RGB Spectrum 920 10096 – Replacement Air Filter for Linx 1600/1700/1800

Product Overview

The RGB Spectrum 920 10096 is the replacement air filter for Linx 1600, 1700 and 1800 chassis. It is a scheduled-maintenance consumable rather than a feature part: the filter keeps dust out of the chassis airflow path, and a clogged filter raises internal temperatures on equipment that is expected to run continuously. Integrators and facilities managers order this Linx replacement air filter on a maintenance cycle, not in response to a fault. Keeping a set on the shelf means the filter actually gets changed at the scheduled interval instead of being deferred.

Product Description

Air filters are the least glamorous item in a control room spares cabinet and one of the most consequential. A Linx chassis in a command center or operations center draws cooling air through the filter for its entire service life. In a raised-floor room, a room with construction nearby, or a rack sharing space with printers or foot traffic, that filter loads faster than anyone expects. The result is reduced airflow, higher board temperatures and shortened component life — an avoidable failure mode that shows up years later as an unexplained hardware fault.

The 920 10096 is the vendor part for the Linx 1600/1700/1800 chassis family. Replacing it is a front-of-rack task that takes minutes and normally does not require powering the chassis down, though sites with a formal change process usually schedule it into a maintenance window alongside other physical checks.

Order it as part of a maintenance holding rather than a single unit. Sites maintaining the same chassis family typically stock it with the 860 9522 replacement power supply for the 7U Linx chassis, the 520 9512 replacement AC power cord and the 625 0550-05 spare CPU processor card. Confirm your chassis model before ordering — the filter is listed for Linx 1600, 1700 and 1800 specifically, and RGB Spectrum publishes no datasheet for this part number, so filter dimensions and media grade should be confirmed with Creation Networks rather than assumed from a sibling chassis.

Key Features

• Vendor part for Linx 1600/1700/1800 — The filter is listed by RGB Spectrum for these chassis, so the fit and media grade match what the airflow design assumes.
• Preventive maintenance consumable — Changing the filter on schedule holds internal temperatures where they were designed to sit, which protects component life.
• Front-of-rack replacement — The change is a short physical task at the rack, with no card handling and no reconfiguration.
• Supports a documented maintenance cycle — Stocking the correct filter is what turns a written maintenance schedule into one that is actually followed.
• Low-cost protection for expensive hardware — A filter change is a fraction of the cost of the thermal-stress failures it prevents.

Technical Specifications

• Part number — 920 10096
• Part type — Replacement air filter
• Fits — Linx 1600, Linx 1700, Linx 1800
• Supplied as — Single replacement filter
• Vendor source — RGB Spectrum Gold Integrator price list description

RGB Spectrum does not publish a datasheet for this part number. Contact Creation Networks for confirmed specifications before ordering.