B-Line Eaton series open racks, Steel, Silver powder coat, Four mounting spaces required, Double sided rack mounted shelf. Heavy duty, solid shelf

The Eaton B-Line SB596V19156SSL shelf needs four mounting spaces, so plan on 4U of usable rack height for it. Its overall height is 6 inches, which is why the mounting footprint runs larger than the shelf pan itself.

The shelf is 20 inches deep. That suits network switches, media converters, UPS units, and short-chassis gear. A full depth rackmount server typically runs 26 to 30 inches and will overhang, so it belongs on rack rails rather than a 20 inch shelf.

Double sided means the shelf attaches to rails on both front and rear, so it is supported at two points rather than cantilevered off the front only. On a two post open frame rack that gives you front and rear support on the same post pair; the 20 inch depth carries the load across both sides. If you only have front rail access, a single sided cantilever shelf is the right part instead.

It is a solid shelf, not vented. Gear that relies on bottom-panel intake or bottom exhaust should either sit on a vented shelf or be spaced above the pan. For passive equipment, patch gear, or anything that breathes front to back, the solid pan is fine.

Order Eaton B-Line part number SB596V19156SSL. That number covers the double sided, heavy duty solid shelf in silver powder coated steel, 19.31 inches wide by 20 inches deep by 6 inches high, taking four mounting spaces.

Steel construction with a silver powder coat finish. The powder coat matches the silver B-Line open frame racks, so if your existing rack line is the silver finish, this shelf stays consistent rather than reading as a mismatched black part.

Each SB596V19156SSL shelf weighs 15.6 lb before you put anything on it. Worth adding into your total when you are loading a floor-standing open frame rack or figuring seismic and floor anchoring for a multi-shelf build.