HUGE thanks to Lowell for providing this rack. It's their new DAT24 data rack, and they have an entire lineup of racks for every solution.

Check out all their products at https://www.lowellmfg.com

And special thanks to:

abozzay for letting me know Lowell was so near
Ben for helping get the rack into the studio

Some of the products / things I mentioned (some links are affiliate links):

KMOX 50,000 Watt Transmitter tour:    • If I touch this tower, I die  
Rubbermaid commercial rolling carts: https://amzn.to/3NJznxR
The SICKEST minivan burnout:    • The SICKEST mini van burnout ever seen  

Rack / server closet:

Lowell DAT24 Rack: https://www.lowellmfg.com/product/dat...
Lowell Line Interactive UPS: https://www.lowellmfg.com/product/ups...
Doyle Ratching Screwdriver: https://www.harborfreight.com/11in1...
Govee RGBIC Smart Strip 16.4ft: https://amzn.to/3S7JLT2
Mikrotik CRS3091G8S+in Switch: https://amzn.to/3NKOBmv
Neat Patch 1U: https://amzn.to/41FWyPH
Home Assistant Yellow: https://www.homeassistant.io/yellow/
Netgear WAX620: https://amzn.to/47hf021
Monoprice SlimRun Cat6A Patch Cables: https://amzn.to/41Ly73p
Gator Frameworks Patch Cable Hanger: https://amzn.to/47gd9uB
Fluke MicroScanner Cable Tester: https://amzn.to/48C1zL7

Desk Recording / Editing setup:

Elgato Prompter: https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/prompter
Rode VideoMic II Mini Shotgun microphone: https://amzn.to/3RBSRpi
Manfrotto 244N Magic Arm: https://amzn.to/48Gx1Z0
ThirdReality Zigbee Outlets: https://amzn.to/3RMwhdK
Sony a6600 Mirrorless camera: https://amzn.to/48eh502
Sound panels (Owens Corning 703, fabricwrapped)
Pegboards: https://amzn.to/3tK04M8
ASUSTOR Flashstor 12 NAS: https://amzn.to/48EkHbr
HomeAssistant Stream Deck Plugin: https://github.com/cgiesche/streamdec...

Recording area / Studio:

Flexispot E7Q 4leg sit/stand desk: https://bit.ly/47SyScQ
Neewer Cstand with boom arm: https://amzn.to/3vmLvil
Heavy duty studio sandbags: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone: https://amzn.to/3RIyeYS
Amaran 200X: https://amzn.to/3H51FiN
Amaran 100X: https://amzn.to/3tOc92S
Amaran P60X: https://amzn.to/3RIcPyL
Aqara Zigbee Button: https://amzn.to/4aVvU9N
Aputure Light Dome II: https://amzn.to/3vmLDOR
Godox Softbox 60cm2: https://amzn.to/3RN2oKB
Lowe's Chalk/Whiteboard: https://www.lowes.com/pd/24inWx36...
Sign standoff screws: https://amzn.to/3H6IYeK
SmallRig AD01 Video Tripod: https://amzn.to/41LBg2Z
SmallRig Tripod Dolly: https://amzn.to/3H2NHOv

Other:

Harbor Freight Rolling Parts Bin: https://www.harborfreight.com/74bin...
Zega Mame Gear video:    • Restoring a broken Game Gear with Ras...  

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Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
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2nd Channel:    / geerlingengineering  

Contents:

00:00 An old logo from my Dad
00:58 Moving!
04:28 A small rack coincidence
05:14 Rack manufacturing plant tour
08:15 A datacenter rack... in a minivan
09:36 One can get too familiar with a rack
10:12 A whitelabel UPS
11:40 RGB and first server
12:35 Mini network rack and blood sacrifices
13:36 A place for patch cables
14:19 Dad's Fluke testing
16:57 Edit desk setup
19:21 Safety came second in the studio
21:03 Optimizing workflow with Home Assistant
21:59 Set decoration, stickers, and stitches
23:26 First video and fiery premonitions