fallout
Well-known member
So i'm in the process of finishing up my mnats 1176 project and am trying to figure out how i'm going to mount the pushbutton PCBs..
My idea was to use a par-metal 12 series chassis which has the double front panel. My plan was to countersink screws in the 'inner' front panel and attach them
to the pushbutton PCBs with small homemade L-brackets. These screws would be hidden behind the actual front panel.
So here's my question.. Are the par-metal chassis too thin to effectively countersink screws? I think the 2nd front panel with the lip is only .06" thick, which isnt much. Even if it is just enough to hold the the PCB in place, I could always put another bracket behind the PCBs for added support as I've seen someone else do on the forum. Or would i be better off just drilling the holes for the screws as normal then use flat head screws and tighten them until they bend the aluminum a bit?
Thoughts? Thanks!
-jay
My idea was to use a par-metal 12 series chassis which has the double front panel. My plan was to countersink screws in the 'inner' front panel and attach them
to the pushbutton PCBs with small homemade L-brackets. These screws would be hidden behind the actual front panel.
So here's my question.. Are the par-metal chassis too thin to effectively countersink screws? I think the 2nd front panel with the lip is only .06" thick, which isnt much. Even if it is just enough to hold the the PCB in place, I could always put another bracket behind the PCBs for added support as I've seen someone else do on the forum. Or would i be better off just drilling the holes for the screws as normal then use flat head screws and tighten them until they bend the aluminum a bit?
Thoughts? Thanks!
-jay