[Ham-Computers] RE: VESA standards for mounting

[dcorio at zitomedia.net]

Thanks, Aaron! You always seem to have the information at your fingertips!

Enjoy the vacation!

73
Dave
KB3MOW


> Greetings all from Hong Kong (I'm currently on vacation).
>
> Try this:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Display_Mounting_Interface
>
>
> Looks like M4 screws.  The wiki article mentions 10mm depth, but I also
> found references on the web mentioning 6mm depth.  Also, the VESA
> standard size is arbitrary - the vendor can specify a different
> diameter, thread pitch, and length.
>
> So, start with an M4 sized screw, then try M5, M6, and M8.
>
> 73,
>
>   - Aaron, NN6O (/VR2)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave 'Doc'
> Corio
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:54 AM
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] VESA standards for mounting
>
>
>     Trying to find a section in the VESA standards for the size screw
> needed to mount my Acer LCD monitor. Does anyone happen to know this? I
> expect it's a metric size, but that's about as close as I can get.
>
> Tnx es 73
> Dave
> KB3MOW
>
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