HOw do these compare- circuit specialists enclosures

[jimbob]

How do these compar eto the ones we ussually buy abound here? I mean in terms of size ect. I live about 45 minutes away so I thought about giving it a try but I wasnt sure about the dimensions.

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7626

[markm]

The 125B is fairly common, used by lots of fellas here.
If your 45 minutes away, that's pretty good I'd say 

[jimbob]

Great thanks. They also had this that I think someone was talking about around here.
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/6438

Its a temp controlled soldering Iron. Great price.

[Dan N]

I've used tons of their 125B. They used to sell for less than $4 per 10. I wonder what makes the 125BR different (and more than a buck more for 10)?

[Alex C]

Those boxes look great, and I know many here have used these with good results, and I've dealt with Circuit Specialists before, also with very good results.
The price difference for an order of ten or more is significant; usually I'm not at all motivated to reach the discount quantity, but in this case I'd go for it.  Then again, maybe I don't get out much (if you can call checking specs on quantity purchases of electronics supplies "getting out").

   1+                  10+
$6.99ea.     $4.95ea.

[smashinator]

How do these compar eto the ones we ussually buy abound here? I mean in terms of size ect. I live about 45 minutes away so I thought about giving it a try but I wasnt sure about the dimensions.

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7626

I live less than a mile away (ha ha!     ).  KNOW WHAT YOU WANT (part number) when you go in.  If you've got a lot of parts you want, do an online order.  They won't like you at all if you show up with a big order in person.  They don't really want walk in customers, so the service is deliberately rude.  They get worse once they know you (it's kind of fun if you're the type who can laugh it off and give them a hard time back). 

That said, they have great prices, and are good about answering questions if you're not a jerk.  I stop in there every so often to get stuff.

[jimbob]

I hear ya. Thats funny. I had a place in Kc, Mo that was just like that as well. I think I need to apply there. Imaginenot caring about the customer...hmmm

Thanks for the info.. Ill go in there just for the Iron and a few enclosures and take my abuse. 

[Coriolis]

Hmm, those ribbed walls can be annoying when trying to mount jacks and stuff, they add to the thickness of the enclosure...

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[Mark Hammer]

Is it just me or do those look shallower, for their outside dimensions (L x W), than the 125's we get from Steve Daniels?

[PB Wilson]

Hmm, those ribbed walls can be annoying when trying to mount jacks and stuff, they add to the thickness of the enclosure...

I agree. That's the only downside that I can see. If I can fit a PCB in there, I'd always choose this size. I love how they are just a bit taller than a BB-sized enclosure and with some careful drilling, you can put the input, output and DC jacks on the far side and still have room for pots directly above them.

JD Sleep has lots of great gut shots of his pedals using this enclosure.

[Mark Hammer]

One of the things I DON'T like about ribbed enclosures (and that is added on top of the many things I *do* like about them) is that mounting jacks on the sides can be a royal pain.

What do people here do to either flatten the sides where the jacks go or else stabilize the jacks so they behave AS IF the sides were perfectly flat?

[Dan N]

What do people here do to either flatten the sides where the jacks go or else stabilize the jacks so they behave AS IF the sides were perfectly flat?

I use a solid carbide cutter whenever the ribs get in my way. They cut away aluminum like butter!

http://www.micromark.com/

Plug "solid carbide cutter" into search.

[smallbearelec]

I have gotten two quotes for the tooling to get this made, and I expect to bite the bullet before the year is out.

I am doing it because some of my customers sell a lot to Europe and use many of this size. The present made-in-Taiwan 125-B is not RoHS-compliant; the alloy contains a bit of lead, so these people have a problem. I am also planning against the day when the RoHS rules spread to these shores.

NB: The alloy of the Sovtek boxes is Pb-free and RoHS-compliant.

SD