How To Mount Pcb In Project Box

How to mount an electronic coin toss circuit in a box by doug lowe when you have successfully built a coin toss circuit on a printed circuit board pcb you ll want to give the project a finished presentation by mounting it in a project box.

How to mount pcb in project box. Sandwich construction right is your friend see diagram where spacers are used to fix the pcb to the inside of the box lid. Printed circuit boards are sheets of fiberglass or other material embedded with electrical conductors conductive pads allow electrical components to be soldered in place. How can i mount things like pcb s to the plastic. This is going to be a brewing controller so the fewer holes i drill in it the better.

Getting a project into a suitable box so that it is properly useful takes as long as making and soldering the pcb or longer. Here you can see the built in plastic posts being used. Many project cases come with plastic posts and screws to use in mounting pcbs inside. Circuit boards are found in nearly every electronic device and are the predominant technology by which electrical circuits are assembled while printed circuit boards are flexible they can be damaged by mechanical shock or.

So how do you mount it. This sounds simple but i have not found a reliable way to do it. The person making this project used standoffs in the box as his pcb didn t align with the posts. How do you mount things like pcb s and other components in an electronics project box like this.

If you have a quicker way please comment below. October 29 2010 02 53 47 pm i really like aluminum stand offs but i agree that drilling holes to mount them sucks. I see a lot of components have these circular holes in the corners like on this relay. I am putting a number of pcb s and other components in a 1 8 plastic outdoor electrical box.