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post #1 of 11
3/11/12 at 6:20pm
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Hi all please forgive me if i am posting this in the wrong place I need help.

Setup
I currently have a Salamander Synergy and my cable management is ugly
but then I saw these at best buy. These racks rail looking things on the rear of the unit, I asked and the sales guy couldn't find them on the salamander. I am thinking they are probably ordered from somewhere else but I cant seem to find the name or part number

anyone have a clue where I might be able to find these





Rack rail
back rails?
cable management rails

If anyone has an idea where i can get these or what they are called I would really appreciate it

Thanks all

Ed
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post #2 of 11
3/11/12 at 6:29pm
Try Mid Atlantic racks or maybe Monoprice and/or Parts Express.
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post #3 of 11
3/12/12 at 3:12am
They're called lacer bars or lacing bars.

The ones pictured are L-shaped. Round are also available, and cheaper. They come in straight, and offset sizes. The MA lacer bars come in packs of 10, but can occasionally found as singles on eBay.

You need rear rack rails, of course, to use them.

Search at remotecentral.com for cable management pics and tips.

Buy rolls of Velcro One Wrap, black, from Home Depot.

http://www.middleatlantic.com/rackac/cablem/cablem.htm
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post #4 of 11
3/12/12 at 3:21pm
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[quote=Neurorad;21766451]They're called lacer bars or lacing bars.

The ones pictured are L-shaped. Round are also available, and cheaper. They come in straight, and offset sizes. The MA lacer bars come in packs of 10, but can occasionally found as singles on eBay.

You need rear rack rails, of course, to use them.

Search at remotecentral.com for cable management pics and tips.

Buy rolls of Velcro One Wrap, black, from Home Depot.



alright thanks so much you guys are so great love the wealth of Knowledge on this forum
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post #5 of 11
3/24/12 at 2:36pm
Lacer bars. Altex electronics has them on the shelf if you are in Texas if not you can mail order from them too. And you can buy them in singles. Altex also has the Velcro much cheaper than home depot. They are the only store I've ever seen that has racks and rack accessories on the shelf.
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post #6 of 11
3/25/12 at 9:53am
If you don't want to order the more expensive machined lacing bars all you need is to go to HD or Lowe's and by a piece of aluminum 1/4" rod stock, cut to the correct length to span the rack rails or the cabinet sides and flatten the ends by pounding them flat with a hammer. Drill a hole in the flattened area and insert a screw into the rack or cabinet.

Rack rails are tapped for a 10/32 thread.

Cheap but effective and relatively easy.
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post #7 of 11
3/25/12 at 8:55pm
Hey, Gizmologist, long time.

Good tip.

Gizmologist, OT, but ever use cage nuts with a MA rack? I see them as an option on the MA site, on some racks, but no specs.

How often do the 10/32 screw holes get stripped?
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post #8 of 11
4/5/12 at 4:37am
Having unthreaded rack holes means never having to deal with thread stripping. That and it makes the rails a lot less expensive to make. No need to thread holes that may never get used. Just pop on a cage nut and you're good to go.
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post #9 of 11
4/5/12 at 5:52am
Unfortunately, the MA Slim5 can't be configured for cage nuts.

And, haven't seen a WRK 26" deep on eBay for 3 mos.
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post #10 of 11
4/6/12 at 7:23pm
I prefer the pre-tapped rails but as an old timer, one thing I do is give the screws a touch of vaseline before insertion. It does not evaporate like thinner oils (WD-40) and allows the screw to be easily loosened if required years after insertion.
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post #11 of 11
4/6/12 at 8:18pm
Thanks for the petroleum jelly tip, G.
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