Transparent lid project box?

[Tim Shoppa]

20 years ago I bought a plastic project box with a grey non-transparent
"box" and a transparent screw-down "lid". Size was about 6" x 4" x 3"
high. The transparent lid was 6" x 4". It was a really nice box, had
brass inserts for the the screws holding down the lid etc., guides for
PCB, etc.

I'm looking for a similar box today.

I'm mainly looking to avoid drilling a buncha holes for LED's.

Tim.

 

[Michael Black]

20 years ago I bought a plastic project box with a grey non-transparent
"box" and a transparent screw-down "lid". Size was about 6" x 4" x 3"
high. The transparent lid was 6" x 4". It was a really nice box, had
brass inserts for the the screws holding down the lid etc., guides for
PCB, etc.

I'm looking for a similar box today.

I'm mainly looking to avoid drilling a buncha holes for LED's.

Tim.

Depending on what it is, and I suppose whether this is a single
unit or not, you could simply hack out part of a metal or plastic
box and install a piece of plexiglass. I did this for something
years ago, it was easy to cut out the plastic from a Radio Shack box,
with the leds mounted on the circuit board and this window making it
nice and visible when the unit was on.

Michael

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

20 years ago I bought a plastic project box with a grey non-transparent
"box" and a transparent screw-down "lid". Size was about 6" x 4" x 3"
high. The transparent lid was 6" x 4". It was a really nice box, had
brass inserts for the the screws holding down the lid etc., guides for
PCB, etc.

I'm looking for a similar box today.

I'm mainly looking to avoid drilling a buncha holes for LED's.

Tim.

The last time I bought something like that it was classed as a
"Plastic NEMA box". You might find it here if you want to jump through
their hoops:
http://www.globalspec.com/industrial-directory/Electronic_Plastic_Enclosure_Boxes/

 

[Michael]

20 years ago I bought a plastic project box with a grey non-transparent
"box" and a transparent screw-down "lid". Size was about 6" x 4" x 3"
high. The transparent lid was 6" x 4". It was a really nice box, had
brass inserts for the the screws holding down the lid etc., guides for
PCB, etc.

I'm looking for a similar box today.

I'm mainly looking to avoid drilling a buncha holes for LED's.

Tim.

Nothing that large.
All Electronics has a polycarbonate, clear case *and* clear lid. 4.71" x 2.55"
x 1.57" high
"Threaded integral brass bushings. Screws included." made by Hammond Mfg.
cat# 1591-CTCL $5.95

Also, identical to above except transluscent BLUE case & lid (#1591-CTBU) or
transparent RED case & lid (#1591-CTRD)

I got one of the red cases (the red is dark, "ruby") on close-out from somewhere
else a year or two ago, specifically so that 7-seg LED display would show
without my having to hack the case.