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Amp rack patch panel - front or rear & why
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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 91476" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Re: Amp rack patch panel - front or rear & why</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You need your rear rack supports to work in 360°, not just straight down. When the helpful volunteer rolls your amp rack to the van, hits a crack and tips it over you want the amps supported in such a way that they can't move up, down, or sideways. This is why installing rear rack rails and amp mounting hardware is a good idea. It's also fiddly to get right (read Frank Koenig's post about racking up Powersoft amps) and can be pricey. If your amps have rear flanges, measure the distance between them and the sides of the rack, rip your 2x4 to the appropriate size. Bolt the wood to the inside of the rack and use screws to fix the amp flanges to the wood. Mark and Liz at Audiopile.net have generic rear flanges, as do Middle Atlantic and others.</p><p></p><p>Assess your risks and evaluate the packaging required to minimize the consequences from those risks. This is the attention to details that separates the hobbyists from the pros.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 91476, member: 67"] Re: Amp rack patch panel - front or rear & why You need your rear rack supports to work in 360°, not just straight down. When the helpful volunteer rolls your amp rack to the van, hits a crack and tips it over you want the amps supported in such a way that they can't move up, down, or sideways. This is why installing rear rack rails and amp mounting hardware is a good idea. It's also fiddly to get right (read Frank Koenig's post about racking up Powersoft amps) and can be pricey. If your amps have rear flanges, measure the distance between them and the sides of the rack, rip your 2x4 to the appropriate size. Bolt the wood to the inside of the rack and use screws to fix the amp flanges to the wood. Mark and Liz at Audiopile.net have generic rear flanges, as do Middle Atlantic and others. Assess your risks and evaluate the packaging required to minimize the consequences from those risks. This is the attention to details that separates the hobbyists from the pros. [/QUOTE]
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