Clamping rack shelf - anyone racking their small Class D heads this way?

I use a perforated rack shelf and tie wraps to hold the gear down.
Plastic tie wraps are very strong and several can be put on and put on with reasonable tension, they don't do any harm to the gear.

 

Not quite what you're asking, but just to open up the options, I strap my GK MB200 head to my cab using a bungee made from an old bike innertube, cut to the required length and tied off. Since the footprint of the head is smaller than the top of the cab, it would take quite a freak "act of god" type of accident for anything to crash into my rig and damage the head. I also have a strap handle for the cab, made from a piece of nylon webbing, so I can carry the head and cab together like a combo.

The beauty of the tiny heads is that it takes practically nothing to protect them, such as just tossing the head in my gear bag.

 

This.

 

Yes.

(Except when I’m fighting the temptation to respond to another post about “me and wimpy Class D heads…. )

 

You can also remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the amp and screw them back in from underneath the rack shelf. If the shelf is perforated you might just need washers. Or drill holes in the rack shelf if needed.

 

I racked my D800+ with a 1U rack tray to the bottom of a 4U rack case. I used the “extreme” Velcro (think EZPass tags) on the top of the amp between the shelf and the amp and it’s held it in place for years now. I wanted to rack mine up so it and my wireless were in the same box and set up at gigs would be fast.

I used an Odyssey 4U, 13.25-inch rail-to-rail rack; and a NavePoint universal 1U, 10-inch deep vented rack shelf. Both I got from Amazon at the time because I was ‘on a budget’. It has been solid since 2019 and played many gigs around NY and as far as Cincinnati.

I added a small power strip in the back and a short IEC power cable to the amp and a small power supply to the Shure and it’s now one power cable at the venue and holds all cables in back and in total weighs 38-pounds (17.5 kgs). I will get better photos of the front and back of the rack and also of the installation later today (I don’t have them on my phone now).

I play Hard Rock and Metal so volume and thump is very present (loud, haha) - and this set up never moves during a gig, and doesn’t break your back either.

Here’s a couple photos of it from a shoot a few weeks ago, I’ll get install photos later…

 

DIY road case - Mesa Subway D800+

 

Thank you, this is a great idea!

 

Sorry it took me a while to post these...I got called to a job site for a few days....anyway...

Here are photos of the front and back of the way I racked my D800+. It's a little taller than 1.5U, so the rack tray bends slightly, but with the Velcro in there, the tray 'clamps' the head to the bottom. Note: keep the feet on the amp or it won't contact the bottom of the rack and may not stay in-place. The rack tray does offer an excellent location to affix the power strip to also.

Front view: Rear View:

Taking these photos reminded me that I have to clean up that birds nest back there...also, the LEDs looked cool at first, but the power supply and all became a hassle so I pulled it (and I actually forgot the strip was still there).
(edit for sizing)

 

When I mount gear on a rack tray, I would remove the feet, carefully plot out the holes that the feet screws previously occupied on the tray, the drill and countersink the tray.

Then, select some shorter flat head screws that will thread into the holes in the bottom of the amp. Selecting these screws is important because if they are too long, they may contact a PC board, or other devices inside the amp and destroy it. I would usually apply some blue strength loctite to prevent them from loosening up from transport.