Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 11/17/05 19:23

On 11/17/2005, Gene E. Bloch managed to type:
> On 11/16/2005, anthony managed to type:
>> Rack Ears + ideas needed! Purchased patch panel w/o rack ears. Need make
>> shift way or find some rack ears that will work!
>>
>> I purchased a ADC patch panel (PPI1232RS-MVJT-BK) via Ebay not knowing the
>> rack ears were'nt included. The 'holes' are 1" apart and are 1" from the
>> front of the rack. This is a midsize PPI panel. ADC says it looks like
>> somebody drilled out the weld points on the rack ear and removed it. I need
>> a make shift way to get it to work w/o spending $115 more on a new empty
>> panel.
>>
>> ideas?!?
>>
>> thanks!
>
> Can you drill appropriate holes in two pieces of what I call 'angle iron'
> (preferably made of aluminum) and screw them onto the panels where the old
> welds were drilled out?
>
> Too bad they did that. What a PITA...
>
> Gino

New idea, possibly better than screws: pop rivets.

BTW - Make sure there's nothing inside close to where the welds were!

Gino

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