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Is a cabinet or box for electrical or electronic equipment to mount switches, knobs and displays and to prevent electrical shock to equipment users and protect the contents from the environment.

Is a cabinet or box for electrical or electronic equipment to mount switches, knobs and displays and to prevent electrical shock to equipment users and protect the contents from the environment.

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Does Arduino Uno R3 require cooling in a closure?

I was looking at getting an enclosure to house my Arduino Uno R3, but I'm not sure if I should also attach a fan. Does anyone have experience with this? It doesn't look like much heat is being generated, but with no ventilation except some slits…
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What killed it? Arduino in resin

I made a simple circuit controlled by the ATMEGA IC then tried to encase it in resin. It died. What is the thing that caused it to die? I've had other circuits working fine in resin. I want to try again, what steps can I take to prevent this? I've…
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Acrylic enclosure for Arduino

I've been browsing Aliexpress and eBay for decent Arduino enclusures, but I've found out they are even pricier then boards themselves. Then I've realized that there are multiple firms that offer cheap laser cutting - I can buy 1 sq.m acrylic sheet…
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Is there a good Arduino enclosure for that works with the Olimex MIDI shield

I have a MIDI project I put together using an Arduino UNO R3 and the Olimex Shield-MIDI. I want to install the project permanently in my Guitar rack so I want a decent enclosure, but there doesn't seem to be anything that would support the extra…
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What do I need for a plug?

I've manage to build myself an RFID music player which I'm pretty chuffed with. It's definitely a bit home made but it woks and I'm proud of it. I don't know what plug type to buy to sort my problem below: As you can see from the second photo, my…
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Mounting Arduino in an enclosure

I've decided to use Sparkfun's Pro Mini boards to make my project into a semi-professional product. My first thought turned to enclosures - of which the entire internet seems to be bereft. If I ever DO see an enclosure, it's for the Uno sized board…
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Where do I find the enclosures for an Arduino and a bunch of sensors?

I recently started playing with Arduino in order to do several projects, including: A system which will measure some characteristics of the indoor air and could alert me if something goes wrong (for instance if the percentage of CH4 goes beyond a…
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Mount arduino metro mini

I'm using an Arduino Metro Mini (for example https://www.adafruit.com/product/2590) in a project, and want to mount it so the micro USB socket is available through a hole in the case. Is there an easy way to do this? The main difficulty is that the…
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