TechMonkey Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Rackstudsâ„¢ Anyone seen these? Someone put them on to me yesterday and they look great. They are a replacement to cagenuts, easier to put in and take out and they have the pokey out bit mounted first so means you are left holding a switch while someone fumbles the screws. My worry was if they could hold the weight but their figures are impressive. Anyone using? 2
synaesthesia Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 No, but I'm throwing my money at the screen and nothing's happening.... 1
hallb15 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 £34 for 100 on amazon... Rackstuds Smart Rack Mounting System, 100-pack: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
fairm010 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 My DL380p's weigh a ton. I'm not sure about mounting them in a cab with these small plastic things.
rich_tech Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 not bad for when your servers dont come with proprietary mounting kits, like our HPs did, they would be nice and easy on our switches your right enough.
tekins Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Not using them, but they do look good. But, you can't use them in any ol' hole! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkpU7yggz6M
synaesthesia Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Worth noting the material used is touted as "metal replacement"; I'd suspect they're less likely to shear than screws.
Davit2005 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) My DL380p's weigh a ton. I'm not sure about mounting them in a cab with these small plastic things. Not sure about hanging our huge core swiches of these but an what an invention. No more sliced hands while trying to remove cage nuts or dropping your last cage nut into a place of no return while fixing into racks Will make 1-2 u switches a lot safer because you will be able support with one hand without fear of the switch dropping away completely when you remove the last screw from the cage nut. Edited January 9, 2015 by Davit2005
TechMonkey Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Pull out value at 92Kgs and shear value at 156 Kg I'd say your rake would buckle before these! Rackstuds – Certification They do 2 sizes to take account for slight differences but I've never found cage nuts to be all that reliable about always fitting!! I'm going to get a couple of packs for our remount this Easter. I'll see how it goes. Edited January 9, 2015 by TechMonkey silly characters
TechMonkey Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Not using them, but they do look good. But, you can't use them in any ol' hole! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkpU7yggz6M TIL! I thought a rack hole is a rack hole. Didn't know they were grouped like that. This may explain why sometimes cage nuts are harder than other times, beyond cage nuts are just a pain!
plexer Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Comtec are the uk master distie. https://www.comtecdirect.co.uk/product/rackstuds-smart-rack-mounting-system/PG3224/796578/ Ben
john Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Indeed take my money now! - - - Updated - - - Comtec are the uk master distie. https://www.comtecdirect.co.uk/product/rackstuds-smart-rack-mounting-system/PG3224/796578/ Ben Indeed however amazon are cheaper
plexer Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Indeed take my money now! - - - Updated - - - Indeed however amazon are cheaper Yes and No Ben
sonofsanta Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Go in from the front - super fast 'nuff said I hate cage nuts. I would be delighted to find myself in possession of a couple of packs of these.
Domino Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I was gonna use that name as the sub title of our 'Hunks of Edugeek' calendar......
synaesthesia Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 *drapes himself over the comms cabinet seductively flashing a bit of side-moob*
plexer Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 The best bit is I sent the link to a couple of colleagues via our IM service and they didn't want to click on the link Ben
MatthewL Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Think I'll stick with normal cage nuts and my one of these.
DMcGuigan Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I've got a pack of them sat on my desk, nice and easy to install / remove.. just need to find something that needs racking now.
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