Gonna ask a dumb question - rack space

[MADNESS]

What is a rack space? 1.75 inches?

 

[hiredpower]

Yep, 1U = 1.75 inches.

 

[MADNESS]

Thanks, that is what I thought but was really having brain gas!!!

 

[SoftJock Rick]

What's that in millimeters...?

 

[MADNESS]

Don't know, don't care, how is that?

 

[SoftJock Rick]

Don't know, don't care, how is that?

Sooooo un-global of you...

Our poor friends from Canada and beyond, won't know how big their rack is now...

 

[MADNESS]

Good point Rickster. I stand humbled by the world Rockit master.

 

[Steve LeBlanc]

44.45 mm

 

[NLFX Pro]

Since we're dragging this answer out as long as we possibly can... I'll add a sidebar. They use different size and thread rack screws in Europe (but a "space" is a "space" at 1.75" or 44.45mm).

Ben

 

[Fred Wright]

Since we're dragging this answer out as long as we possibly can... I'll add a sidebar. They use different size and thread rack screws in Europe (but a "space" is a "space" at 1.75" or 44.45mm).

Ben

They may be metric over there. Here, we're still using #10-32 thread for rack screws.

SKB has the right idea. Their rack cases sport open holes and the supplier sends a bag of screws and spring clip nuts.

 

[Ausumm]

They may be metric over there. Here, we're still using #10-32 thread for rack screws.
SKB has the right idea. Their rack cases sport open holes and the supplier sends a bag of screws and spring clip nuts.

which STILL don't work with ALL rack screws!
what the heck?
proprietary rack screws?
who do they think they are.....APPLE?

 

[MBM]

Since we're dragging this answer out as long as we possibly can... I'll add a sidebar. They use different size and thread rack screws in Europe (but a "space" is a "space" at 1.75" or 44.45mm).

Ben

Apparently there is also a different hole spacing on "some" Euro gear. I had a NAD pre-amp that the holes did not line up, so I could only use the top or bottom pairs.

 

[DJ SVO]

And I thought this was related to cup size