Hi Another possible answer for end plates is to 3D print them. Doing it cheaply is not going to do you any good EMI wise (it’s plastic). It will keep dust and bugs out of the enclosure. Doing it with a metal loaded material is probably less than $7 an endplate, but not as good looking as the “real thing”. If anybody wants to go that way, I’ll probably have a set of .stl’s done up soon. ( = I’ll give you the files, you do the printing). Contact off list.
Bob > On Apr 28, 2017, at 4:56 AM, Steve - Home <steve-kr...@cox.net> wrote: > > All, > > To add to the excellent information Art has provided - I spoke with Candice > Rincon at Phoenix Mecano and just received a quote from her for the end > plates. There is a $100 minimum order policy at P-M, shipping and taxes > additional. The end plates with gaskets and screws are $7.25 each so we'll > need to order 14 end plates to meet the minimum; that's enough to do 7 > enclosures. The plates are cast aluminum and are blank so you would need to > drill your own holes per the diagrams Art provided. > I don't know how many GPS kits were sold but if there's enough interest maybe > we can do a group order. > > Steve > WB0DBS > > > >> On Apr 28, 2017, at 1:18 AM, Art Sepin <a...@synergy-gps.com> wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> The TAPR GPS Kit documentation has been updated and revised for clarity (I >> hope). it includes details for purchasing end plates and also dimensions >> required to fabricate end plates. The TAPR GPS Kit document, and a >> motherboard schematic for reference, is now available on Synergy's "GPS for >> Scholars" page: >> http://www.synergy-gps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=73 >> >> Art >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Gregory Beat >> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 11:48 AM >> To: Larry McDavid <lmcda...@lmceng.com>; time-nuts@febo.com >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] TAPR Oncore M12+ kit >> >> Larry - >> >> Interface Boards for Motorola (and Garmin) receivers have been discussed >> (and sold) by TAPR since late 1990s. TAPR archives all of this >> documentation, for discontinued GPS kits, can be seen on the left margin. >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tapr.org%2Fgps_exp-kit.html&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&sdata=5ruapgEiQudgnwP07FQuZd1RF2r23b0YTZnMagdcLkI%3D&reserved=0 >> >> Tom Clark, W3IWI Total Accurate Clock (TAC) project (1996) covers the entire >> topic. >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tapr.org%2Fkits_tac2.html&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&sdata=2ddW07UU31UDl5%2FQTy2DspkkX11FX00qrmKfc%2BRnNLw%3D&reserved=0 >> >> Simple interface board schematics (Serial Level converters, and voltage >> adjustments for external antennas/ 3.3 or 5 V) can be found throughout the >> Internet since mid-1990s. >> Numerous radio amateurs DIY their own (breadboard) or sold small interfaces >> at hamfests (1996-2006), until newer GPS solutions became surplus (and >> smartphones with built-in GPS appeared after 2007). >> >> Doug McKinney, KC3RL (SK, December 2006) offered interface boards for the >> Garmin (GPS-25) and Motorola receivers until about 2005. I have one of >> Doug's boards in my GPS parts box. These were sold by TAPR until their >> inventory was exhausted. >> -- >> Garmin >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tapr.org%2Fgps_garminib.html&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&sdata=1rtHBUexr2FVGuHKY2qxBhzriCuFREe%2F6NAS7gi9RNY%3D&reserved=0 >> Motorola >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tapr.org%2Fgps_vpib.html&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&sdata=R5%2FyBXV%2BAV2%2Fi3e%2BKfPlua5PKMhRqrbUwhIMPrbiArQ%3D&reserved=0 >> >> Synergy M12-MB board (web link to photo [jpg] below) IF you look closely at >> the Synergy Board, you see the board outline and 2x5 (10-pin) header for the >> earlier 8-channel Motorola receivers >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tapr.org%2Fimages%2FM12-MB.jpg&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&sdata=VnOToRye%2Be6pu62p6Os1ohPVVa%2FzDEFh1%2F0vo%2Fi5ag4%3D&reserved=0 >> >> greg >> w9gb >> >> Sent from iPad Air >> >>> On Mar 28, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Larry McDavid <lmcda...@lmceng.com> wrote: >>> >>> What "OEM supplier?" Do you mean from Synergy Systems? Or, is there an >>> enclosure supplier to Synergy? >>> >>> Do you know if there is a schematic of the Synergy interface board >>> available? >>> >>> Larry W6FUB >>> >>>> On 3/27/2017 9:31 AM, Gregory Beat wrote: >>>> The TAPR offering is a "partial kit" from the Synergy's SynPaQ/E product. >>>> Here is that data sheet: >>>> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s >>>> ynergy-gps.com%2Fimages%2Fstories%2Fpdf%2Fsynpaq%2520product%2520data >>>> %2520sheet%2520040110.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2 >>>> f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&s >>>> data=WF1IWYKvN5q6C0WMToPljgax2dpKhBqLxTAyhvKrYzw%3D&reserved=0 >>>> Blank aluminum end-plates can be fabricated, or purchased from the OEM >>>> supplier. >>>> >>>> w9gb >>> -- >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Larry McDavid W6FUB >>> Anaheim, California (SE of Los Angeles, near Disneyland) >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.febo.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ftime-nuts&data=01%7C01%7Cart%40synergy-gps.com%7C4dc2f4b8f72f4e2fc73108d47615ead3%7Cc81f9fdec0e04d8c95779afaa0cad9ed%7C1&sdata=aHBSvpbaodwO9tAMMGXMstwLQuQ5KqO3pPlWTuUypn4%3D&reserved=0 >> and follow the instructions there. >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
