I've been under the weather the last couple of days, so I decided that while I was laying around on the couch, I may as well do something productive like finally update my website ;-) So here is the formal announcement of my "Test Bench" line of mini-module enclosures. I've been making them for the last couple of years and selling them by word of mouth (keyboard). Here is a link to the Test Bench Enclosure page on my site: http://w8fgu.home.comcast.net/~w8fgu/tbencl.html
These enclosures were designed through the suggestions of Don Wilhelm, W3FPR, who wanted the ability to stack the modules, in their enclosures, on top of each other when stowed away to save on bench top footprint and provide better organization for finding them again ;-) I made the dimensions of these enclosures all the same for that purpose. I dimensioned them for the module with the largest width (CP1) and longest length (BL2). The exception was the AT1 enclosure which is the same width, but slightly longer to accommodate PCB length (it serves as a nice base for the others). All connectors (BNC, power, RCA etc.) have been externalized for easy access and a sliding top provided to access any other controls on the PCB for each module. The top slides in a track at the top of the enclosure and is held in place by a magnetic strip. An optional power switch may also be provided for modules that have a power switch. This upgrade provides the switch, installed on the enclosure, with a pair of hookup wires pre-soldered to the switch for later attachment to the PCB power switch. The "Test Bench" line consists of enclosures for the following Elecraft mini-Modules:* *- 2T-gen 2-Tone Test Oscillator - AT1 41 dB HF/VHF Switched Attenuator - BL2 Wideband 1:1 & 4:1 (Switchable) 250W Balun - CP1 Directional Coupler - DL1 Wideband 20W Dummy Load - N-gen Wideband Noise Generator - XG2 Three Band Receiver Test Oscillator / S-Meter Calibrator I will continue to provide the initial design of enclosures for the BL2 and DL1 as they are more "field use" friendly. All of these enclosures are made from polycarbonate sheet which is quite strong and should hold up to the rigors of bouncing around and occasional dropping. Feel free to contact me off list for any other questions, comments or concerns. Thanks for the bandwidth! 73, Dave W8FGU ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
