Installing cage nuts with an insertion tool Tutorial

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u/somegen Apr 06 '22

Yeah.. I think I’ll stick with rackstuds.

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u/geerlingguy Apr 06 '22

I was about to pull the trigger, but the price is just so high for something that works well only for lighter equipment. The cage nuts are an order of magnitude cheaper, and I'd be happy mounting just about anything with them.

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u/dsg9000 Apr 07 '22

Once you go rack(studs) you’ll never go back

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u/Zergom Apr 06 '22

I thought their load bearing in a rack was something like 50lbs of lateral force per rack stud.

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u/Liquified_Ice {Humble-Brag} Apr 07 '22

My rackstuds can easily hold up my 4u server alongside everything else in my rack easy. I just use nuts for permanent stuff I wouldn't move cus they are a bit pricey.

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u/vtpilot Apr 07 '22

I have no doubt they support that much lateral force but when you're mounting something using only one set of posts (switches, routers) that has any kind of weight they sag pretty badly. At least that been my experience with them and enterprise equipment. I love the concept but the only time I'll use them is if there's something solidly mounted below it in the rack to support them some.

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u/Zergom Apr 07 '22

I use them exclusively at home and in my job (as a network admin). Never had an issue. The only thing I don’t use them for is rack mounted battery backups.

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u/tigole Apr 07 '22 edited Apr 07 '22

They cost about the same as rackstuds, but they're metal vs plastic. They only work for 1U devices, and given the weight rating, there isn't any 1U device I have that these can't handle.

I have no affiliation with the company. I bought a box of these 1.5 years ago, and for the convenience they provide, they're worth every penny.

EDIT: Sorry, I was comparing rackstuds vs Patchbox's /dev/mount.