Peter and James - Thanks guys for the replies, agree the modules aren't too bad on their own but they add up LOL - 12U case packed feels like about 40-45lbs so that plus 2 x 9U would be say another 50-60lbs so the base is carrying approx. 100lbs - so I guess that will hold eekk ;-)

I like the rack idea and have a few 12U desktop racks, but I'm pretty invested in these cases and theft aside I do like the fact that I can put the covers on these bad boys and they are effectively somewhat mobile / movable (not that I'd do that much).

So I think I will have to continue to 3 row of 168HP if this last 9U round doesn't hold me + a small step stool will be in order ;-)

Cheers gentlemen,

Stu

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , James Husted <james.husted@...> wrote:
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> If you are reaching that height you might as well go rack mounted and get some good rack towers to put things in. It makes it a lot harder to steal too. My rig is 4 A-100P6 boxes stacked 2x2 and that is about as tall as I would want to do - go wider and get a rolling chair.
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> On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:44 AM, shoskins99 <shoskins99@...> wrote:
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> > Hi Everyone,
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> > So I am very very fortunate to have a monster base A-100 case (A-100PMB), on top of that is a 12U Monster case (A-100PMS12) and on top of that is a 9U (A-100PMS9). It's quite stable and I have some of the rear metal brackets ordered to bolt them together.
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> > My question is if I wanted to add another 9U (A-100PMS9) to the stack are there any issues with the Base Unit taking the weight
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> > The logical thing to do is start another stack (which I am guilty of doing so as again I am very lucky to have 2x mentioned above) but can't really fit a 3rd row of 168HP horizontally in my work space so wanted to continue to go vertically.
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> > The base is very very solid but was curious if what I am suggesting is just a tad risky
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> > Thanks for any constructive input.
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> > Stu
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