Cable management bracket for AP7900/AP7901?

[Anonymous user]

I'm trying to track down the correct cable management bracket (NOT rackmount bracket) for an AP7900 switched rack PDU. The majority of the units I have with brackets have ones marked "870-2536B-R4-V0". These have triangular reinforcements where they attach to the PDU and a convenient gap between the back of the PDU and the area where the cords are tied down on the bracket. I have one unit with a bracket marked "870-2536 REV 1" (no "B" in the part number), which is nowhere near as useful. The mounting tabs are simple bent metal L's which makes the whole bracket floppy, and there's no gap between the PDU and the bracket which makes it impossible to grasp the bottom of the plug when unplugging a device from the PDU. And I have some PDUs where the cable management brackets have been misplaced over the years.

I'd like to make sure that I purchase the correct part. The APC AP9569 literature http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z3S8J_R0_EN.pdf shows the undesirable form of the bracket with the simple L-shaped tabs.

The desired bracket looks like the AP7769 which is used on the ATS http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/MLAN-72NNVE_R0_EN.pdf although that one doesn't fit on the switched rack PDU.

Can someone confirm whick style and/or part number is currently shipping in the AP9569 kit?

[Anonymous user]

Please excuse the delay in responding - I wanted to make sure that the AP9569 brackets that I ordered arrived and fit on the AP7900/AP7901. They fit perfectly and are the type I was looking for - Thanks!

[BillP]

have you tested the one you want with this PDU to see if it fits and works with the supplied screws? i can't say I have tested it but if you have, i can dig up the part numbers for you.

[BillP]

thanks for the update!

[Anonymous user]

I'm not sure what you mean by "the one you want". The 870-2536B-R4-V0 is the part I'm looking for, and it fits the AP7900 (and was shipped with some of them). I'm just uncertain if ordering AP9569 will get me this one or the other style.

Here's some pictures:

Style I want: http://www.tmk.com/transient/6F5S8612-s.jpg
Style I don't want: http://www.tmk.com/transient/6F5S8611-s.jpg

[BillP · Accepted solution]

sorry - i should have done more research. i understood it as the AP7900 comes with the style that you don't want for a certain reason and then the AP9569 style you prefer is what you'd like to use with the AP7900 and wanted to make sure you had the right part numbers for that. i wasnt sure if the two styles were interchangeable to work on AP7900.

sorry for the confusion and thanks for the pictures.

here is what I know. AP7900 can use 870-2536 or 0M-9609. If i look into each of those kits, 870-2536 of course is what you already told me you want. 0M-9609 looks like its a bracket with two side braces. if I dig into AP9569, i see that it contains the 0M-9609 kit I mentioned earlier.

here are some attached pictures. there is a LH and RH brace but i only took a pic of the one and the bracket so you attach the braces and then the bracket to the braces.

!http://www.apc-forums.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/7-8472-37514-2460/0M-9609-bracket.JPG!

!http://www.apc-forums.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/7-8472-37514-2464/0M-9609-brace.jpg!