I've actually got my GPSDO in one of these, but there's no ventilation for cooling, so I thought I'd look for something else for the Rb standard.
Bob >________________________________ > From: "Collins, Graham" <[email protected]> >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 11:14 AM >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Case for Rb Standard? > > >One of my favourite cases for housing projects is to use an HP 37203 HPIB >extender. Remove the PC Board and you are left with a power supply that is >suitable for many things (or remove if not up the job), plus there is a BNC >connector on the back side plus a spot where the GPIB connector poked through >which can be repurposed for a D connector suitable for the task at hand. > >I pick these up whenever I see them at surplus places, online, or at swaps >when the price is right. They can be had at such places for $20 or so but eBay >prices tend to often be much higher. > >Cheers, Graham ve3gtc > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >Of Tim Shoppa >Sent: September-27-13 10:49 AM >To: Bob Stewart; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Case for Rb Standard? > >I am a fan of old stamped sheet metal mini-PC cases, and also a fan of the >clamshell "A/B" switch cases. > >Usually the PC case is thin stamped sheet metal but often has a plastic fascia >that goes over the sheet metal. They have lots of ventilation holes, unlike >the clamshell A/B switches which tend to be thicker metal (didn't need >stamping for rigidity) with fewer holes. If I need a DB-25 or DB-9 hole... the >A/B serial switches are real attractive because most of them have that kind of >holes and sockets in them already. > >Usually I just pick these out of the trash but if need be they are only a few >bucks new. > >http://www.b2b-computer-case.com/mini-itx-case/04.htm > >http://www.cablesdirect.com/prodimages/CA260X_LR.jpg > >Tim N3QE > > > > >On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:03 PM, Bob Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've had the Rb on the shelf for a few days next to a few old 3.5" >> disk drives, and it suddenly struck me that they're about the same size. >> External drive cases and PSUs are "cheap as chips", as they say, so I >> was wondering how many people are using an external drive case to hold >> their Rb standard? Any brand favorites? >> >> Bob - AE6RV >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to >https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >and follow the instructions there. >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
