[c-nsp] 7201 rack mounting

[Seth Mattinen]

Elmar K. Bins wrote:
> benny+usenet at amorsen.dk (Benny Amorsen) wrote:
> 
>> jason.plank at comcast.net writes:
>>
>>> racked a lot of 7200's. never had a problem with them "drooping
>>> alarmingly". tighten your screws.
>> It IS a problem with 1U front mounted stuff. Even 3750's suffer from
>> it.
> 
> 3750s always had the cheapest of housings, 2924s and 2950s suffered
> from the same. Interestingly enough, 3560s are quite ok, but that
> could be due to their being a bit lighter.
> 
> 7301 had the exact same case as the 7201 (in fact, 7401 had the
> same housing, too) but was not as deep and quite a bit lighter
> (power supply in the front) and didn't suffer from tumbling down
> the rack.
> 
> My solution: Cable ties to a screw... (also helps with 1RU F5
> BigIPs which have adequate housing but are much too deep and too heavy).
> 


Anyone ever tried having a metal shop make custom brackets that are as 
long as the case is deep?

~Seth