RF project boxes: Where?

Excess Solutions in Milpitas has those gaskets, fingers, etc. No empty RF cases.

I have never used the store via mail order, so I can't vouch for it. I have bought items in the store, and things are often mislabeled. Since I know what the stuff is, this is not an issue, but I don't know if they would handle mail order properly.

BTW, copper RF fingers can be used as battery contacts.

Yes, as a matter of fact, they were. :-)

Usually I smoke Kools, but I've been wondering if a Kool is just a mentholated Camel.

Thanks! Rich

I was in Home Depot a few years ago, and picked up a gallon can of Brasso for $5. They were dropping everything but the smallest can. I should have bought a couple cans at that price. The other 20+ cans were gone early the next day.

tinplate,

Try Autosol, if you can find it. Amazing stuff.

know

Dave, it's mostly because steel allows direct and short solder contacting to the housing. Die cast is ok for not so noise critical project but I haven't been too enthused about it when it comes to filters and preamps.

Thanks, I'll have to try that.

Be careful. If it's beryllium copper, oxidizes a bit over time and then gets scraped that may not be a good thing for your health and the health of those around you.

I've got worse news for you, Joerg. HSC down off of Madison in Sacramento is going out of business next month.

Jim

-- "If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." --Henry Ford

Come on down to Sierra on Friday morning, pay the $40 fee to audit my tinbending electronics class, and use the good shears and brakes we have for the students. Shim brass is cheap from the usual mailorder folks like McMaster and you can have the exact box and lid you want a dozen to the hour.

Jim

-- "If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." --Henry Ford

Be careful with mail order places for stock. I needed a piece of aluminum at a client, fast, so we ordered it. 86 (!) Dollars. I couldn't believe it but they had already placed the order.

It often pays to find a local source for this stuff.

Oh drat. I guess that'll leave us with nothing now :-(

Do you mean boxes like these? Farnell carries them.

robert

Almost. The "can and fingered lid" version is ok. Not quite as good as the ones I had because there are voids between the fingers but still ok I guess. Only problem is that we don't have a Fernell in the US. I'll check with Newark whether they can order them. After all, they ordered me a scope via Farnell-UK last month.

Thanks for the hint, Robert.

Sometimes here in Italy we can still find these, made by Teko

Hope this helps,

LaCar.

Yes, it does, thanks. We had a thread a while ago over RF shields. I didn't rememember that they also make the whole boxes. Their "RF boxes" look very similar to the ones I had.