Schneider Electric Rack Accessory Short Shelf Kit Installation Guide

Installation
Easy Rack Accessory Short Shelf Kit ER7SHELFS
Kit Instructions

The 1U, Accessory Short Shelf can be installed to the vertical mounting rails in an empty space in the Easy Rack to support your equipment.

Proper location in the rack for the cage nuts:

  1. Locate the top and bottom U space on the vertical mounting rails. Every third hole on the mounting rails is numbered to indicate the middle of a U space.
  2. Install the cage nuts on the interior of the vertical mounting rail; then install the shelf.

CAUTION
FALLING EQUIPMENT HAZARD
Do NOT install cage nuts vertically with the tabs engaging the top and bottom of the square hole.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury or equipment damage.

Easy Rack Accessory Short Shelf Kit ER7SHELFS
Proper installation position for the cage nuts:

  •  Install cage nuts horizontally, with the tabs engaging the sides of the square hole.
  •  Install the cage nuts on the interior of the vertical mounting rail.

Install the cage nut:
1. From the inside of the rack, insert the cage nut into the square hole.
2. Hook one tab of the cage nut assembly through the far side of the hole.
3. Place the cage nut tool on the other side of the cage nut and pull it to snap into position.

Remove the cage nut:

  1. Remove any attached screw.
  2.  Grasp the cage nut, squeeze the tabs on the sides, and push to release it from the square hole.

Shelf Dimensions:
The Shelf has sliding rails which are adjustable from the minimum of 390mm (15.35 in.) when retracted and a maximum of 650mm (25.59 in.) when fully extended.

Adjust the rails:
To extend the adjustable rails of the shelf:

  1. Remove the four (4) M6 x 12 pan head T30 screws.
  2. Pull the rails out to the dimension you require.
  3. Install the four (4) M6 x 12 pan head T30 screws to secure the rails in their new location to the shelf.

Install the shelf:
Install four (4) cage nuts to the front two vertical mounting rails as described above. Install four (4) cage nuts to the inside of the rear vertical mounting rails as described above. At the front of the rack, attach four (4)  screws to the front of the shelf and into the four (4) cage nuts you installed in the vertical mounting rails.
At the rear of the rack, install four (4) screws to the rails on the rear of the shelf and through the four (4) cage nuts installed in the vertical mounting rails. The illustration below shows this installation process.

The Easy Racks in the illustration above are shown without doors or side panels for clarity.

APC by Schneider Electric
70 Mechanic Street
02035 Foxboro, MA
USA
www.apc.com

As standards, specifications, and design change from time to time, please ask for confirmation of the information given in this publication.
© – 2021 APC by Schneider Electric. All rights reserved.