Metal enclosures

[Gonkulor]

Does anyone have a knowledge to where I can find metal boxes/enclosures for individual boards? I'm bolting all my hardware down, so I need metal. The flexing of my project might crack plastic. I'm aware of insulating everything. Trust me, even if I have to pour a non conductive epoxy into the box, it will be insulated.


I'm checking out digikey but not having any luck.


Best Regards
Gonk

 

[David_AVD]

Maybe check out your local electrical wholesalers? Not sure what you have "over there".

 

[Gonkulor]

I missed adding the boards I need boxed are 1. CMB16D-QC and 2. ECG-M32MX/ECG-PIXAD8. Yes I know Ed sells boxes. I think he has enough to do than sell me a $6 box.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Gonk

 

[Gonkulor]

I have gone to them multiple times for my project and they always look at me like I'm nutz and tell me to go online.


Gonk

 

[David_AVD]

As far as I know, Ed (J1SYS) does not sell any enclosures apart from the ones that the bare DR4 PCB fits into.

 

[Gonkulor]

The latest thing was the reversing contactor I wanted. They got lots of them, but not for 36 volts. He just ended the conversation with that.


Sheesh, lets talk about voltage and it's effects a bit. Maybe every time I go there they are having a bad day.


It could also be that I'm doing something out of the ordinary and he to is task saturated.


I'll get what I need if I keep plugging along

 

[Gonkulor]

I'll find something but I thought maybe if I started a thread with the "Metal enclosure" tag, it might help others if there is good info out there somewhere

 

[Gonkulor]

I'll be sure to post what I come up with. Some day. lol

 

[David_AVD]

A lot of people here just buy their boxes and cable from a local (or online) electrical wholesaler.

 

[oldmanfathertime1000]

here are a couple of places that have boxes:

http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Electrical-Boxes-Conduit-Fittings/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ25ecodZbm4m/Ntk-All/Ntt-encloure/h_d2/Navigation?Ntx=mode+matchall&catalogId=10053&Nu=P_PARENT_ID&langId=-1&storeId=10051&primarySearchOnly=true&currentPLP=true&omni=c_Electrical%20Boxes,%20Conduit%20&%20Fittings&searchNav=true

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/enclosures/electrical/ecatalog/N-8c9?Ndr=basedimid10071&sst=subset

 

[oldmanfathertime1000]

A good selection of cases: http://www.polycase.com/

http://www.polycase.com/

 

[Gonkulor]

A good selection of cases: http://www.polycase.com/

http://www.polycase.com/

Bingo! I like those. Even if they are plastic. TY Sir. I had checked grainger, home depot, lowes, walmart, northern tools, harbor frieght, um and forgetting a few others.


Cool. I'll have a couple boxes coming now.