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Looking to fit my 6643A power supply into my rack, but I need the right rack ears to do it properly.  2RU height.

Anyone have a pair they would be willing to part with?

Destination is a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
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Re: WTB: Pair of Rack ears for Agilent 6643A
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2025, 12:42:27 am »
Found some on eBay - in the USA, of course.  Decent price, decent condition.

BUT - here's what eBay offers for shipping:

UPS Worldwide ExpeditedSM
Estimated between Tue, 4 Feb and Fri, 7 Feb to 2770
Postage: US $186.96 (approx. AU $296.10)
 
USPS Priority Mail InternationalTM
Estimated between Tue, 4 Feb and Wed, 19 Feb to 2770
Postage: US $78.32 (approx. AU $124.05)
 
UPS Worldwide ExpressSM
Estimated between Wed, 12 Feb and Wed, 5 Mar to 2770
Postage: US $207.64 (approx. AU $328.85)
 
UPS Worldwide SaverSM
Estimated between Wed, 12 Feb and Wed, 5 Mar to 2770
Postage: US $202.82 (approx. AU $321.22)


  :wtf:

The seller also thought that was crazy.  They will look into it on Monday.
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Re: WTB: Pair of Rack ears for Agilent 6643A
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2025, 01:26:57 am »
Looking to fit my 6643A power supply into my rack, but I need the right rack ears to do it properly.  2RU height.
Anyone have a pair they would be willing to part with?
Destination is a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
Do the required rack mount brackets needs to be original or do you just need a set for practical purposes? If it's the latter then I might have something similar at hand or I could make up a set if required.
 

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Re: WTB: Pair of Rack ears for Agilent 6643A
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2025, 11:46:57 am »
Firstly, thank you for your offer.

Original would be nice as the other HP gear I have rack mounted are original - but I'm not precious about it.  Something similar would work for me and if the colour was off, a dab of paint might camouflage that fact long enough for me to get over it.  Then again, it is Agilent branding - not the original Hewlett Packard - so, it's already on the back foot.

As for fabricating something - I do have some aluminium angle that might work.  It's only 3mm, though.

I'll see what the seller comes back with first.
 

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Re: WTB: Pair of 2RU Rack ears (prefer HP/Agilent/Keysight, but not essential)
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2025, 06:36:45 am »
 * Title changed to reflect my broader interest.

 * US seller not responded on shipping cost inquiry.

Offers...?

Hi Muttley  :D
 

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Re: WTB: Pair of 2RU Rack ears (prefer HP/Agilent/Keysight, but not essential)
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2025, 06:49:45 am »
I'm pretty sure I have a ton.  I also run a small eBay store, so I'm already set up to sell.

I basically bought pallets of those power supplies for... I don't know.. really cheap because no one wanted the bulk.  Honestly, this was back when I was starting out selling and I shouldn't have bought them, they're huge boat anchors.

Please take a look at the picture, let me know if you see what you are looking for attached to the stack of said boat anchors.  I'm about to go to bed for the night (USA, almost 2AM right now), but I'm sure we can work out something reasonable once I figure out how *un*reasonable shipping will be to get them to you.

Edit (same night after failing to go to sleep): after looking up the 6643a, now I'm not sure if the height matches any of the units I have.  Pictures I'm seeing of the 6643a definitely look less boat-anchor-y than the power supplies I have.  My apologies.
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Re: WTB: Pair of 2RU Rack ears (prefer HP/Agilent/Keysight, but not essential)
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2025, 07:39:27 pm »
* Title changed to reflect my broader interest.

 * US seller not responded on shipping cost inquiry.

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Hi Muttley  :D

I know this varies quite a lot by country but if you have a local machine shop they can often make up a bunch at a reasonable price per each.

Also, there are companies that clean out IT shops that have either closed or are ditching old server hardware. They often have huge lots of all kinds of brackets, mounts, power supplies etc. I'm not sure what they're called in your area.
I have taken apart more gear than many people. But I have put less gear back together than most people. So there is still room for improvement.
 

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Re: WTB: Pair of 2RU Rack ears (prefer HP/Agilent/Keysight, but not essential)
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2025, 01:00:10 pm »
@neverendingstudent
The ones I need are for 2 rack unit space high - which is 31/2" or 88mm.  The ones shown in the photo look like 3RU (51/4" or 132mm).  If so, they would be too long.

@audiotubes
I could knock up something myself, which is still a possibility, but I'd rather have something ready made.
 


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