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A brief tour of the Web clearly shows one of the problems facing many electronic enthusiasts: the enclosure. All too often it’s a plastic box in a dismal shade of grey, cluttered with an awkward arrangement of connectors, controls and indicators. You spent hours designing a stunning PCB layout, assembled the board neatly, and it ends up in a humdrum plastic box. Isn’t there a better way?

The answer is yes, and it’s easy: a simple, transparent polycarbonate (Lexan) panels and a few standoffs. You simply fit the PCB in the middle, with room on all sides for wiring and connectors. The display can be viewed directly and everything looks a good deal better, with the board nicely visible and well protected. To give you an idea of what it looks like, we used it to package the DSP radio board described elsewhere in this issue of Elektor. The polycarbonate panels are easy to machine, so making holes for controls, connectors, slots and whatnot shouldn’t present any problems. Four sturdy rubber feet on the bottom keep everything rock-solid. Welcome to the ProjectCase!

To make things easier for you, we had a large number of ProjectCase kits made up for us. The panels measure 175 x 115 x 3 mm, which matches the Eurocard format. The kit also includes all the necessary standoffs for securing the PCB and the polycarbonate panels. With a bit of creative imagination, you can do just about anything with it. The Project Case components are supplied with a protective film. Be sure to leave it on until all the holes, slots and so on have been made!

The first example of a ProjectCase in use can be seen with the Elektor DSP Radio.
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