You know that cabinet in your kitchen where your food containers are kept? You’ve got to have them for leftovers but with all the various sizes, depths, colors, it’s quite the chaotic space. And what do you do with the covers? I’ve finally tackled my own kitchen and cleaned up this area. I’ve found that if I can stack all of the enclosures together, and slide the covers neatly next to the bowls, then it’s no longer a chaotic mess. And I can breath freely when I open the door.I got the idea to stack these containers from a recent customer email. The customer liked the size of the DC-45, but the project he was working on required 2 PCBs. The 2 boards were used to control different operations. The question: can he stack the 2 boards within the DC-45 without causing any issues?I let him know this would not present any issues. Providing he used spacers between the two boards to allow air between the boards, there would be plenty of room to stack them. The spacers would also act as support for mounting the PCBs together. Because the DC-45 has only one set of mounting bosses in the base, none in the cover, the customer would need to use another method for securing the second board. There would not be bosses for the top board to mount to. By using the spacers he would not need bosses for the second board. The spacers would also allow for air movement around the boards to prevent overheating.An alternative would be to have us machine countersunk holes in the cover, and use separate stand-offs to secure the board. This method is the same as we use to move the location of mounting bosses for customers.What’s your solution for using more than one PCB? Contact Polycase, we're always listening.
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