Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 If I took the new boards that I will be ordering over the 2006 year and mounted them to a big piece of wood, is there any thing that I could damage on the boards? And that would be with Heat sinks installed. If I can find enclosure at a resonable price for the 16 channels board to fit into then I will put all boards into an enclose and then mount the boards onto the piece of wood. The reason I am asking is because this is what I would like to do for 2006 and then run all of my cords straight out of our garage window. This 1 protects the boards from the weather, and 2 protects them for the most part from theft. I just wanted to see if anyone else had other methods that may work also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 When mounting the boards... If you are not mounting them to a metal box then put some standoffs (or anything) that will lift them up so you can get air circulation under the heatsink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Would a place like radioshack sell something like that or i know a computer supply store probably would, form computer cases, would these work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Radio Shack is one of the more expensive stores for things like that, but you can get them there and they will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Where else can they be found... cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Look for an electronics surplus store in your city. You can also use one of the larger online/mail-order sites like Mouser or Jameco, etc. The only problem with ordering that way is the shipping, so try and find a few items you need to make it worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Well what in the world are those two places? Two electronic stores online or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Try Here. http://www.allelectronics.com/ I've ordered from them a couple of times. Great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Thanks Jim! Thats what i was looking for.. and the prices seem very reasonable too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 www.mouser.com (they ship from Texas and California)www.jameco.com (not sure where they ship from, but I use them on occasion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Depending on how you plan on mounting the circuit card to the plywood there are 2 methods that would serve as stand offs.If you plan on using screw from the front through the circuit card into the plywood then something like short pieces of tubing can be used as standoffs. Even a few hex nuts stacked will work as a stand off.If you plan on running screws from the rear of the plywood then you can just use a longer screw. Place a nut on the screw to secure to the plywood. Then place another nut on the stud (screw), then the circuit card and then finally secure with a nut on top of the circuit card.I hope this will help.Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I've been watching this thread and thinking about mounting the controller(s) I plan to buy.If you don't mount them inside a NEMA rated enclosure (or equivalent) and they are permanently wired to your residence, wouldn't you be in NEC violation in almost all US locales?I plan to buy a five pack of LOR 16 channel controllers (likely in April, if that's when the sale is). As I've looked around at enclosures that are proper for electrical 110V AC 'junctions' and/or equipment, even $40-$70 'bargains' online end up being $70-$100 after shipping.Considering buying an (internal) electrical load center from Lowes or Home depot (200 amp for the size - $78.00+tax) and gutting the electrical load interior, then mounting the 5 controllers (with probable room for 1 more in a 2x3 configuration) within.Downside to this mounting strategy (for central location in the garage) is the increased wire runs to where the receptacles are needed about the house. I plan on mounting the GFCI receptacles over the bench in the garage, and then continuing the circuits to receptacles within reach of the foundation vents underneath the house. I'll modify 2-3 of those vents to be accessible from outside, and design some sort of weather protection when they are in use for Christmas lights.I assume that GFCI circuit protection to the controller would not equal GFCI protection to the 8/16 channels.Thoughts on a gutted load center vs. other solutions?Moving Target in NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Home made stand offs are simple.take a Bic pen that no longer works and remove everything until you have only the white tube.using a pair of dykes,or something that will cut the tube,cut it into the desired length.I use anywhere from .5 inch to .75 inch.Cheap simple and almost EVERYONE has a bic pen in the house that doesent work lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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