Rack EARS 4 ADC PPI1232RS-MVJT-bk Panel (Make shift)

17 Nov 2005 6:04 AM

anthony

Rack Ears + ideas needed! Purchased patch panel w/o rack ears. Need make
shift way or find some rack ears that will work!

I purchased a ADC patch panel (PPI1232RS-MVJT-BK) via Ebay not knowing
the rack ears were'nt included. The 'holes' are 1" apart and are 1" from
the front of the rack. This is a midsize PPI panel. ADC says it looks
like somebody drilled out the weld points on the rack ear and removed
it. I need a make shift way to get it to work w/o spending $115 more on
a new empty panel.

ideas?!?

thanks!

17 Nov 2005 7:08 PM

Gene E. Bloch

On 11/16/2005, anthony managed to type:

> Rack Ears + ideas needed! Purchased patch panel w/o rack ears. Need make
> shift way or find some rack ears that will work!
>
> I purchased a ADC patch panel (PPI1232RS-MVJT-BK) via Ebay not knowing the
> rack ears were'nt included. The 'holes' are 1" apart and are 1" from the
> front of the rack. This is a midsize PPI panel. ADC says it looks like
> somebody drilled out the weld points on the rack ear and removed it. I need a
> make shift way to get it to work w/o spending $115 more on a new empty panel.
>
> ideas?!?
>
> thanks!

Can you drill appropriate holes in two pieces of what I call 'angle
iron' (preferably made of aluminum) and screw them onto the panels
where the old welds were drilled out?

Too bad they did that. What a PITA...

Gino

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17 Nov 2005 7:23 PM

Gene E. Bloch

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> On 11/16/2005, anthony managed to type:
>> Rack Ears + ideas needed! Purchased patch panel w/o rack ears. Need make
>> shift way or find some rack ears that will work!
>>
>> I purchased a ADC patch panel (PPI1232RS-MVJT-BK) via Ebay not knowing the
>> rack ears were'nt included. The 'holes' are 1" apart and are 1" from the
>> front of the rack. This is a midsize PPI panel. ADC says it looks like
>> somebody drilled out the weld points on the rack ear and removed it. I need
>> a make shift way to get it to work w/o spending $115 more on a new empty
>> panel.
>>
>> ideas?!?
>>
>> thanks!
>
> Can you drill appropriate holes in two pieces of what I call 'angle iron'
> (preferably made of aluminum) and screw them onto the panels where the old
> welds were drilled out?
>
> Too bad they did that. What a PITA...
>
> Gino

New idea, possibly better than screws: pop rivets.

BTW - Make sure there's nothing inside close to where the welds were!

Gino

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