Holding multiple boards

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i·have a project in·which i have 2 bd of educ, 2 power supply boards, and 2-3 more boards that control motors, etc.. i know some of you have the same issues in your project and wonder what you recommend for·holding·these multiple boards, i.e. do you find it useful to contain several boards in a plastic or metal enclosure.

i am open for ideas. so far, i have made several brackets out of lexan and angle aluminum·and drilled holes in the lexan to hold the boards. any ideas on your ingenuity?

thanks, jim····

allanlane5

I used to do this sort of thing using stand-offs. Small 4-40 threaded aluminum pieces, 3/4 inch long, use 4-40 screws to hold the stand-offs to the case, then additional stand-offs to 'stack' the boards one on top of the other.

"BUD" made some nice aluminum enclosures that would hold several boards.

Mike Green

For one project, I found a nice wooden file box at one of the "big box" stores. The bottom of the box was inset 1/8" plywood, easy to drill for mounting holes (using brass hardware that I got at a local hardware store). See http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=677691

There was a plexiglass lid fabricated so you could see the insides, but the original wooden lid would have worked otherwise.

dandreae

If there are motors involved, I would suggest a metal enclosure for durability.· You can utilize old metal boxes that you can drill small holes in for standoffs.

Regards,

Dave

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thanks for your thoughts. my question was not high tech, but i am always looking for ideas from experience. thanks, jim

SRLM

For my robot, I had two BOEs. I used 1/2" aluminum angle Iron to make a frame, and on that frame I placed spots to mount two BOEs. It works well.