[sdiy] Rack chassis

[harrybissell]

I will have you with a dash of HOT sauce... thanks.

Mark does have one point about Sescom... you cannot use the entire front panel
height.  About the "35-piece" construction I don't know :^P

The Sescom rails have a nice track that you can slide 4-40 nuts into to make
internal
connections without drilling the top and bottom covers. You might use aluminum
plate,
or angle at the edges of the board. As I have done mine, you can then slide off the
top
AND the bottom at the same time and have a rugged chassis that allows access to
both
sides of the PCB.

otoh he's building the second copy of "Muffy" in his case... two boards 6" x 15" in
a 1U
high cabinet. THAT is a boxfull.

I used a Bud Valu-line cabinet, NOS.  I would not have spent the nearly $300 for a
new one...
and then deal with the 1/8" thick DEAD SOFT aluminum front.  I replaced mine with a
FrontPanel
Express front that is quite nice.

Now c'mon Mark... I would not have you for lunch for your (informed) opinions. I'll
gust give you
some random bad advice sometime :^P

H^) harry

mark s wrote:

> ok i am totally OVER the search for rack chassis', have done the fair share
> of research. this is the verdict: if u for some reason reallly need a 16"
> depth, you have to go with Sescom's flimsy 35-piece modular construction
> kit AND wait a month and a half to get it (YMMV) and then realize that you
> lose 1/4" of front and rear panel height due to the rails that hold it
> together.  harry is going to have me for lunch for saying this.
>
> middle atlantic makes a GORGEOUS box in TWO different depths.
>
> http://www.middleatlantic.com/rackac/chassis/chassis.htm#2
>
> the CH series is really nicely done, do spring for it if you want the pro look.
>
> and.....highly recommended vendor: www.markertek.com
>
> mark s
> finally found $.02 to spend here
>
> At 02:36 AM 11/2/2004, you wrote:
> >sescom.com
> >
> >H^) harry
> >
> >oveloe wrote:
> >
> > > Does anybody know a company that manufactures inexpensive 19"
> > > rackmount chassis in Canada or the States? I already know where to
> > > order nice labeled front panels, but I'm still searching for the
> > > chassis, that metal body that usually screws on to the front panel
> > > with 4 screws.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> > >  -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > http://www.oveloe.com
> > > Voltage-Controlled Brain Waves
> > >