>(3) ObMotm: Does anybody have their MOTM in an "open relay rack" such as
>Newark sells for about $130 -- one of those floor-to-ceiling 45U aluminum
>rectangles? How does it feel? Do you worry about the thing tipping over?
>I have a 20U black Quik Lok frame with the bottom 10U tilted, but it's
>going to fill up sooner or later :)
You can get a nice grey powdercoat B-Line 7' relay rack for $100 or
so from Graybar. These are designed to be bolted to the floor and
top supported. I would not recommend using them without proper support.
You could have someone weld 1/2" threaded rod studs to a 24"x24" 8guage
steel plate and use that for a base. Several companies make "unequal
flange" relay racks, which are deeper than normal, which would facilitate
bolting lexan or plexiglass directly to the rear of the rack as a cover.
The cheapest way to get a relay rack is to check the dumpsters at a Bell or
MCI site every once in a while. We usually dump them when we decomm
them. Unfortunately (or fortunately) Bell usually leaves the junk
equipment in them when they throw them out. (usually old toll cross
bar switchers, junk SLC96 frames, 1A switches, etc.
WARNING: The last Bell racks I saw were 14' tall. Bring a big van!
-Cary