[hpsdr] Pandora question

[George Medakovich]

I've been wondering about this for my own enclosure, which is based on
an old full-height hard disk cabinet.

Just a historical note: the IBM 5100 desktop computer that was marketed 
in the
mid-1970's used a foam pad to cushion the boards.  In this case it was 
on the
bottom of the cabinet and the boards were mounted on a frame that 
flipped over
for access.

George Medakovich, ae5ci

John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
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> Sorry, Alexander, but we don't have those details finalized yet as we 
> are just now bending sheet metal for the first (factory-produced) 
> prototypes.  We're looking at some sort of adhesive-backed foam strip, 
> but the thickness will depend on the actual fit once we get things put 
> together.
>
> Foam is really the only option as a metal retaining bracket (which was 
> our first thought) would result in shorts or mechanical interference; 
> several of the boards do not have enough component top clearance for 
> that.  Even a plastic bracket would have mechanical clearance 
> problems, along with probably being prohibitively expensive to 
> fabricate for our small volume.
>
> John
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