Consider avoiding an enclosure. I've got dozens of gadgets built on a scrap of PCB. It's historic. The first radios were built on a plank of wood! Hams historically bought (or borrowed or otherwise appropriated) a kitchen bread cutting board on which to build a new circuit. Guess where the phrase "breadboard" came from?
One legitimate use for an enclosure is to protect the PCB and components from damage. That shouldn't be an issue when it's in use on the bench, but it certainly can be when transporting it to some other QTH or while it's being stored. I have a collection of plastic boxes: small ones of various sizes. I get mine from TAP Plastics - a chain of stores that sells Acrylic in sheet and in a variety of prefabricated shapes including finished small boxes with lids. I keep my PC "breadboard" projects in those when they aren't in use. If the fit is very loose, a bit of padding provided by some foam or a layer of bubble pack on the bottom makes it tighter. They stack neatly on the shelf or in a larger box, and it's easy to see through the lid and identify the unit I want when it's needed. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
