[c-nsp] Aftermarket/DIY mounts for Cisco ISR AIMs

[Justin Shore]

Dale Shaw wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Long story short: we've got a bunch of VPN AIMs but no mounts
> (stand-offs/spacers). It happened 'cause a colleague removed them for
> government security compliance reasons, but left the mounts behind
> (still attached to the system board). It's not feasible to recover the
> mounts from the now-deployed devices.
> 
> I've seen some pirates on eBay charging USD $24 per kit. I went into
> my local electronics bits n pieces store (Jaycar) and they didn't have
> any compatible stand-offs. I asked our Cisco distributor but they
> advised the OEM part is not available as a spare [and if it was, it'd
> probably make the eBay pirates look like animal rescue volunteers].
> 
> If anyone has had to do this before, please points me in the right
> direction. If anyone knows of a good online retailer that sells this
> sort of thing, I may get motivated enough to do some experimenting.

Have you tried Mouser?

http://www.mouser.com/

I bet they carry them.  Order a catalog and call them on the phone.

Justin