounting conditions, dimensions</i></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;" class="">DIN IEC 60297-3-100 (see above in IEC section)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><div style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">A rack's mounting fixture consists of two parallel metal strips (also referred to as "posts" or "panel mounts") standing vertically. The posts are each 0.625 inches (15.88 mm) wide, and are separated by a gap of 17.75 inches (450.85 mm), giving an overall rack width of 19 inches (482.60 mm). The posts have holes in them at regular intervals, with both posts matching, so that each hole is part of a horizontal pair with a center-to-center distance of 18.312 inches (465.12 mm).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.199999809265137px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">[17]</a></sup></div><div style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">The holes in the posts are arranged vertically in repeating sets of three, with center-to-center separations of 0.5 inches (12.70 mm), 0.625 inches (15.88 mm), 0.625 inches (15.88 mm). The hole pattern thus repeats every 1.75 inches (44.45 mm).</div><div style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">Holes so arranged can either be tapped (usually 10-32 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard" title="Unified Thread Standard" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">UNF</a> thread, or, less often, 6mm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_thread" class="mw-redirect" title="Metric thread" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">metric</a>) or have square holes for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cage_nut" title="Cage nut" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">cage nuts</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 26, 2017, at 12:44 PM, Terry Shultz <<a href="mailto:thx1138@earthlink.net" class="">thx1138@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Florian,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Yes, the ERNI book is a good source for the connectors, The ISBN numbers I originally sent out was for a book from </div><div class="">MARKT & Technik .</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It covered the Din 41612, IEC603-2 connector and the Modular 19” system with Europa and Double Europa sized boards according to DIN 41494, IEC48D (sec)12. by Dr. Dirk Hesse published in 1084.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I got this book from Schroff from the VP Engineering Manager Like Waltz.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is most complete on this form factor and I have a hardbound copy here on my desk.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I suppose I could scan it, but what a chore.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">best regards and Thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Terry Shultz<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 26, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Florian Anwander <<a href="mailto:fanwander@mnet-online.de" class="">fanwander@mnet-online.de</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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