RE: OT: heavy rack support

["Andy Ewen " <andy.ewen@btinternet.com>]

Indeed; I have seen more than my fair share of totally bent rack-ears if
heavy gear is not rear-supported. In extreme cases, this can bust PCBs
that are attached to the front panels of some units. If this is not
possible, make sure the rack is full with the heaviest units at the
bottom. If the rack is strong enough the whole lot sandwiches together.

For those paying particularly close attention, 'sandwich' is the word
for today.

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Fobes [mailto:JustinFobes@JustinFobesMusic.com] 
Sent: 07 January 2004 21:24
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: OT: heavy rack support

Daryl,

Yes you should be concerned!

There should be rear mounting brackets attatched to the heavier pieces,
if
not, contact your case Manufacturer for the supports.

Probably not much help, but hey, you get what you pay for!

-Justin
http://www.JustinFobesMusic.com


Daryl wrote:
>
> I just bought a 16-space shockmount rack for my studio equipment.
> There's some fairly heavy gear I'm going to want in there, and it's
> going to be chock-full, so I'm concerned about all the gear hanging
from
> the front rails.  The rack has rear rails too, so I'd think I could
find
> some supports that would connect between the two to distribute the
> weight.  Should I be concerned?  Anyone run into this and find a
solution?
>
> Daryl Shawn
> highhorse@mhorse.com
>
>