Hotsolder - Electronics & Other Geeky Pursuits: Who Needs Cases?

One of the hardest things about building prototypes or projects is coming up with a suitable case. The folks at http://www.circuitshell.com think they have the answer.

They sell plastic "shells" in various colors with optional rubber gaskets. You design your board so that the covers screw on and put all the "external" stuff on the edges around the outside of the cover (see picture).

They suggest you put the front on in a "portrait" orientation and the bottom on in a "landscape" orientation. This gives you a right and left edge on the front and top and bottom area underneath on the back. So you might put switches and pots on the front. The rear might have jacks, power connectors, etc.

The only downside I see is they seem to come in a one size (a smaller version is forthcoming), so your PCB has to be pretty big to use the shells (about 6"x5").

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