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vadeem
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Username: Vid1900
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 06:33 am: | 
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I was thinking of using 2 of these rackmount cases. One for the power Control Box, the other for the CPU. $59 USD each.
http://www.buildtoorderservers.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=43&idpr oduct=211#details
This one is $95 but has an airfilter with the fan:
http://rackmountmart.stores.yahoo.net/newrm4uracch1.html |
vadeem
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Username: Vid1900
Post Number: 28
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 10:41 pm: |
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This company has some nice prices on both rack mount computer cases and rack mount power supply cases.
They do custom cases with no extra charge for D-sub holes and the like.
We could get a few of us to go in on some with silkscreen logo and labels.
http://ango.com/ |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 662
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 08:20 am: |
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Vadeem, I had a quick look at that site and they do not seem to do a simple dust-proof enclosure made for wall-mounting? |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 665
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 11:17 am: |
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What does a Rittal AE 1038.600 or Wiegmann B201607CH cost over there?
The idea is to....
- have no louvres or slots for cooling (they allow dust in)
- have a large size and thus a large surface area for heat dissipation (cooling)
- have bottom cable entry via glands. No connectors on the surface of the box. |
Brian_B
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Username: Allegheny
Post Number: 24
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 03:07 am: |
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I checked the online Grainger's catalog (www.graingers.com/) for the Wiegmann B201607CH.
The enclosure (Grainger #6C721) is $216.75, and the interior panel (Weigmann #NP-2016, Grainger #2W828) is $29.35 for a total of $246.10 before tax and s/h.
I will check to see if some of the other online suppliers have better pricing - Graingers is almost never the cheapest, only the most convenient! |
Bob Cole
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Username: Bob_cole
Post Number: 17
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 12:44 am: |
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If you want some decent pricing on these enclosures, try this web site. It looks like they are VERY competative price wise.
www.AutomationDirect.com
Regards, Bob C. |
Bob Cole
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Username: Bob_cole
Post Number: 18
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 06:36 am: |
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Here is a direct link to the B201607CH box for sale on the internet.
http://web2.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Enclosures/Metal/NEMA_12/C ontinuous_Hinge_Wall_Mount/B201607CH
hope this helps, Bob C. |
Gerald_D
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Username: Gerald_d
Post Number: 670
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 09:31 am: |
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There might be better alternatives to the Wiegmann B201607CH because that enclosure is all 14gauge steel which makes it heavy and expensive.
Anyway, this is the size and style enclosure that I am suggesting - something simple and rectangular with a hinged (dust-sealed) door.
The enclosure needs air circulation on all the sides, inclusing the back. It needs spacers to mount it about 40mm [1.5"] off a wall. 16gauge will be adequate.
The "sub-panel" is nothing more than a thickish (14gauge/2mm) steel plate. (see the white plate in these photos). The "sub-panel" is removed from the box while doing most of the wiring - makes life (and inspection) a lot easier. |
Russ schoenberger
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Username: Rus
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 03:07 am: |
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The company that I work for has a sheetmetal shop for building there own cabnets (mostly cnc equipment) for substations. I could see about them building some to meet our needs If people are interested. |
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