So Iām an absolute slut for auctions. Thereās a 24U server cabinet on govdeals currently at $10.00 in Henderson KY. It ends at Apr 25, 2025 02:41 PM CDT (about a day and a half from when I post this)
If it wasnāt a 2 day round trip, itād be mine. Just thought somebody might want to snatch it up. If youāre close, that is.
Still an auction slut, but Iām interested in this one for myself. Was hoping somebody might comment on it, a.k.a. knowledge is power.
Itās a couple of mid 1990ās servers. Iām mostly interested in the smaller tower as a home for my R720. Iām assuming the servers themselves are e-waste. Maybe I get lucky and thereās a big 'ol UPS in there someplace.
Thoughts?
I think thatās a bit massive but if you have the space for it do it
Yeah, I hate sitting on the floor to work on stuff. The lower half is basically just there to get the rest up to an easily accesible height.
Really I just wanted to know if the contents are mostly too outdated to worry about.
definitely outdated and it doesnāt look like there is a UPS. Iām interested in the RS/6000 though so Iād come buy it from you if you get the lot. It has absolutely no use to me pther than fitting in with the other ancient Unix machines I have.
Iāll make an attempt at it and if I snag it, weāll do something.
Cool. Maybe I can trade you a UPS for them.
I have one that I use for various things, it was just the one thing I could think of that Iād be able to make use of.
Iām a noob. Big Noob.
I actually just bought the kit from HackerBoxes today to do this!
Are you using this model? @Hamspiced
Thatās the one! It arrived today and I immediately put it together. I liked it so much in going to do a couple others in different colors
Although I used this rack mount stl instead of the one from the guide.
https://makerworld.com/models/1670433
Itās nice but you canāt use pan head screws. Need flat flush mount
Ohh want. I havenāt seen this before, I need to add this to my list. I love blinking lights
Alright this was a fun rabbithole that triggered a tism.
The device from hacker boxes uses a pin that is required for Wifi to actually function. So i couldnt create a web interface. I wanted a web interface so it can pop online and pull down subscriber counts or let me control the intensity and scroll effects.
So i made a second one. used three of these:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832463832355.html
and a ESP32 Dev Board.
| VCC | 3V3 | Power (5V also works, but 3.3V is safer for long runs) |
|---|---|---|
| GND | GND | Common Ground |
| DIN | D23 | Data Input |
| CS | D5 | Chip Select |
| CLK | D18 | Clock |
Make sure they are all wired In=>Out
Download the updated code from my git. Set a static IP, or dont, just hit the IP address.
Enter your Youtube API Key and UserID
Enter your Instagram Key and ID
Set intensity, speed, duration etc.
STLās for the Rack Mount for the Ali-express version. Its slightly longer and needs an extra 8mm
side brace x2.stl (84.3 KB)
back.stl (185.4 KB)
Main x2 Extended.stl (74.1 KB)
Thought this may be of intetest to you cyborg homelab-ers amongst us
Thatās super sweet @Hamspiced !
I finished putting mine together on Friday! I got the kit from HackerBoxes but I swapped the Red LED matrices with some Green ones I got off Amazon:
Next step is to make a version of the WOPR animation for ESPHome. That way I can have it display the animation normally but if there is a issue with something in my server rack I can show a notification on it using Home Assistant.
Yall put me to shame, my server is sitting on some 3D printed block inside the rack because i donāt have the right bracket to actually hang it 
I finally ran an ethernet cable behind the shelving instead of across the office 
Debating wether to keep my old ass NAS and just put the whole thing THe part nummbers your it inside the rack on the shelf or build something in 10ā or 19ā wide 
old ass NAS
Sounds like Weird Alās parody of WAP
Mine is on a coffee table, sitting on the bar/cabinet top between the dining room and kitchen, right next to the fridge.
Lab is Lab, and itās ALL good!
