Waterproof 4x20 LCD Case
Electrodude
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I need a waterproof enclosure for a 4x20 character LCD or VFD mounted in an industrial-type aluminum control panel, so that it's visible in sunlight and at night from several feet away. I have a Parallax 27979 LCD, and it's bright enough, but somewhat larger characters would be nice. If I use some other display, it still has to have a 3.3V-compatible or RS-232 serial interface to talk to a Propeller, which is mounted elsewhere and already has a waterproof enclosure I'm happy with.
The LCD enclosure needs to be waterproof from all sides, and it has to look professional. It shouldn't have buttons, but a pre-made enclosure that has small, inconspicuous buttons but is otherwise what I want would be OK. Flush with the panel would be best, but isn't necessary. I've looked all over the Internet, and haven't really found anything that's what I want. I made a 3D printed case with an acrylic cover, but I'm not really happy with it because it looks 3D-printed.
Does anyone have any suggestions for where to buy or how to easily make a suitable LCD enclosure?
Thanks,
Electrodude
The LCD enclosure needs to be waterproof from all sides, and it has to look professional. It shouldn't have buttons, but a pre-made enclosure that has small, inconspicuous buttons but is otherwise what I want would be OK. Flush with the panel would be best, but isn't necessary. I've looked all over the Internet, and haven't really found anything that's what I want. I made a 3D printed case with an acrylic cover, but I'm not really happy with it because it looks 3D-printed.
Does anyone have any suggestions for where to buy or how to easily make a suitable LCD enclosure?
Thanks,
Electrodude
Comments
https://www.seetron.com/index.html
Lots of LCDs from an early Parallax developer.
Also faceplates.
Also there are a lot of tech notes, including,
test-driving-polycases-customization.html
Waterproof and aluminum are another matter. One thing I've done one-off is to CNC the bezel opening in a Hammond 1590 series black finished aluminum enclosure, then flush-mount a frameless Newhaven chip-on-glass display up against the inner surface, then fill the enclosure with silicone potting compound.