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i knew for a while about making a pcb front panel for a case.
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i did this on the flammable gas sensor. however, i didn't think
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that it's also practical to make a pcb front panel for custom rack
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mounted hardware, like in a server rack. That is fancy. why not?
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https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/trying-to-make-affordable-metal-case-for-custom-pcb/msg1315739/#msg1315739
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says that the pcbs wouldn't be able to handle the stress of holding
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onto the rack at the sides. fair enough, but it should still be possible
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to use metal for the sides, and then a separate front panel that is a pcb.
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apparently this isn't common practice, looking at enclosures, e.g.
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https://www.circuitspecialists.com/collections/rackmount-enclosures
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but then jlcpcb only came about recently, so i can understand why large
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front panel pcbs weren't used in the 90's or early 2000's.
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Now, it would be cheap to do.
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couple years ago, making this affordable only recently.
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more good ideas
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https://www.eevblog.com/forum/manufacture/how-do-you-house-larger-than-average-home-projects/msg3351036/#msg3351036
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