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Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
 
"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
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Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the
meter body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Further to that, just tried Googling Radiospares. Got, as one so often does
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(good old one), a %^%$# secondary search engine and heaps of adverts for
ebay, as nearly always happens. Have Radiospares got a prsence in Australia
and what is the URL please?
 
"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote:

.. . .

Further to that, just tried Googling Radiospares.
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Try for RS instead.

Andy Wood
woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au
 
"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
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Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the
meter body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like
farting ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Further to that, just tried Googling Radiospares. Got, as one so often
does (good old one), a %^%$# secondary search engine and heaps of adverts
for ebay, as nearly always happens. Have Radiospares got a prsence in
Australia and what is the URL please?
Just found it under RS components. Useless catalogue. High prices. American
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measurements. Grumble... Grumble... Any other ideas please?
 
MoiInAust wrote:
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.


Try RS components and search under "Consoles".
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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote:

"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
news:493d6ddb@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the
meter body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like
farting ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Further to that, just tried Googling Radiospares. Got, as one so often
does (good old one), a %^%$# secondary search engine and heaps of adverts
for ebay, as nearly always happens. Have Radiospares got a prsence in
Australia and what is the URL please?
Just found it under RS components. Useless catalogue. High prices. American
measurements. Grumble... Grumble... Any other ideas please?
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http://www.dlpc.com.au/ham/met-scem.htm
or
http://www.dlpc.com.au/ham/met-500.htm
maybe?

Andy Wood
woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au
 
"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message news:493d6ddb@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes that
present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top for
the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter body?
Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
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Try browsing Rockby:-
http://www.rockby.com.au/searchres.cfm?select=06&subcode=293&offset=1

Colin
 
On Dec 9, 4:56 am, "MoiInAust" <u...@user.com> wrote:
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
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Farnell have a few, this is probably the cheapest:
http://au.farnell.com/boss-enclosures/bim-6005-gy-pg/case-sloped-grey/dp/1171609?_requestid=228587

Hammond make them:
http://www.hammondmfg.com/dwg17.htm
Mouser stock them, but not cheap:
http://au.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=G1aklopoVsXe%252bTzdIUEHQA==

Dave.
 
"Colin Horsley" <horsley-spam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
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Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that
present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for
the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body?
Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like
farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.

Try browsing Rockby:-
http://www.rockby.com.au/searchres.cfm?select=06&subcode=293&offset=1

Colin


Thanks all for the various suggestions. Unfortunately, either the slope (too
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shallow usually) or the price (too high, naturally(!)) rules them all out.
Looks like no-one makes those small sloped cases (45% from vertical) that
used to hold ammeters and voltmeters in school labs. Maybe I'll make my own.
Only need two. Thanks again.

BTW, this newsgroup is about 100 times more sensible than when I last
unsubscribed. I thank you all once again.
 
MoiInAust wrote:
"Colin Horsley" <horsley-spam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
news:493d6ddb@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that
present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for
the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body?
Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like
farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Try browsing Rockby:-
http://www.rockby.com.au/searchres.cfm?select=06&subcode=293&offset=1

Colin


Thanks all for the various suggestions. Unfortunately, either the slope (too
shallow usually) or the price (too high, naturally(!)) rules them all out.
Looks like no-one makes those small sloped cases (45% from vertical) that
used to hold ammeters and voltmeters in school labs. Maybe I'll make my own.
Only need two. Thanks again.

BTW, this newsgroup is about 100 times more sensible than when I last
unsubscribed. I thank you all once again.
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The trick is to use your newsgroup filters to block out all the nutters,
and ignore any threads that look inflammatory.
 
Bob Parker wrote:
On 9/12/2008 12:16 Davo wrote:

The trick is to use your newsgroup filters to block out all the nutters,

Exactly!

and ignore all the threads that look inflammatory.

Or silly. :)
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Then no one would see your silly messages, Bob. ;-)


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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
news:493d6ddb@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the
meter body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Click to expand...
http://www.haines.com.au/Gee_Store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=6323
 
On Dec 9, 4:56 am, "MoiInAust" <u...@user.com> wrote:
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Click to expand...
Maybe there is one of these on ebay under "vintage" or "used"
equipment that possibly doesnt work
that you could gut and replace with the meter and circuitry that you
want ?
I remember the ones that I think you are looking for.

If its safe to do so for your application, you might be able to roll
your own from thin ply and/or aluminium / perspex.

Anything is better than searching through pages of endless farting
ashtrays,
i havent come across any of those on ebay yet :)

(I got that flyer in the post today from Jaycar that had a "farting
remote man control" in it, The first 4
pages were basically stuff like this of little use but
one good thing - the the flyer is currently doing an excellent job in
the bin wrapped around the former contents
of the cat litter box.)
 
"kreed" <kenreed1999@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 9, 4:56 am, "MoiInAust" <u...@user.com> wrote:
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.
Click to expand...
Maybe there is one of these on ebay under "vintage" or "used"
equipment that possibly doesnt work
that you could gut and replace with the meter and circuitry that you
want ?
I remember the ones that I think you are looking for.

If its safe to do so for your application, you might be able to roll
your own from thin ply and/or aluminium / perspex.

Anything is better than searching through pages of endless farting
ashtrays,
i havent come across any of those on ebay yet :)

(I got that flyer in the post today from Jaycar that had a "farting
remote man control" in it, The first 4
pages were basically stuff like this of little use but
one good thing - the the flyer is currently doing an excellent job in
the bin wrapped around the former contents
of the cat litter box.)

Agreed about Jaycar, but re Ebay I got so fed up with numerous ebay
references every time I Googled *anything* (whether or not there was
anything on Ebay that fitted ther search -- therefore they must have some
kind of autoresponder to *anything* search criteria...) that I always give a
minus ebay to any search now.

I have been thinking of building with Perspex.
 
On Dec 9, 6:46 pm, kreed <kenreed1...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Dec 9, 4:56 am, "MoiInAust" <u...@user.com> wrote:

Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.

Maybe there is one of these on ebay under "vintage" or "used"
equipment that possibly doesnt work
that you could gut and replace with the meter and circuitry that you
want ?
I remember the ones that I think you are looking for.

If its safe to do so for your application, you might be able to roll
your own from thin ply and/or aluminium / perspex.

Anything is better than searching through pages of endless farting
ashtrays,
i havent come across any of those on ebay yet :)

(I got that flyer in the post today from Jaycar that had a "farting
remote man control" in it, The first 4
pages were basically stuff like this of little use but
one good thing - the the flyer is currently doing an excellent job in
the bin wrapped around the former contents
of the cat litter box.)
Click to expand...
Jaycar is kinda like Usenet, there is plenty of good stuff there (more
than ever in fact), you just have to ignore the crap.

Dave.
 
"K Ludger" <hgjhg@bjhgl.com> wrote in message
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"MoiInAust" <user@user.com> wrote in message
news:493d6ddb@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the
meter body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like
farting ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.


http://www.haines.com.au/Gee_Store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=6323

Many thanks for that one.
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On Dec 9, 6:53 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Dec 9, 6:46 pm, kreed <kenreed1...@gmail.com> wrote:



On Dec 9, 4:56 am, "MoiInAust" <u...@user.com> wrote:

Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.

Maybe there is one of these on ebay under "vintage" or "used"
equipment that possibly doesnt work
that you could gut and replace with the meter and circuitry that you
want ?
I remember the ones that I think you are looking for.

If its safe to do so for your application, you might be able to roll
your own from thin ply and/or aluminium / perspex.

Anything is better than searching through pages of endless farting
ashtrays,
i havent come across any of those on ebay yet :)

(I got that flyer in the post today from Jaycar  that had a "farting
remote man control" in it, The first 4
pages were basically stuff like this of little use but
one good thing -  the the flyer is currently doing an excellent job in
the bin wrapped around the former contents
of the cat litter box.)

Jaycar is kinda like Usenet, there is plenty of good stuff there (more
than ever in fact), you just have to ignore the crap.

Dave.
Click to expand...
Agree - There is good stuff in the yearly catalog, but the flyer
didn't inspire me much :), or should
I say - there was nothing I really needed.
 
MoiInAust wrote:
"kreed" <kenreed1999@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a5b56352-efed-4cf2-99e8-743d0cefd436@p2g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Dec 9, 4:56 am, "MoiInAust" <u...@user.com> wrote:
Is it still possible to buy meter cases for lab bench use, that is boxes
that present a 45% (or thereabouts) face to the user, with a narrow flat
top
for the terminals and a sloping front panel to accept a hole for the meter
body? Plastic or aluminium would do.

Neither Jaycar (fast disappearing into a maze of tatty trivia like farting
ashtrays and choke your boss) or Altronics seem to do them.

Maybe there is one of these on ebay under "vintage" or "used"
equipment that possibly doesnt work
that you could gut and replace with the meter and circuitry that you
want ?
I remember the ones that I think you are looking for.

If its safe to do so for your application, you might be able to roll
your own from thin ply and/or aluminium / perspex.

Anything is better than searching through pages of endless farting
ashtrays,
i havent come across any of those on ebay yet :)

(I got that flyer in the post today from Jaycar that had a "farting
remote man control" in it, The first 4
pages were basically stuff like this of little use but
one good thing - the the flyer is currently doing an excellent job in
the bin wrapped around the former contents
of the cat litter box.)
Click to expand...

Don't tell your cat! I may never use its litter box again. :(


Agreed about Jaycar, but re Ebay I got so fed up with numerous ebay
references every time I Googled *anything* (whether or not there was
anything on Ebay that fitted ther search -- therefore they must have some
kind of autoresponder to *anything* search criteria...) that I always give a
minus ebay to any search now.

I have been thinking of building with Perspex.
Click to expand...

http://www.lmbheeger.com/products.asp?catid=29 is the modern style. I
don't know if there is a distributor in your area.


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The crazy, and the insane.
The first sign of insanity is denying that you're crazy.
 
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

.. . .
Don't tell your cat! I may never use its litter box again. :(
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Why will the cat be disturbed to know you are going to stop using its
box?

Andy Wood
woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au
 
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