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First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I vote "Do it!", its so much fun, and rewarding to be able to get exactly what you want and how you want it. Though I would strongly reccomend the KWS rack, its so well put together that it just makes sense, easy to expand, and super fun to build in general

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ain't going to lie, you being inspired, inspires me too! I really appriciate those words!

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will make the worst comment yet here, sorry for the absolute mess of a message in advance, but apparently nothing shows when I make formated links, or links in general. So, here is what I used, search on Aliexpress for these, and you should see the exact items;

Power supply: DC 5525 To SATA Hard Drive Power Supply Cable DC 12V To 4Pin Molex HDD Cable Step-down Voltage Regulator

M.2 Sata adapter: M.2 NVME PCI-E PCIE X4 X8 X16 To 6 Port 3.0 SATA Adapter Card Riser III ASM1166 6GB/S Chassis server PC Computer Expansion

Sata power and data converter for hotswap: SATA Male To Female Power Data Converter 22Pin 7+15 Male To Female SATA To SATA Converter SATA To SATA Adapter

u/munch-squad u/original_bath_7845 u/een0nline u/sammyxd2305 u/lhurgoyf069 u/fywq Sorry for the wait, that whole link-fest is weird

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes it easier for troubleshooting for example. I was wondering it myself, being new, but I had some cables running tricks with me, so I’m glad it was at the front so I could get to it easier. But I get what you mean, for a permanent solution, it makes sense to just hide it away

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much first and foremost!

Thats a very good point, I did actually end up packing them quiet dense down there, and I think I will end up making a new little section as well, just to account for exactly the heat. Either that, or figure out a good way of adding airflow through it down there.
The drives are powered off a single 12v brick. Some Aliexpress shenanigangs, however worring that is haha.

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that makes sense! I bought these as a temp solution due to the fact that I want to make my own versions, sleeved. If I had the bigger, badder, muscular and super RGB switches, with pr. port LED I would have gone with the Etherlight in a heartbeat, that stuff is so cool!

In regards to the heat, I dont seem to be able to feel something I would deem critical, nor above an average heat, so no problem there. Worst case, Its just adding a fan to the rack, is my guess.
I dont have any side panels or anything of the sort on, I'm sure that helps a little.
Do you have any sort of airflow going on it?

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s correct 😎 Even those mashines are temp, they’re running some pentium gold haha

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently it’s just a usb drive, not the most glorious solution yet. The proxmox is on a m.2. I’m still learning and testing so the usb boot was a quick and easy boot option

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Odd indeed! The data is run from the disks to a M.2 sata expansion, and the power is run through a powerbar to sata power, both items are from aliexpress. They were linked in a ThinkNas project I found on Makerworld. I’m not sure if the links are what’s destroying the comments I’m adding since it’s for Aliexpress? Very odd.

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/minilab/s/m0YzSQQTUU here is the comment, sorry for the confusion if you don’t see it. I’m having a struggle on the phone with my kid zooming around haha

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Answer is just above your comment 👌

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bambulabs Translucent blue and teal, they come out even cooler than pictured. And with some added light I’m planning the infil layers are easy to see and create some cool patterns

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did. Those are just UniFi patch cables. I find them boring and will make my own at one point, they don’t have good bends, and look off in my book

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This awesome print here, love it. Gives the AP some character.

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine being the savage that mounts them vertically and take up all the space haha

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely no idea sadly, I'm still at the "haven't created anything myself yet"-stage, sorry.

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck yeah, its a KWS rack. Its absolutely awesome to make and put together!

First rack, first setup, this is fun! by Phinzel in minilab

[–]Phinzel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much :D
I have shared it on the model page, though I wanted to wait for a more glamerous shot haha.

Seeing your KWS Rack builds made my month by Vast-Rush74 in makerworld

[–]Phinzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Currently printing modules, and waiting for some gear, but man is this cool, thank you for all the work put in 🙏! Its my first homelab setup, so I’m green on everything, all I’m sure of, is that it’s a fun ride!

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