[sdiy] A source for cheap rack-mountable cases? (UK)

[john tuffen]

Hmmmm, That's the kind of thing - but 30 quid is expensive to me!

  I'm now wondering about getting a 2U or 3U blanking plate and hanging the
electronics off of that; or perhaps even getting some aluminium sheet and 
making a box myself!

  I haven't thought too much about this yet (as is probably obvious), I will
have to have a closer look at the PCB sizes in the MMT8, then I'll know whether
a 2U or 3U case is required.

john..

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Quoting Gabriel Lindeborg <gabriel at lindeborg.org>:

> Hi John!
>
> I don't know what you would consider cheap but Maplin has standard rack
> cases: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=34159&doy=26m5D
> Haven't used them but are considering them for my projects, but in the
> end I will probably end up with Schroff MultiPacs.
>
> //Gabbe of Sweden
>
> john tuffen wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >   Just wondering whether there is a cheap source of 19" rack mount cases...
> I'm
> > planning on re-housing my MMT8 (buttons are getting less reliable, and it's
> a
> > pain to carry round an extra box when there's space in my rack!) and so am
> > after a 2u or 3u case. Looking at RS, Farnell, etc. the cases are very
> > expensive - I wonder whether there's a surplus place that I'm missing :)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > john..
> >
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> >
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