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The Radio Broadcaster's Dream Mini Rack
A few months ago I handed over a DeskPi RackMate T1 to my Dad (a now-retired broadcast radio engineer) after we had discussed some of the many applications for a mini-rack. He built this broadcast ...
A few months ago I handed over a DeskPi RackMate T1 to my Dad (a now-retired broadcast radio engineer) after we had discussed some of the many applications for a mini-rack. Using a standardized setup—especially one that fits in the back of a small car—means he can rely on volunteers and not-full-time-engineers to deploy these or to swap out a unit for either failures or upgrades, without having to teach them the intricacies of each device install. Since most devices use less than 10W, it would be useful for everything to incorporate PoE (Power over Ethernet), so we could seriously cut down on the AC-DC converters (mostly wall warts, and some giant boxes he's mounting in the base right now).
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