Gator GRW-DRAWER2U Rack Drawer
Gator·Model GRW-DRAWER2U·gator-grw-drawer2u
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Manufacturer product photography — the drawn faceplate above stays true to panel layout; these show the hardware itself.
About the Gator GRW-DRAWER2U
The Gator 2UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. rack drawer provides more vertical clearance than a 1U drawer, accommodating larger items like wireless bodypack receivers, power supplies, tablet mounts, or bulky adapters. The locking mechanism keeps contents secure during transport, and the 2U height means you can store items that would not fit in a standard 1U drawer. A practical addition to touring racks that need to carry more than just cables and small tools.
A rack drawer sounds unglamorous, but anyone who has watched a monitor engineer dig through a backpack mid-show for a spare transmitter battery knows exactly why one belongs in a touring rig. The GRW-DRAWER2U is a passive 2UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. locking drawer — no power, no signal path, no patching — just organized, lockable storage that travels with the rack itself. That 2U height is the meaningful difference over a standard 1U drawer: you actually have room to store bodypack transmitters, a small power supply, a tablet or show file backup drive, or a tangle of dongles and adapters without forcing the lid shut.
At 3.5 kg empty and 380 mm deep, this is not a lightweight addition, and you should account for whatever you load into it when calculating case weight for fly datesA gig you fly to instead of driving — the whole rig has to shrink into checkable cases and carry-ons.. The locking mechanism matters most in transit — contents that shift inside a rack rolling down a loading dock ramp can damage gear on either side — but it also serves a secondary purpose on stage, where curious hands occasionally wander. Zero power draw means it fits anywhere in your rack layout without consulting a power budget, and it will not introduce noise, ground loopsHum from gear seeing two ground paths at slightly different voltage — the classic buzz when two racks share audio and power., or any electrical consideration whatsoever.
This drawer earns its two rack spaces in a monitor rig or IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. playback rack that lives in a road case and moves frequently. If your rig never leaves the venue or lives on a permanent install cart, the cost and weight are harder to justify compared to a simple shelf or external bag. A 1UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. drawer is the right call if you only need to stash cables and batteries; choose this 2U version when you're storing anything with meaningful height — a charging brick, a stacked set of bodypacks, or a spare in-ear monitor pack that needs to survive the gig without rattling loose.
In the rack
- Place it immediately below or above your wireless receiver stack so spare transmitters, batteries, and antennas are always within arm's reach of the gear they serve.
- Line the bottom with a thin sheet of non-slip drawer liner or dense foam — the lock keeps the drawer closed, but nothing prevents contents from sliding into each other during transport.
- Use this drawer to carry your show's backup media (USB drives, a spare interface, printed patch notes) so critical spares travel inside the rack rather than in a bag that might get separated from the rig.
- Before load-out, confirm the lock is engaged before the rack case lid closes — a heavy drawer that pops open inside a sealed case can shift the rack's center of gravity and stress the rail mounts on adjacent gear.
2UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. locking rack drawer for larger items and accessories.
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