Rackmounted HC2?

[LeeSteventon 6]

An unusual request maybe, but: what are the possibilities to rack mount the HC2 in a 19" rack (purely for neatness and asthetics), and not just on a shelf, but using rackmount kits / ears?

 

 

[samuel 27]

3D printer >  19" rack mount.

[LeeSteventon 6]

Indeed, but sounds like an expensive solution if you don't already own a 3D printer

[SpaceCompany 21]

Im gonna use an one HE shelve for that.

The only thing that Im still kinda concerned of is what the metal 22he IT rack will do to the Zwave signal....

[AutoFrank 372]

12 hours ago, SpaceCompany said:

Im gonna use an one HE shelve for that.

The only thing that Im still kinda concerned of is what the metal 22he IT rack will do to the Zwave signal....

 

The other factor would be cooling as it can run quite hot at times

You would need to have good airflow around the box within the rack and extend the antenna outside/away from the metal work of the rack

 

For installation in a rack you could use a 1U shelf like the following

 

 

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[SpaceCompany 21]

I already have the shelves on stock, it's waiting before the cabling of the whole rack has been done.. and I'll tell you.. thats a hell of a job

 

[AutoFrank 372]

36 minutes ago, SpaceCompany said:

I already have the shelves on stock, it's waiting before the cabling of the whole rack has been done.. and I'll tell you.. thats a hell of a job

 

 

I don t relish your challenge as I travelled the same journey

 

Started with this ....

 

 

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and after many painstaking hours I reached this

 

 

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It's been tidy'd up a bit since but well worth the effort

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[SpaceCompany 21]

Over here just started... Taking it easy... Only the girlfriend doesn't like the poor wifi right now as the poe switches still are not places 

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[AutoFrank 372]

13 minutes ago, SpaceCompany said:

Over here just started... Taking it easy... Only the girlfriend doesn't like the poor wifi right now as the poe switches still are not places 

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its a job definitely not to be rushed....

Good luck with it ...

[kaos 0]

As for the OP's question; I built a HC2 rack mount from a 1U brush panel. Can't tell you how it works yet, but it looks really nice to me. See yourselves.

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[akatar 208]

@kaos nice!!

i hope that hc3 can be rackmounted