miguel Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I purchased a Keptel CG-2000 Coax Demarcation Enclosures 13 x 9 x 3 from The broadband store. I received my new Controllers yesterday and the card does not fit properly to be secured to the enclosure. I believe I saw a thread that addressed this and now I can find it. I would appreciate any help from anyone using these enclosures, Thank you in advance I am all hyped-up to get started I am making my dongles now as we Speak (type) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 What kind of card are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 PC-CTB16PC- with Heatsinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Are they the high power or low power heatsink?I've used those same Keptel 2000 cases successfully with the same card, so I know we can make it fit. It's a tight squeeze but definitely doable. What I had to do (using the CTB16PC card with high power heat sinks) was cut off the threaded end of the screws that connect the triac with the heatsink so that the door of the case would close. I'm at the office right now but after I get home today I can take a picture and send it to you if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Ancona Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I had to shave off some of the angle 'tabs' inside the box so that the board fits snug to the bottom. Like George found, the triac screws may get in the way. I just reveresed the screw and put the nut on the inside of the triac.I've mounted the board both ways, up/down and sideways. I've mounted the board to the box with a screw thru the back of the enclosure thru the heatsink (chalked the screw head).Pics are on another computer. If I remember, I'll post them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thank you George and Dan i would love to see pictures and yes i also thought of trimming the tabs but was unsure as this is my first time trying to get them to fit.look forward to the photo tonight.thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Ancona Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Here's a pic of one of my boards. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott T Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Different board and different box. I just thought if others were reading, the picture could come in handy.CTB16K with my own high power heat sinksKeptel CG-1500 - http://www.yourbroadbandstore.com/product.php?pid=706098I put the data wire in through the side and run SPT wires out the bottom. I lay them on the ground and have never had a problem. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Miguel,Here's the CTB16PC in a Keptel 2000. I use the receptacle end of 6ft. SPT2 ext cords for my dongles. This is one of them where I had to cut off the threaded end of the triac screw to get the door closed. You can just see the little stubs on the right side. Dan's method of reversing the screws is definitely more elegant, but I just happened to have a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel handy, and that was the first way I thought of to solve the problem. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve synek Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Dan Ancona wrote: Here's a pic of one of my boards. Dan I really like your conversion from stab terminals to screw terminals. Where did you buy the terminals? What kind of pricing?......and sorry for going off topic!Steve:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 And just to show it can be done, here's a CTB16PC in a Keptel 1000. It's a tight squeeze with the heavy duty heatsinks. I'm doing more with light duty heat sinks and they fit MUCH better - using SPT1 cord instead of SPT2 would make a big difference also. I had to bend the corner of the heatsink so the door would close and so I could get the comm cables in and out, that's how tight it is. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I notice that in both pictures that you all are not using the ground. I didn’t think to use spt1 or spt2. Is not using the ground ever given you a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 It hasn''t yet - at least as far as I know... how many sets of Christmas lights (other than LED sets with transformers which I don't use anyway) have you ever seen with a three-prong plug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I guess you are correct, Thank you for all your help i will try this evening to put it together and post photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Ancona Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 steve synek wrote: Dan Ancona wrote: Here's a pic of one of my boards. Dan I really like your conversion from stab terminals to screw terminals. Where did you buy the terminals? What kind of pricing?......and sorry for going off topic!Steve:cool:Steve, You can get these at Radio Shack or better yet Mouser / Digit. I happened to find a number of these attached to a discarded project of someones on the curb. Nice find. this controller is used for arches. There will be wires from the terminals going to either molex connectors or harnesses I have from car motors. I don't use dongles much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Just finish last night had honey-dues over weekend but finally finish thanks again for your help!!!!! Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguel Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 here is the other one Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott T Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 George Simmons wrote:Looks good.George,Did you have your glasses on? Kinda blurry to me.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Scott T wrote: George Simmons wrote:Looks good.George,Did you have your glasses on? Kinda blurry to me.LOL shake your monitor back and forth and it counteracts the blurriness..clears right up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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