Middle Atlantic 2U Rack Fan Panel
Middle Atlantic·Model UFP-2·middle-atlantic-ufp-2
About the Middle Atlantic UFP-2
The Middle Atlantic UFP-2 provides high-capacity 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. active cooling with six fans for racks that generate significant heat from densely packed equipment. It is the right choice for racks with power-hungry computers, multiple digital mixers, or large numbers of wireless receivers that push thermal limits. The extra fan capacity over a 1U panel provides meaningfully more airflow to keep your equipment within safe operating temperatures.
The Middle Atlantic UFP-2 is a purpose-built active cooling panel that exists to solve one specific problem: a rack that runs hot. Six fans across two rack unitsThe 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. move a meaningful volume of air through densely packed gear, and in a touring IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. rig or a busy playback rack stuffed with a computer, a wireless distroOne pair of antennas feeding many receivers through an amplified splitter — replaces the forest of whips and keeps RF levels consistent., and a handful of receivers, that airflow is the difference between a stable show and a thermal shutdown at the worst possible moment. This is not a luxury item — it is insurance against the kind of failure that happens quietly, without warning, forty minutes into a set.
At 40 watts nominal draw and a peak of 50, the UFP-2 needs its own IECThe standard three-prong appliance power inlet on rack gear — the kettle lead. C13/C14 in spec-sheet speak. connection, so budget a spare outlet on your power conditionerFilters venue AC, clamps surges, and gives the rack one tidy inlet. Not a voltage regulator and not a battery — just cleaner power. before you slot this in. The 40mm depth is genuinely shallow, which matters when you are fighting for clearance behind a shallow road case. At 2kg it adds almost nothing to your carry weight. The trade-off for six fans is acoustic presence — this panel is audible in a quiet room, which is irrelevant at show time but worth knowing if the rack sits near an open mic during soundcheck.
If your rack runs a high-powered laptop or Mac Mini for playback, multiple Shure or Sennheiser wireless receivers stacked tight, or any combination of gear that leaves you with warm side panels and no empty units for passive breathing room, the UFP-2 is the right call over 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. four-fan alternative. If your rack is lightly loaded — say, two wireless receivers and a small personal mixer — a 1U panel or even passive ventilation is probably sufficient, and you would recover those two rack units for something that earns its space more directly.
In the rack
- Mount the UFP-2 at the bottom of the rack so it pulls cooler air in from below and exhausts it upward through the hot gear above — work with convection, not against it.
- Run the IECThe standard three-prong appliance power inlet on rack gear — the kettle lead. C13/C14 in spec-sheet speak. feed from a switched outlet on your power conditionerFilters venue AC, clamps surges, and gives the rack one tidy inlet. Not a voltage regulator and not a battery — just cleaner power. so the fans spin up automatically when the rack powers on and you cannot accidentally leave them off during a long show.
- If your road case has rear-panel ventilation cutouts, align the UFP-2's exhaust side toward that opening; even modest rear clearance dramatically improves the panel's effectiveness.
- Check that your power conditionerFilters venue AC, clamps surges, and gives the rack one tidy inlet. Not a voltage regulator and not a battery — just cleaner power. has at least 50 watts of headroomThe margin between your normal level and where things clip — headroom is what absorbs the snare hit you didn’t see coming. available after everything else is accounted for — the UFP-2's peak draw is small but should not be an afterthought when you are budgeting a tight outlet strip.
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. panel with 6 fans for high-density cooling.
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- Power (IEC) (IEC C14)
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