Apr 20, 2011

Rack Mount Patch Box (Cable Organizer)

I started working on a 1U Rack Mount Patch Box (Cable Organizer) for a friend of mine. This patch panel will have color coded Jacks along with color coded cables. The cables will be color coded using different colors of heat-shrink tubing on the cable connectors.

Here are drawings of the Front (top) and Back (bottom) faceplates.


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I made the face plates out of Red Anodized aluminum sheet. I have access to a Epilog Helix laser so I used the laser to etch away the Red Anodizing leaving white anodized aluminum behind with 600 dot per inch precision. I currently have a protective tape on the front to reduce scratches.



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