Source for half rack enclosures?

[tk@halmi]

Hi,

I am looking for 1U half rack enclosures in North America. Does anyone know of a source?

Thank You

 

[jrmintz]

Hi Tamas,

Hammond makes one. I've used the 2U half-rack version.

It's Hammond part no. RCMS9018 BK1

Allied part no. 806-8125

:guinness:

 

[tk@halmi]

Thanks Seth. That looks a bit spendy. I just found par-metal makes a few though a bit wider than half rack.

Cheers,
Tamas

 

[Family Hoof]

Bud Industries makes (an expensive) one. In their valueline series I believe.

 

[Flatpicker]

[quote author="tk@halmi"]Thanks Seth. That looks a bit spendy. I just found par-metal makes a few though a bit wider than half rack...[/quote]Par-Metal makes an off-the-shelf 8W x 12D x 1.75H, model# 20-08122x BENCH TOP CASES for $29.50. It's only listed in their price list for some reason.

 

[Guest]

Although I am based across the pond (UK) - I had a nightmare looking for these
There is no agreed definition on what a half width rack unit is...
I looked at the Hammond ones (but they sell so badly they were all sent back to Hammond from the UK distributors)
I ended up getting them made by a Broadcasting metalwork specialist
But I did also get quotes from other metalworkers by showing them dimension diagrams from the Hammond site (subtle hint)

 

[jrmintz]

It is pretty shocking how expensive these things are. The Hammond ones are nicely made and you get the full height, which you don't with the Par-Metal rack boxes. That drives me crazy. The Par-Metal desktop boxes are very nice, though. Great for where you don't need all the room in a 17" wide box. I've been using them for two-channel preamps, and they're much easier to dael with than rack size units.

 

[gyraf]

In europe, Benkler makes some decent ½19" cases...

Jakob E.