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Little-Miss

Little-Miss

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I have lots of these...

 

http://www.computermegamall.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/d/3/d3860.jpg

 

for those who dont own All-in-one Dells they are massive chunky power bricks. (will grab measurements tomorrow) At the moment these are sat on top of the desk and are a complete eyesore and just generally in the way!

 

So, can any of you think of a clever way for me to attach them to the underside of the desks...allowing access if needed and a bit of air circulation as they get hot!

 

So far drain pipes and clips plus gaffer tape has all been suggested...just wondering if anyone had any bright ideas....

teejay

teejay

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Get some metal strip and bend to make a bracket and attach under desk. I'm sure a school tech dept could knock them up for you. Edited by teejay
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LeMarchand

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Ikea if you can afford it/they're accessible/big enough:

 

http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/82936_PE209016_S3.JPG

 

Cable trays - could possibly repurpose something from your local seller of cheap tat.

 

Try stapling strapping to the bottom of the desk?

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Gatt

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what about normal cable tacks (the round plastic things with a nail in them? though this is only useful for wooden desks..

 

Or those springy binder clasps - onto the back edge of the desk with the cable raped inside...

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Little-Miss

Little-Miss

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PM do you mean http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/38/p2542338_l.jpg

 

or http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/00/p2546700_l.jpg (assuming you can screw them through the middle, i cant remember)

Dos_Box

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I had 2 suites of these in Chorley. We had a small metal tray fitted which ran along the underside\back of each desk and the lead came up though a standard circular access point enext to each workststion.It kept the brick out of the way, provided ventilation and as the tray was near the top of the desk it was kept out of the way of feet.
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mac_shinobi

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Brackets - Buy quality Brackets at Screwfix.com

 

Angle Shrinkages Self-Coloured 33 x 25 x 1.2mm Pack of 50 - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

 

8 brackets and 2 sheets of plastic / acrylic or some sheets of wood instead of the plastic

 

4 brackets on each side , comprising of 2 sides

 

side 1 :

 

-----------//////////------------------/////////////--------------

 

 

 

 

--------////////////-----------------.////////////---------------

 

where ///////// = a bracket and -------- is the material ie plastic / wood

 

and side 2 would be exactly the same but on the other side

 

Obviously need some screws to attach the hinges to the material of choice ( plastic, wood or mdf or w/e )

 

That way there is a gap underneath and you could even drill a load of big holes through the material ie wood / plastic to allow for better ventilation.

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mac_shinobi

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I had 2 suites of these in Chorley. We had a small metal tray fitted which ran along the underside\back of each desk and the lead came up though a standard circular access point enext to each workststion.It kept the brick out of the way, provided ventilation and as the tray was near the top of the desk it was kept out of the way of feet.

 

I was thinking that as well as the metal would allow the heat to dissipate ( hopefully ) or at least that was the thought - any links to the ones you used mr edu god :)

apoth0r

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Get those metal brackets for under the desk, keeps everything tidy and reasonably easy to install too, you and the caretaker could boss it in a couple of hours.
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dhicks

dhicks

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Industrial strength velcro?

 

The velcro itself seems to be stronger that the glue that sticks the velcro strip to the wall / desk / whatever, or maybe it's just that the glue used doesn't work so well on porus surfaces or whatever. Maybe try a spot of superglue rather than just relying on the glue on the strip?

 

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David Hicks

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powdarrmonkey

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The velcro itself seems to be stronger that the glue that sticks the velcro strip to the wall / desk / whatever, or maybe it's just that the glue used doesn't work so well on porus surfaces or whatever. Maybe try a spot of superglue rather than just relying on the glue on the strip?

 

Superglue fixes that with admirable tenacity :D

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Dos_Box

Dos_Box

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I was thinking that as well as the metal would allow the heat to dissipate ( hopefully ) or at least that was the thought - any links to the ones you used mr edu god :)

 

Sadly no. We had the company who fitted the desks to add them in, and I can't even remeber who the desking company was :(

It was a really effective solution as the tray ran all along the line of desks which were all facing a wall.

powdarrmonkey

powdarrmonkey

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Sadly no. We had the company who fitted the desks to add them in, and I can't even remeber who the desking company was :(

It was a really effective solution as the tray ran all along the line of desks which were all facing a wall.

 

We've had very similar stuff from Nortek, maybe it was them.

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