[TriLUG] Pretty OT: Rack Slide Rails

[Jim Ray]

you can probably use these for chin ups they are so strong:

http://www.generaldevices.com
Chassis Trak -> 3 part slide -> # C300S-118-RC

they look like serious military units.  i've got a set i can give you if 
you like.

regards,

jim

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Brian Henning wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>   Please pardon this bit of noise for me to ask a practical question 
> of anyone who may have experience using slide rails (the ball-bearing 
> sort as often found in more expensive desk drawers, etc) on rackmount 
> servers.  I have a 3U server that's mounted 1U above another 4U 
> server, and 2U under a shelf, which makes it impossible to work inside 
> either box without unmounting one which, when working alone, is a huge 
> PITA...  So I'm hoping to put slide rails on the upper one so I can 
> just pull it out, either to work on it or to get it out of the way of 
> the one below.
>
> My concern is that our racks are two-post, rather than four-post.  
> Which means there's no rear posts for the rails to attach to.  Can 
> anyone speak to whether the rails can sustain the physical load of a 
> server (say.. 30 pounds?  actually have no idea how much it really 
> weighs) mounted only to front posts, without bending?  The rails 
> appear to be of a rather lighter gauge of metal than the case itself.  
> I'm thinking I may need to try to find some sort of angle braces that 
> would bolt to the rear of the posts and give support to the back end 
> of the rails..
>
> To help anyone who may be curious, the rails are these:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16856999203
>
> It really looks to me that the "ears" of those rails are only 1U high, 
> and wouldn't stand up to the load of a 3U server when supported only 
> at one end..
>
> ...and if I need bracing, surely such must exist, but where might I 
> find it?  I don't even know what terms to use to search Google..
>
> Thanks a ton,
> ~Brian
>