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Mounting Broadcast Tools gear inside Mini Racks

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#75 opened on Jan 23, 2025

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Description

My Dad has a few pieces of broadcast audio gear from Broadcast Tools:

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They are nearly perfect for a 10" mini rack, but if using the shelves included with the DeskPi RackMate racks, they are a hair too wide to fit, unless the shelf is flipped over.

The units are a few lbs each, and have four mounting holes on the bottom, which would fit perfectly in the 1U rackmount tray Broadcast Tools makes, the RM-1 Rackmount Adapter:

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It would be great to find a way to securely mount these devices in a mini rack. Ideally just taking 1U of space.

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Research direction
Design a 3D printed or metal bracket that adapts the Broadcast Tools RM 1 rackmount adapter to fit into a 10 inch mini rack using 1U space.
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Domain
devops
Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Hardware tools
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60