Eaton SR2POST16HD SmartRack Heavy-Duty 16U 2-Post Open Frame Rack

Eaton SR2POST16HD SmartRack Heavy-Duty 16U 2-Post Open Frame Rack

Overview

The Eaton Tripp Lite Series SR2POST16HD is a heavy-duty 16U 2-post open frame rack designed to mount, organize, and support standard 19-inch electronic infrastructure gear. Data center administrators, network operations engineers, and IT procurement teams deploy this compact rack frame to house servers, UPS systems, patch panels, networking switches, and power distribution units. It provides an efficient structural mounting footprint for spaces where secure, lockable perimeter enclosures are not required.

Constructed from robust steel coated with a rugged black powder finish, the rack features a unique cantilever structural baseline. This engineered geometry distributes weight evenly across the base, permitting the frame to support deep, front-heavy network equipment up to 24 inches in depth without the risk of tipping. The open-frame design ensures unrestricted ambient airflow to running hardware while giving technicians dual-sided physical access for rapid cabling provisioning and routine patch modifications.

The compact, floor-standing framework is optimized for small footprint deployments in IT environments such as corporate back offices, distributed edge nodes, retail network closets, classrooms, and audio/video production bays. It includes integrated securement brackets and rubber feet, allowing infrastructure teams to bolt the rack down directly onto floors, heavy-duty shelves, or workbenches for structural stabilization. Do not deploy this open-frame architecture in unmonitored public spaces or harsh industrial environments where physical access controls or dust and moisture protections are necessary.

Key Features

• Cantilever base layout permits stable mounting of deep equipment without tipping.

• Open frame construction provides unrestricted airflow to prevent hot spots.

• Integrated keyhole slots support toolless 0U vertical mounting of standard PDUs.

• Numbered 12-24 threaded positions simplify vertical equipment alignment during setups.

• Securement brackets allow direct anchoring to flat floor surfaces or workbenches.

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