[j-nsp] Mounting MX80 at an angle

[David Miller]

On 2/16/2012 1:41 PM, Jerry Jones wrote:
> I would be careful the hot air exiting the rear is not sucked back in the front, if the front is higher. Checkout link for airflow description.
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> http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/release-independent/junos/topics/reference/requirements/mx5-mx10-mx40-mx80-cabinet-requirements.html

MX80 air flow is not front->back it is instead side->side (from the 
front intake is on right side and exhaust on left).

In the link for the airflow above, keep in mind that that is a front 
view and not a side view.

-DMM

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> On Feb 16, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Serge Vautour wrote:
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> I don't mean angled side-side, I mean angles front-back. So the back end would be lower than the front end. After mounting, if you stood in front of the MX, the front plate would be pointing towards the ceiling a bit instead of horizontally.
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> Serge
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> On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Serge Vautour wrote:
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>> Has anyone ever rack mounted an MX80 or a similar sized router at an angle before? Any reason why this isn't a good idea? Could it have an impact on the electrical components?
> I'm not entirely sure what you mean by mounting at an angle.  Do you have any pictures/examples?
>
> jms
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