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What Is a 19" Rack? And What Is It Used For?

Electrical Enclosures FAQ FAQs Installation

What Is a 19" Rack? And What Is It Used For?

The EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance) standard server rack is a 19 inch wide rack enclosure with rack mount rails which are 17 3/4″ (450.85 mm) apart and whose height is measured in 1.75″ (44.45 mm) unit increments for mounting multiple electronic equipment.  As an added accessory to the RB Cabinet range, we can supply and fit 19" (450mm) Equipment Racks with options of a 21U Fixed Rack for RB600-1550 or a 18U Swinging Rack for RB800-1550.  

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What are BT Interface Pillars and Pegs?

Electrical Enclosures FAQs

What are BT Interface Pillars and Pegs?

The BT Interface Pillars are root mounted pillars that are generally used for remote monitoring and are usually situated near a Traffic Signals Cabinet. The BT Pillar allows for an engineer to access remote monitoring equipment without the need to open the nearby signals cabinet.  Just like our other enclosures, the BT Interface Pillar is just another electrical enclosure and can be used for your application. As long as you can fit your electrical equipment on the plywood backboard supplied and the depth of the pillars available in two sizes: BT Interface Small - Backboard 180x400 depth of pillar 150mm  BT Interface...

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What is a Ritherdon Poleplug?

Applications FAQs Passive Safe Shopify

What is a Ritherdon Poleplug?

The Ritherdon Poleplug is the safest and easiest-to-maintain wiring system for Passively Safe Road Products such as our Atlas Retention Socket and our Passive Safe Cabinets. It is the Highways England approved system for passively safe poles and cabinets requiring emergency disconnection of the power supply cables. Should the signpost, lighting column or cabinet shear on impact, the pole is not tethered in any way by the supply cables.  These quick dis-connectors are available in 2/3/5/16 pin, 20-amp IP68 polarized plugs, connectors and sockets (male plug) and (female socket). The electrical connectors are designed and supplied as factory moulded cable and connector joint to provide dust and waterproof...

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You can now benefit from Quantity Break Discounts

FAQs Meter Box Repair Shopify

You can now benefit from Quantity Break Discounts

We have introduced Quantity Break discounts for those of you who may benefit from ordering more units.  You will now see a grid that details the different quantity breaks and their corresponding prices. Please notice that prices are listed excluding VAT. Once you click add to cart, you will see your total with the quantity break applied and also the total including VAT and excluding VAT calculated for you. Remember, carriage is free for orders over £50 excluding VAT. See this example for our popular R10 Electric Meter Box Repair units   Quantity Break discounts are available for the following products:...

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RB Cabinets New Design.

RB Cabinets New Design.

The RB Cabinets have had a small design change. The louvres on the cabinet are no longer on the door. The louvres are now on the sides of the cabinet. The benefits of the design change are: Cooling kits or fan kits can now be fitted differently which allows for better airflow and hence better cooling and temperature control. The door seal of the RB cabinets is now rated IP46 as the doors have no louvres. It is now a bit easier to fit RB cabinets with 19-inch racks and other accessories as per request.      

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