{"product_id":"apc-1u-19-inch-toolless-airflow-management-blanking-panel-black-pack-of-10-ar8136blk","title":"APC 1U 19in Toolless Airflow Blanking Panels Black Pack of 10","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.pd-acc { border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 8px; margin: 10px 0; overflow: hidden; }\n.pd-acc summary { cursor: pointer; padding: 14px 16px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.05em; list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; background: #f7f7f7; }\n.pd-acc[open] \u003e summary { border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }\n.pd-acc summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }\n.pd-acc summary::after { content: \"+\"; font-size: 1.4em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; margin-left: 12px; }\n.pd-acc[open] \u003e summary::after { content: \"\\2212\"; }\n.pd-acc .pd-acc-body { padding: 8px 16px 14px; }\n.pd-spec, .pd-spec tr, .pd-spec td { border: none !important; background: transparent !important; }\n.pd-spec { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 6px 0 18px; }\n.pd-spec td { padding: 7px 10px 7px 0 !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec !important; vertical-align: top; font-size: 0.95em; text-align: left; }\n.pd-spec td:first-child { width: 38%; font-weight: 600; color: #333; }\n.pd-spec tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none !important; }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPC 1U 19\" Black Modular Toolless Airflow Management Blanking Panel - Qty 10 (AR8136BLK) - 2 Years Local Warranty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPC AR8136BLK — ten 1U toolless blanking panels that make a rack's cooling work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe APC AR8136BLK is a pack of ten 1U, 19-inch, black blanking panels from APC by Schneider Electric that snap into the square-hole vertical rails of a rack without screws, cage nuts or tools. Each panel is 483 mm wide, 45 mm high and 28 mm deep and weighs 90 g. Ten panels fill 10U of empty rack space, which is roughly what an average 42U cabinet has left open once it is built. Because each panel is a single U, the pack covers a 3U gap here and a 7U gap there as easily as one 10U block, and the pieces move with the equipment when the layout changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlanking panels are the cheapest cooling upgrade a rack can get. Servers and switches pull cold air in at the front and push hot air out at the back; every open U in the front plane lets that hot air loop straight back round to the intakes. Fill the gaps and the air the room's air-conditioning delivers goes through the equipment instead of around it — which is why Schneider describes the panel as occupying unused rack space to prevent air recirculation and promoting top-to-bottom airflow movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToolless, modular, and fitted in seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach panel clips into the square holes of an EIA-310 rail by hand, and comes out the same way when the U is needed for new equipment. Because they are 1U modules rather than a fixed 3U or 5U sheet, you can fill any gap exactly — one panel between two switches, four above the UPS — and re-use them as the rack changes. They fit the NetShelter SX AR3100, AR3104 and AR3340 and the Easy Rack ER6202, ER6212 and ER8202 on this site, and any other rack with square-hole rails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere the panels go and where they do not\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFit them in the front plane of the rack — the plane the equipment intakes face — in every U that has no equipment in it, including the gap above a shelf-mounted device that does not fill its own height and the U left between devices for future growth. There is no need to blank the rear rails; the goal is to separate the cold intake side from the hot exhaust side, and that separation happens at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one place not to fit them is in front of equipment that breathes side-to-side, such as some older switches: those need side clearance rather than front blanking. Everything else in a modern rack — servers, storage, rack UPS, PDUs, patch panels — is front-to-back, and benefits from a fully blanked front plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Singapore server rooms need them more than most\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 30-degree ambient outside and air-conditioning carrying the whole cooling load, a rack that recirculates its own exhaust runs hotter, the air-conditioner runs harder, and the equipment at the top of the cabinet — usually the switches — sits in the warmest air. A pack of AR8136BLK panels costs less than one service call for a switch that has been running at its thermal limit, and it is the first thing we suggest when a customer tells us the top of the rack runs hot even though the room is cold. Everything SourceIT ships is local Singapore stock with a GST invoice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"pd-acc\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eAPC AR8136BLK Datasheet — Technical Specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pd-acc-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFigures below are taken from the Schneider Electric product page (Singapore) and the APC AR8136BLK product data sheet as carried by a distributor document and by a second reseller listing that agree on weight and quantity. Where Schneider does not publish a value, the row is left out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGeneral\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePart Number (SKU)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR8136BLK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOfficial Product Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1U 19\" Black Modular Toolless Airflow Management Blanking Panel - Qty 10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAPC NetShelter airflow management accessories (APC by Schneider Electric)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1U 19-inch modular toolless blanking panel, pack of 10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuantity per Pack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 panels (10U of coverage)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot printed by Schneider Electric for this part number — supplied with SourceIT's standard 2-year accessory support\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLocal Warranty (Singapore)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSupported locally by SourceIT with a GST invoice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Capacity\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRack Height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1U per panel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePanel Dimensions (W x H x D)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e483 mm x 45 mm x 28 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNet Weight per Panel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eConstruction \u0026amp; Access\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eToolless snap-in to square-hole vertical rails (EIA-310 19-inch)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRemoval\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnclips by hand; re-usable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandards\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEIA-310-D compatible; RoHS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAirflow \u0026amp; Cable Management\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFunction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlocks hot-air recirculation through unused U; maintains front-to-back airflow through equipment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFitted Where\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront plane of the rack, every unused U including gaps above shelf-mounted devices\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePhysical \u0026amp; Environmental\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRack Height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1U per panel, 10 panels per pack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping Dimensions (W x D x H)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e526 mm x 249 mm x 105 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.64 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"pd-acc\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eCompatibility \u0026amp; Fit\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pd-acc-body\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny 19-inch rack with square-hole vertical rails — NetShelter SX (AR3100, AR3104, AR3340), Easy Rack (ER6202, ER6212, ER8202) and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-netshelter-6u-low-profile-wallmount-rack-enclosure-ar106vi\"\u003eAR106VI NetShelter 6U wall-mount enclosure\u003c\/a\u003e wall-mount enclosure, plus third-party cabinets and open frames with square holes. The panel clips into the front rails; it does not need cage nuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes not fit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRacks with round tapped holes or round unthreaded holes. For those, a screw-mounted blanking panel is needed — ask us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow many packs\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCount the empty U in the front plane of each cabinet. A 42U cabinet with 30U of equipment needs 12 panels, so two packs; a 24U AR3104 with 14U installed needs one pack. Include the U above a shelf-mounted device that does not fill its own height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePair it with\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn AR8122BLK fixed shelf for non-rack equipment, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-netbotz-rack-mount-security-and-environmental-appliance-nbrk0250a\"\u003eNetBotz Rack Monitor 250 (NBRK0250A)\u003c\/a\u003e or an \u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-ups-network-management-card-3-with-environmental-monitoring-ap9641\"\u003eAP9641 Network Management Card\u003c\/a\u003e with an \u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-temperature-humidity-sensor\"\u003eAP9335TH temperature and humidity sensor\u003c\/a\u003e to confirm the intake temperature actually came down once the gaps were closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"pd-acc\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700;\"\u003ePackage Contents \u0026amp; APC NetShelter Airflow Ordering Information\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pd-acc-body\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen 1U toolless blanking panels, boxed at 526 mm x 249 mm x 105 mm, 1.64 kg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOrdering notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCount the empty front-plane U across all the cabinets in the room and round up to whole packs of ten; it is cheaper to have a few spare panels in the drawer than to leave two U open at the top of a cabinet. For racks with round-hole rails ask us for the screw-mount alternative instead. Packs ship as a small parcel and can travel with a cabinet order or on their own, with a GST invoice either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAPC NetShelter SX enclosures and accessories at SourceIT\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR3100\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetShelter SX 42U, 600 mm W x 1070 mm D — standard server enclosure, 1364 kg static\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR3104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetShelter SX 24U, 600 mm W x 1070 mm D — half-height server enclosure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR3340\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetShelter SX 42U, 750 mm W x 1200 mm D — networking enclosure, 1701 kg static\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR7701\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetShelter SX bolt-down kit — floor anchoring brackets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR8122BLK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFixed shelf, 1U, 114 kg rated, black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAR8136BLK (this listing)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1U toolless blanking panels, pack of 10, black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eER6202 \/ ER6212 \/ ER8202\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEasy Rack 42U value cabinets in 600 x 1000, 600 x 1100 and 800 x 1000 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-netshelter-6u-low-profile-wallmount-rack-enclosure-ar106vi\"\u003eAR106VI NetShelter 6U wall-mount enclosure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetShelter 6U wall-mount enclosure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eMonitoring to prove the airflow improvement\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"pd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-netbotz-rack-mount-security-and-environmental-appliance-nbrk0250a\"\u003eNetBotz Rack Monitor 250 (NBRK0250A)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetBotz Rack Monitor 250 — temperature and humidity across the cabinet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-ups-network-management-card-3-with-environmental-monitoring-ap9641\"\u003eAP9641 Network Management Card\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetwork Management Card 3 with environmental monitoring\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/apc-temperature-humidity-sensor\"\u003eAP9335TH temperature and humidity sensor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTemperature and humidity sensor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"pd-acc\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eDatasheet \u0026amp; Downloads\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pd-acc-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinks open on Schneider Electric's own site. Each one was checked before publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.se.com\/sg\/en\/product\/AR8136BLK\/1u-19-black-modular-toolless-airflow-management-blanking-panel-qty-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSchneider Electric product page for the APC AR8136BLK (Singapore site) — official product name, characteristics and the user guide 990-3043B\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchneider's own datasheet download links redirect to a host that has served wrong-model files, so for the PDF datasheet or manual as a file for a tender, email sales@sourceit.com.sg quoting the SKU and we will send the correct document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed a compliance declaration, a CAD file or a written quotation for a tender? Contact SourceIT and we will supply it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"pd-acc\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions — APC AR8136BLK\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pd-acc-body\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow many panels are in the pack?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen 1U panels — 10U of coverage per pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDo I need tools or cage nuts?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Each panel snaps into the square holes of the front rails by hand and unclips the same way. That is what \"toolless\" means on this part number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill they fit a non-APC rack?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, as long as the rack has 19-inch rails with square holes. They will not fit round-hole rails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDo blanking panels really make a difference?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Open U in the front of a rack let hot exhaust recirculate to the equipment intakes; closing them keeps the cold air from the room going through the servers and switches. Schneider, the equipment vendors and every data centre standard recommend blanking every unused U.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAre they metal or plastic?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchneider does not specify the material on the product page; at 90 g per 1U panel they are light, and they are intended to block airflow, not to carry load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDo I blank the rear of the rack too?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The panels go in the front plane where the equipment intakes are. Blanking the rear would trap hot exhaust. Rear cable and PDU space stays open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan I remove a panel later without tools?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Each panel unclips from the square holes by hand, and can be re-fitted elsewhere as the rack layout changes. Keep the spares from the pack for the next reshuffle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs there a taller panel for big gaps?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchneider makes fixed-height blanking panels as well, but the 1U modular panel is the flexible choice: ten of them fill a 10U gap today and split into ones and twos as the rack fills up. For a very large empty section ask us and we will quote the fixed-height option alongside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes it come with a Singapore warranty and a GST invoice?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Every APC AR8136BLK sold by SourceIT comes with local Singapore warranty support and a GST invoice. Schneider does not print a warranty term for this part number; SourceIT supports it under its standard 2-year accessory term.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"APC Schneider Electric","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482613743780,"sku":"AR8136BLK","price":91.08,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/0136\/0804\/files\/files_da5659da-2bb6-4250-89f8-698f3dea8c82.jpg?v=1789716846","url":"https:\/\/sourceit.com.sg\/products\/apc-1u-19-inch-toolless-airflow-management-blanking-panel-black-pack-of-10-ar8136blk","provider":"SourceIT ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}