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Big Cases?

2001-05-18 by bruce@sigalarm.com

My meager 19" rack has been filled with lovely modules.  This is 
really only about 10 vertical rack spaces, but I am already 
considering what the final form might be.

I know that many of you have made or are in the process of making your 
own big beefy cases.  What sizes are you working with?  

One thing I sketched out last night was a vertical wedge shaped case, 
with about a 28 degree tilt back.  4 panels tall (so like 20 rack 
spaces) and 28 rack spaces wide.

I worked that out and it is 56 2 unit modules before I have to go to a 
wing cabnet.  The case would be somewhat over 50" wide, and like 3 
feet tall.  To me this seems pretty huge.  One of the local folks can 
build it covered either with Formica or Tolex for a tidy sum, but then 
again how often am i going to do this.

Any thoughts?  I am trying to think of what I want to have at the end 
of this, and I am trying to think of what may still come out module 
wise.

Thanks for any input.

Bruce

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