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What are Different Accessories Being Used for Server Racks?

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Cage Nuts

Cage nuts are primarily being utilized for the server racks that comes with square mounting holes. This very useful hardware will give you the provision to quickly change the threads interchangeably while never having some of the stripped tapped holes being seen on the server rack. The cage nuts can come in variety of multiple sizes, but there are three most common types being used today. These are the 10-32 Cage nuts, 12-24 Cage nuts, and as an M6 Cage nut.

The type of cage nut will greatly depend on the type of equipment you are mounting; one would easily choose the specific type of cage nut in order for them to match the equipment they are using. The only disadvantage to some of the cage nuts is that it can be really difficult when they install or remove them. However, the cage nut removal tool removes this problem.

Filler Panel and Blanking Panel

These two have different names but they almost have the same meaning. Let me explain the major differences between the two, the filler panels or the flat sheets of metal has that “fill” empty “U” spaces located on the server rack. The important thing about these panels are they are effective in assisting the airflow very efficiently and they are managing the prevention of exhaust air being released from warming the cooler air. This entire process contributes in helping of cooling the server rack more efficiently. The filler and also the blanking panels became one of the best yet cost effective methods of decreasing the energy costs.

“U” Space/Rack Unit

The single rack unit or “U” space is almost equivalent to 1.750 inches or 44.45 millimeters worth of space. This one “U” worth of space has the inclusion of three holes that comes with the mounting of the hardware unto the server rack or wall mount. When you are deciding on which server size that you would greatly need, most of the engineers will probably consider the number of “U” spaces initially before doing a research on which type of server rack they should purchase.

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The Strong and Durable Server Rack Enclosures

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If you are searching for a server rack solution that does not require you to leave your most valuable equipment just out in the open space. The server enclosures are the best solution! These electronics enclosure will surely remind you of your own cabinet or even wardrobe. These enclosed server racks are primarily designed to make your equipment safer and in contained comparison to an open rack.

These server racks can generally accommodate tons of weight and these can be locked on all of its sides in order to give the users the best protection. In addition to this, there are companies that can give you the best design to give you the best customized enclosed rack to be able to meet your companies’ needs.

These server rack electronics enclosures have different range of sizes. These can vary from 22U to 48U. In addition to this, the depth ranges of the electronics enclosure can vary from 20 inches to 48 inches in depth. If it is really needed, there are a lot of data cabinets that has an extended width for it to be able to accommodate cable-heavy engineer applications. The data center for some of the electronics enclosure has an unparalleled weight capacity. Some of the said cabinets can accommodate weights of up to 2,300 pounds.

Our data rack enclosures are available in either economically priced stocked configurations, for when you need the usual features, or custom-designed configurations for when you have special requirements in terms of size, function or features, color, or really anything else.

If you will be able to find the most suitable electronics enclosure server rack for your company that would be great! You just have to select and choose from wide range of products several companies have to offer. These companies can also give you server racks with just the normal features.

These companies can easily customize server rack enclosures for you to be able to meet your needs. Just give your preferred company the exact measurement you want to have for your server rack electronics enclosure as well as the needed functions and designs that can cater to your needs.

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What is the Main Difference Between Server Cabinet and a Network Cabinet?

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The server cabinet, which is also commonly called as an enclosed server rack, has a removable rear and front doors. The side panels and the adjustable vertical mounting rails are also included. The rack server cabinet that is being used in standard data center has a height of of 42U or 73.5 inches high. For the majority of server racks, these cabinets consist of 24 inches in width and they are 36 inches deep. Recently, the server cabinets have been popular across companies that has data centers and also server rooms.

A network cabinet is generally being used for several routers, switches, fiber patch panels as well as equipment being used for networking. For the majority of cases, the network cabinet is shallower compared to its server cabinet. They are generally less than 31 inches when it comes to deep measurement. There are times that it consists of a glass or it has a strong plastic front door. There is more to this also. The network cabinet commonly does not have perforated enclosures.

These type of cabinets are more popular because of the following primary reasons:

  1. Added security – compared to the insecure rack, the server rack cabinet gives added protection. The cabinets can be easily locked to avoid other visitors or unauthorized people to gain access to the equipment.
  2. Protection for Cables – together with the door and other side panels, the cables inside the server rack cabinet has much more less access compared to the outside air. This now helps in preservation of the cables in order to decrease the risk of cable damage because of some contaminants.
  3. Better filtration of air – the server cabinets can also be utilized by engineers to be able to provide a wide variety of air segregation or filtration strategies. For example, this can be used when there is a cold or hot aisle containment and cabinet-level type of containment.

With this in mind, there also comes some great disadvantages:

  1. High Price – unlike to the server rack, this cabinet is greatly more expensive.
  2. Cannot be accessed easily – because of some physical restrictions for this cabinet, it usually takes more time to do a manual operation or even do system maintenance of the equipment being housed inside the cabinet.

When a design engineer is building a data center, in deciding what type of server rack or cabinet to be used – and even network rack & cabinet – to use should be the top priority. The right one should be able to meet some of the installation demands and it can help you to greatly improve the power protection needed, including the cooling, cable management, and also the physical security.

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What is the Best Rack Design that can Work Best for Your Engineering Project?

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The majority of the server rack enclosure manufacturers will allow you to be able to select across several options, so that the server rack for your engineering project can meet the specific requirements where it will be installed (depending on the environment.) There are common areas where the engineer should be able to select options from.

  1. Shelving: the majority of the manufacturers can offer numerous options for your server rack shelves. This include some of adjustable or fixed server shelves that comes with four-point mounting. It also includes some keyboard shelves that has 2-point mounting. It is slightly vented, very durable, and has cantilever shelves. They also have media shelves. The project engineer should be able to effectively choose a server rack wit the depth of 6 inches that is lesser than the overall depth of the server rack. Once you have a server rack that is 30-inch deep cabinet, you should be able to effectively choose a shelf with a depth of 24 inches.
  2. Top and Side Panels: these panels are designed to give equipment protection from the foreign materials. The feature options that are included are the perforated slots for added ventilation, grommet holes designed to accommodate the supplementary cable management pathways, and there is also an option to mount the exhaust fans. The existing side panels gives security and they are most often available in wide variety of choices: solid fixed, solid removable, and solid that has vents included.
  3. Mounting rails: these are the most commonly used racks that comes with two different sets of mounting rails. In addition to this, the additional rail sets can be bought in order for it to accommodate the different depths in order to start rack loading. The majority of the manufacturers will allow the usage of these from either Universal Mounting Rails or EIA standard rails.
  4. Universal rails: they will be able to support the 19” EIA width rackmount including the networking equipment, and almost all of the server equipment. The EIA standard mounting rails will be able to support the 19” EIA width rackmount and also the additional networking equipment to be able to support the other manufacturers’ rack mounting equipment.

In addition to tis, whether the rails consist of square or tapped holes, the majority of the mounting rails should be able to comply with the ANSI/EIA-310-D standard (1992). The majority of the manufacturers of server rack recommends to purchase racks with rails that has square holes and cage nuts. Today, most of the off-the-shelf rack models are being used for rails that has square holes.

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Managing Harsh Elements from Extreme Environments by Utilizing the Proper NEMA Cabinet

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If you ever think that you are the toughest man, well think again! If you utilize server racks, they might be even tougher. However, not in the best way. A harshful environment can potentially bring severe damage in your server racks and other technological equipment if they are not being protected efficiently and properly. Extreme environments could potentially include some areas that has falling dirt, outdoor areas, dusty areas, as well as unfinished construction of warehouses.

In able to properly withstand these unideal environemtns to give efficient protection for your equipment, you probably need a NEMA rated server rack cabinet. These NEMA cabinets are initially designed to prvent dust, airborne particles, as well as dirt and other possible contaminants from totally damaging your valuable equipment. With this in mind, consider utilization of the following NEMA rated enclosures for harsh environments for each.

NEMA 12 Electronics Enclosure for Protection from Dust and Airborne Contaminants

These enclosure cabinets are originally made from steel and they are the most commonly used enclosure in environments like production facilities, factory floors, manufacturing fields, unfinished construction of warehouses, and many more. You can use NEMA 12 electronics enclosure in places where there are more dust particles floating around the air more than usual. These server cabinets have a gasketing system on all of its sides and doors and it leaves no room for contaminants to get inside of the enclosure. The normal cabinets also have existing vent patterns around the doors and its sides. While the NEMA 12 enclosures does not have these.

NEMA 3R Electronics Enclosure for Protection from Harmful Elements found in Outdoor Environments

These electronics enclosure can be utilized in both indoors and outdoors, but they are most commonly used for outdoor applications. The NEMA 3R cabinets can give protection for your equipment from solid object ingress brought by dust, dirt, and other particles floating in the air. NEMA 3R is similar to NEMA 12 in most of ways but NEMA 3R was also designed to give protection from other harmful environmental elements such as rain, ice, snow, and sleet.

These enclosure cabinets are primarily built using aluminum and they are mostly used for telecome applications. These applications involve the utilization of Wi-Fi, wireless/broadhband sites, fiber optics, and some trailer applications. The installati of fans or aircondiitoning units are beneficial for this type of enclosure. Especially if your equipment creates a certain amount of heat. The heaters are also widely available when the cabinet is going to be utilized in a very cold environment. The cold temperature can exceed the cold threshold which in return will be very damaging to the equipment as equivalent to too much heat exposure. The NEMA 3R enclosure can be wall mounted, pole-mounted or even pad-mounted (or freestanding.)

NEMA 4 or 4X for Protection from Possible Corrosion Formation or Hose Directed Water

The NEMA 4 and 4X are very in a large variety of ways. Both of these enclosures effectively address the major concerns of a NEMA 12 enclosure as well as the 3R enclosure. These enclosures can also give protection for your equipment against hose directed water. The NEMA 4X can also give you a specific protection from possible corrosion because it is entirely made from stainless steel. The NEMA 4 and 4X are going to be utilized for the same applications where the NEMA 3R is also used. NEMA 4 and 4X are very popular when they are used for traffic enclosures.

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What are Automatic Temperature Controllers? The Product Spotlight!

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Just last year, my beloved dad gave me an electric smoker. Being a BBQ fanatic his gift is a very wonderful thing to me. It really worked great during my BBQ parties! I was able to cook ribs, pork tenderloin, sausage-stuffed hot peppers. Including some pork brisket! And unlike going to our local restaurant, I already have plenty of leftovers to enjoy for days. Now, you can too!

The Digital Power & Motion was able to create an automated temperature controller for the charcoal fired barbecue cookers just by using one of our plastic electronics enclosures. While my propane-fueled grill has been made with a temperature gauge and heat controls, our charcoal grill does not have the same options. It really burns hot.

The iQue 110 Automatic Temperature Controller in my griller helps the user to slowly cook the food using a charcoal grill together with the controlled temperature. The device also compensates for the wind or outside temperature changes. This also change how the fuel quantity effects the cooking time for the meat. This temperature controller has a controlled precision for burning and charcoal. All of these stuff are using plastic electronics enclosure.

There are detailed information about this product. For more information and product literature, FAQs and other contact information, this can be found at http://www.pitmasteriq.com. You can also even order your very own iQue 110 Automatic Temperature Controller right from their website.

There are several applications for plastic electronic enclosure. You just have to be very flexible.

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What is an HEC-HMI Controller?

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Just recently, we skipped going out of town to celebrate thanksgiving, for us to attend my boyfriend’s sister’s wedding. The weather where the wedding was held was very nice. It is just a bit chilly but we were able to relax because of the heartfelt wishes for the well-loved couple.

When we returned home, we just found out my very own home town was experiencing strong snow fall. The area has been stucked to 25 to 35 degrees and because of this, the snow has continued for several days now. There’s not much sticking or piling up of snow but the very harsh chilly, cold weather has officially came. With that in mind, I guess this is the right time for Divelbiss to effectively promote their very own Harsh Environment Controller!

The product was made base d on the PLC on a Chip™ technology. The HEC-HIM controller series makes provision for the programmable intelligence to perform under the less ideal conditions because of the sealed, water-tight enclosure it was housed in. There were also the gland connectors.

Initially, the standard enclosure was now then sealed against the environment, and it is installed via screw and it was designed to be sub-plate mountable. This product’s programming was made through the Divelbiss EZ ladder programming software which gives support to the given ladder diagram together with the function of block programming.

In line with this, the product is primarily designed to be able to survive even the hardest field conditions. The HEC stands for Harsh Environment Controller. The product lived up to its name like the other programmable logic controllers that are widely available in Divelbiss Corporation. The HEC-HMI is also widely available like the HMI only or with the HMI Programmable Logic controller of the given enclosure.

The usual industrial utilization of this product includes the improved proportional vavle control that is installed using closed loop. There is also the control engine driven pumps and also compressors. There are also some mobile asset management and effective tracking. Lastly, there is intelligent mining, oil field equipment, conveyor systems as well as marine application. The indicated 8 to 32 VDC output required for the utilization and easement for the off-highway and some marine platforms.

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Managing Harsh Elements from Extreme Environments by Utilizing the Proper NEMA Cabinet

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If you ever think that you are the toughest man, well think again! If you utilize server racks, they might be even tougher. However, not in the best way. A harshful environment can potentially bring severe damage in your server racks and other technological equipment if they are not being protected efficiently and properly. Extreme environments could potentially include some areas that has falling dirt, outdoor areas, dusty areas, as well as unfinished construction of warehouses.

In able to properly withstand these unideal environemtns to give efficient protection for your equipment, you probably need a NEMA rated server rack cabinet. These NEMA cabinets are initially designed to prvent dust, airborne particles, as well as dirt and other possible contaminants from totally damaging your valuable equipment. With this in mind, consider utilization of the following NEMA rated enclosures for harsh environments for each.

NEMA 12 Electronics Enclosure for Protection from Dust and Airborne Contaminants

These enclosure cabinets are originally made from steel and they are the most commonly used enclosure in environments like production facilities, factory floors, manufacturing fields, unfinished construction of warehouses, and many more. You can use NEMA 12 electronics enclosure in places where there are more dust particles floating around the air more than usual. These server cabinets have a gasketing system on all of its sides and doors and it leaves no room for contaminants to get inside of the enclosure. The normal cabinets also have existing vent patterns around the doors and its sides. While the NEMA 12 enclosures does not have these.

NEMA 3R Electronics Enclosure for Protection from Harmful Elements found in Outdoor Environments

These electronics enclosure can be utilized in both indoors and outdoors, but they are most commonly used for outdoor applications. The NEMA 3R cabinets can give protection for your equipment from solid object ingress brought by dust, dirt, and other particles floating in the air. NEMA 3R is similar to NEMA 12 in most of ways but NEMA 3R was also designed to give protection from other harmful environmental elements such as rain, ice, snow, and sleet.

These enclosure cabinets are primarily built using aluminum and they are mostly used for telecome applications. These applications involve the utilization of Wi-Fi, wireless/broadhband sites, fiber optics, and some trailer applications. The installati of fans or aircondiitoning units are beneficial for this type of enclosure. Especially if your equipment creates a certain amount of heat. The heaters are also widely available when the cabinet is going to be utilized in a very cold environment. The cold temperature can exceed the cold threshold which in return will be very damaging to the equipment as equivalent to too much heat exposure. The NEMA 3R enclosure can be wall mounted, pole-mounted or even pad-mounted (or freestanding.)

NEMA 4 or 4X for Protection from Possible Corrosion Formation or Hose Directed Water

The NEMA 4 and 4X are very in a large variety of ways. Both of these enclosures effectively address the major concerns of a NEMA 12 enclosure as well as the 3R enclosure. These enclosures can also give protection for your equipment against hose directed water. The NEMA 4X can also give you a specific protection from possible corrosion because it is entirely made from stainless steel. The NEMA 4 and 4X are going to be utilized for the same applications where the NEMA 3R is also used. NEMA 4 and 4X are very popular when they are used for traffic enclosures.

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How does Electronic Key Ring Devices Works?

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Just last week, there was something that really started bothering me: I beat my boyfriend at chess. I cannot believe it. The first words after my victory was “did I really won? Or you just let me win?” Basically, we have been continuously playing a lot of games recently and I was not given the chance to in in 8 months we are doing it. I lost every game, until this one!

After chess, we have decided to change the game we are playing – Trivial Pursuit. However, he has mopped the game board with me but it is totally okay. I have to forgive him because I won at chess anyway. But I got a realization. All the months I have been losing to him, he thought me of different strategies on how I can win the game. He taught me the rules and the pitfalls, he was totally pointing out what are the better move choices. This has guided me into doing the right strategy. I started thinking since I love learning, it has enabled me to win at chess!

With this in mind, let us start looking at how some technology efficiently works.

One sample product we can take a look at is the keyfob small electronics enclosure. You can see these type of enclosures almost everywhere. They are used as car keys, calculators, small televisions and so much more. There is a rubber keypad installed on it with a paring conductive contact on its back. Once the button is successfully pressed, the conductive contact successfully meets the board. It now started to send an electronics signal that completes the whole process of completing a specific task that was successfully assigned to the circuit.

To further illustrate this example – let us use a calculator. When you press a button labeled as #1, the screen sows a 1. When you add the plus sign after to it then when you press the 3 and the equals button, it will give you a number 4.

This also works as the same way a keyless entry remote works. When you press the button that was labeled unlocked, it manages to activate the circuit installed on the board. It now starte to send a wireless signal going to the system’s receiver. It was located in the vehicle, and now it prompts the electric locks to be opened. This was a keyless entry.

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How to Reduce the Sound Produced in Your Data Space through Sound Proof Server Cabinet?

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Most of the time, students have been continually complaining about the loud sound the equipment in their school produces while they were taking tests or having a class lecture. There is one best solution to this problem: sound proof cabinets. Not only it can address the loud sound in schools, but it can also serve the loud sound in other environments. It can reduce the noise up to 26 dBa, which is most likely to reducing a loud noise to a whisper.

The electronics enclosure was proven to create a very huge difference to those that has been very affected by very loud environment. Together with several different size options that is widely available (9u to 44u). There are also several different styles for the cabinets such as wall mounts as well as standing server cabinets. But companies can be assured that there is an existing sound proof cabinet for every application.

Sound reduction is not the only priority. A common concern when considering enclosed server rack cabinets like the Sound Proof is heat. In an enclosed space it can be very easy for equipment to become overheated, which can lead to all sorts of detrimental equipment failures. But, Sound Proofs have it covered.

In addition to the decreasing of disturbing sound, the sound cabinets can also release up to 12kW worth of heat. What is the most interesting characteristic about these cabinets is that the topmost part of the wardrobe allows the cooler air to come in through the wardrobe doors. With this in mind, the hot air is now being pushed out from the topmost part of the rear wardrobe doors installed on the cabinet. The doors makes allowance for the cool air to properly circulate in the rack area and this system can make the cabinet at good acceptable temperature.

Sound Proof Cabinets may sound to good to be true, but the features that the sound proof cabinets have been offering are very safe and very secure. The manufacturers of these cabinets clearly knows that keeping the equipment is very important as well as protecting your equipment is vitally crucial.

This is the very reason why companies have the option to be able to effectively upgrade your server cabinets that comes together with wide options of security options – from having security cameras to having electronic locking systems. When it finally comes to proper cable management, we don’t have to worry about having the cables confusingly intertwined to each other.

The sound proof cabinets were designed to have 6 cable points of entry on each side: 3 on topmost and 3 on the bottom part. This design should not compromise the sound of reduction being produced. The data center cabinets also came with rack casters accessories to make the cabinets more mobile in case companies wants them to move around.