Putting the cart before the horse. - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

G6Tanuki · 22nd Jul 2018, 7:10 pm

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Originally Posted by dseymo1

Parallel printer switchboxes are pretty much redundant these days, and can often be picked up gratis. They make fine small instrument cases.

Car-boot sales are a good source of these.

I've also used extruded-aluminium cases from dead portable-USB-harddrives that people have been about to throw out. One of these is currently doing service as a case for a 20-watt dual-TDA2020 bridged audio amplifier, with the case serving as heatsink.

Refugee · 22nd Jul 2018, 10:16 pm

There are also an awful lot of set top boxes about that are useful for the cases.
ACSL routers are going to be obsolete soon too so they will also yield there cases too.

Phil G4SPZ · 22nd Jul 2018, 11:16 pm

I also do something like this. Years ago at a radio rally I bought a beautiful large black tuning knob (which I later learned was from an RA17) and some time later I built an 80 metre QRP VFO-controlled CW transceiver to go behind it!

22nd Jul 2018, 10:16 pm	#22
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,553	Re: Putting the cart before the horse. There are also an awful lot of set top boxes about that are useful for the cases. ACSL routers are going to be obsolete soon too so they will also yield there cases too.

22nd Jul 2018, 11:16 pm	#23
Phil G4SPZ Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 4,748	Re: Putting the cart before the horse. I also do something like this. Years ago at a radio rally I bought a beautiful large black tuning knob (which I later learned was from an RA17) and some time later I built an 80 metre QRP VFO-controlled CW transceiver to go behind it! __________________ Phil Optimist [n]: One who is not in possession of the full facts