[sdiy] PCB size for euro-rack format

[Andre Majorel]

On 2008-11-29 01:25 +0000, Seb Francis wrote:

> I want to make a PCB compatible with a wide range of modular
> formats. Assuming euro-rack to be the smallest, what height
> would my PCB need to be?

On mine, the clearance is 112 mm. But the smallest format is not
euro-rack, it's frac rack. According to Tom Bugs and Dave
Magnuson, height and depth are 4.25" x 7" for PAIA and 4.125" x
6.875" for Blacet.

> I'm thinking 105mm, but I'm not really sure of the different
> case options out there. The depth will have to be as big as it
> needs to be  to fit everything on, but it would be useful to
> know a typical max depth if such a specification exists.

Euro-rack frames come in several depths but I think they're
guaranteed to be deep enough to hold a 100 x 160 mm PCB and a DIN
41612 backplane.

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André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>