[sdiy] Plastic Panels

[TIm Daugard]

I use plastic. In fact, my modular system is made from electrical boxes and
blank box covers. Connectors are mostly .093 molex pins. Advantages: Easy to
work, no worries of shorting anything, low cost. Disadvantages. The covers have
a tendency to break if you drop them. Six modules wide fit in a wood case that
will fit in a rack.

Tim Daugard

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Reichert" <dreichert at sympatico.ca>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 2:52 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Plastic Panels


> Hello dear list,
>
> I'm just getting ready to start preparing the panels for what will be
> (finally!) my first finished synth. I've been considering plastic as an
> alternative to aluminium, though it seems to me that list members use
> aluminium almost exclusively.
>
> Are there any significant disadvantages to using plastic (other than
> perhaps of not being able to ground the entire chassis)? If plastic is
> not such a bad choice, could anyone recommend which plastic(s) would be
> best to use?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dave
>
> P.S. Happy (Early) New Year!
>
>