So this is some good news. I sent my PCB bracket design to PCBCart for a quote. Turns out we can do this brackets for $1.26 each, quantity 50 plus tooling ($20) and shipping. So for $5.00 I could get everyone one bracket or better yet Qty 100 they drop to $.84 cents and you can get two. This price is hard to beat. I don't think we can do any better. If go nuts, qty 200 are .58 cents!
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Richard Cini <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't have my IMSAI a disassembled but that kind of bracket did it use? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 9, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Don Caprio <[email protected]> wrote: > > Frank did a great job on the bracket. He was kind enough to build a > prototype and > shipped to me complete with screws at his own expense. Thanks again Frank. > I > truly appreciate the effort. > > The bracket in the dxf drawing is great however I would consider it a > permanent part. > The bracket has to sit under the switch flange. Screws pass through the > flange > and thread into the bracket. So once the switches are soldered in the > bracket can not > be removed. > > I took Franks bracket which was made out of PCB material, cut a slot in > one side and > then was able to lift the bracket off from underneath the switches. Had > the bracket been > made out of steel or aluminum it would have gotten bent/distorted. > > My modified design is basically just a flat bar 1/2 inch wide with tails > that extend one > inch that can be use for mounting. You'll have to cut, trim and drill > depending on your > chassis design. Two of these bars could be used for the top and bottom of > the switch > which would add more strain relief. > > If we want a better bracket perhaps this would be a better design. It > could be used as > a soldering jig or a removable mounting bracket. It will involve more > effort/expense. > I'm thinking it could be made from PCB material and we could have it done > by one > of the board houses. I know my board house does these. > > <SwitchBracketEnd.gif> > > So what do ya think? Keep those suggestions coming. > > Thank you. > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:07 AM, Frank Schieschke < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> see also this thread >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/n8vem-s100/bracket/n8vem-s100/npqHWFKLBys/i7L2hxM7djwJ>. >> >> For one that is interesting by building it by yourself, i provide the DXF >> file attached. >> >> Frank >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "N8VEM-S100" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------- > Don Caprio [email protected] > http://www.uxpro.com > (925) 240-UNIX > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ------------------------------- Don Caprio [email protected] http://www.uxpro.com (925) 240-UNIX -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
