[hpsdr] Pandora

[Jason Hitesman]

As I mentioned earlier in this thread I started looking into using an
existing PC case for my HPSDR collection.  However I found that there
are some mounting issues.

I finally got around to snapping a few photos to show what I found today:

This is the removeable rack from the case I was favoring.  It's the
easiest to demonstrate with since there are no sides to block the
view.  However the problems it has with stock mounts/locations were
common to all four cases I experimented with.

http://jhitesma.smugmug.com/photos/155034269-M.jpg

Here it is with Atlas resting inside.  The atlas was aligned with the
two stock mounting holes...but pulled back from the edge to show how
it lines up with them.  And because I still had risers on the board so
it wouldn't go directly over the stock mounts:

http://jhitesma.smugmug.com/photos/155034577-M.jpg

And now with Ozy in an arbitrary slot.  Notice I had to move it
further back (so the stock mounts weren't any help) and even though
the spacers I have on the atlas are the same height as the stock
mounts...the whole thing is sitting too high:

http://jhitesma.smugmug.com/photos/155034758-M.jpg

Here's a better view of how high the atlas/ozy combo sits mounted on
the same standoffs that were used with a motherboard:

http://jhitesma.smugmug.com/photos/155034941-M.jpg

And finally a side view again showing the height issue:
http://jhitesma.smugmug.com/photos/155035176-M.jpg

(Yes, the standoffs I'm using are a little bit higher since they were
designed to clip into the case...but they still sit about the same and
even with the molded in mounts the atlas still sits too high for the
USB port to be accessible.)

So like I said before...if I want to use a PC case it looks like I'll
have to cut the base out and make a new base that sits a little lower.

Has anyone else had better luck fitting this into a PC case?

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Jason Hitesman
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