This is a housing I was considering. Will need some machining. Was thinking of putting a larger screen and full size connectors on it.
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On Aug 31, 2019, at 6:28 PM, Reginald Beardsley via Groups.Io <pulaskite@...> wrote:
I bent up a housing out of 28 gauge galvanized steel (HVAC duct scrap). I tried hammer forming, but was not happy with how that turned out. I might take a crack at hammer forming aluminum, but I didn't want to heat galvanized with a torch and give myself zinc poisoning. So I went with a simple two piece U design.
I got the back cover which holds the connectors 1/16" too long, so I'm going to do it over for the 4th or 5th time. The Harbor Freight 3 in 1 metal machine doesn't have a decent backgauge so it is *very* difficult to set the shear accurately. And to make matters worse, I'm a complete novice at sheet metal. But there's only one way to learn. Keep doing it until you get it right.
I thought about putting N connectors on, but decided to stick with the SMA. I've got an 8753B/85046A. I'm not expecting this to get a lot of use. I bought it more out of curiosity than anything else. If I did use it for serious work, I'd run SMA cables to a fixture.
It's not got enough memory to add much software functionality and I wasn't able to find a pin compatible part with more memory.
Have Fun!
Reg
