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Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the NavePoint 10-inch blank card. Street from named snaps. I haven't hung this plate.

A spare 1U plate, not a 19-inch spacer: NavePoint 10-inch blank

The NavePoint 6U already ships one 10-inch 1U blank. Buy a spare only if that kit plate is covering a hole you still have. 10-inch is a skinny wall cabinet. A 19-inch 1U spacer will not hang on these rails.

Buy SKU 00406856 only if that kit plate is covering a hole you still have. Maker store $22.59 this pass. Amazon listing B0BPFKQF85. Print the live tag. U is a rack height unit.

This plate is 10-inch wide, 1U, non-vented, black powder coat. Box: 4× 10-32 screws. Same family as the 00406855 shelf. The 6U is six rack units: panel, two shelves, one blank, and whatever pizza box you actually hung. You don't start by ordering more blanks.

Search “NavePoint 1U blank” and Amazon is a pile of 19-inch EIA spacers. Slotted 1U B07CXL8K6H is 19 × 1.75 in. The 10-pack toolless blanks on the maker site are also 19-inch. Those fill a StarTech 12U, not this cabinet.

What to buy

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The blank in the NavePoint 6U kitCabinet already includes 1× 10-inch 1U blank + 2× shelves. Non-vented face for the leftover U.In the $161.99 11.8 in perforated box. Don't add a second plate first.You just hung the 6U. Default. Use the kit blank.
NavePoint 0040685610-inch-wide 1U non-vented spare. 4× 10-32 screws in the box. Amazon B0BPFKQF85.Maker $22.59 this pass. Amazon listing live; no clean buy-box dollar on this fetch. Print the live tag.The kit blank is already on a hole and you still have an open U you want covered.
19-inch 1U blank (slotted or solid)EIA 19-inch. Amazon B07CXL8K6H is a slotted 19 × 1.75 in example. Maker 10-pack toolless blanks are the same width.Those cards are 19-inch money. Skip them here.You stayed on the StarTech 12U. Never for the NavePoint 10-inch rails.

Skip

Skip a spare blank because the photo shows empty U. Skip any “1U blank” whose spec also says 19-inch EIA. Skip vented 19-inch packs, RGB plates, and eBay lots. A blank does not replace the TC-P12C6. If the wall will take 19-inch, the cabinet was the wrong buy. See 12U vs 10-inch.

Sources

NavePoint 10 inch Blank Panel (SKU 00406856, 1U non-vented, 4× 10-32; maker $22.59 this pass). Amazon B0BPFKQF85. Amazon B07CXL8K6H (19-inch slotted 1U). NavePoint 6U note (one blank in the kit). 10-inch shelf note. Street moves. Print the live tag.

Also on this topic

An extra tray for the 6U, not a 19-inch 10-inch-deep: NavePoint 10-inch shelfThe cabinet already ships two. Buy a third only if those two are full. Skip 19-inch trays labeled 10-inch deep. The 10-inch 12-port Cat6 panel for the skinny cabinet: TRENDnet TC-P12C6The 19-inch Cable Matters will not hang here. This 10-inch 12-port is the Cat6 default. 12U open frame vs 10-inch wall cabinetThe 19-inch 12U 2-post is still the default if your gear is 19-inch.