Din Rail Enclosure

[uksparks]

Ok ill use an adaptable box, you say you can get one big enough for under a tenner, prove it, show me where I can get one 300mm wide for £10 and ill buy it.

Enought said, ill get a box, but you CANNOT get one for £10 that big.

 

[Corbs]

bit of cream cleaner sorted (i think )

Junction Adaptable Box 300 x 220 x 120mm Outdoor Waterproof IP56 GEWISS GW 44209 | eBay

 

[James-]

I see where you are coming from saying that two of the same enclosures will look good next to each other to joe public compared to an adaptable box bu5 would be un easy with this. Only you can decide as only you know the quality of material used etc etc. I would push for the extra cash for a box to be happy.

 

[uksparks]

bit of cream cleaner sorted (i think )

Junction Adaptable Box 300 x 220 x 120mm Outdoor Waterproof IP56 GEWISS GW 44209 | eBay

Ive just looked at this and I wouldn't be able to mount a rail in the centre as the mounts are in the wrong place. Thanks anyway, I'll just buy a wago enclosure and have done with it.

 

[Corbs]

Ive just looked at this and I wouldn't be able to mount a rail in the centre as the mounts are in the wrong place. Thanks anyway, I'll just buy a wago enclosure and have done with it.

couldn't you mount them in the vertical rails/indents ?

 

[uksparks]

No as it will not fit that way, ideally needs to be mounted horizontally with rail in vertical center.

 

[uksparks]

Ive just sent him a new quote, see what he says.

 

[Silly Sausage]

We'll make a Professional out of you yet, uks.
Hang on in here! :smilielol5:

 

[Deleted member 72666]

No as it will not fit that way, ideally needs to be mounted horizontally with rail in vertical center.

Yes it will, It'll fit dead center horizontally, you've got 4 vertical rails to screw to using slotted din rail.

 

[uksparks]

That's true.

 

[uksparks]

We'll make a Professional out of you yet, uks.
Hang on in here! :smilielol5:

Thanks lol. Like I say I'm not a cowboy, but I think the issue is here, its not the normal approach, although it would work fine, to the trained eye it could be done differently.

 

[Deleted member 72666]

That's true.

Thanks for the thanks!

 

[davesparks]

Ok ill use an adaptable box, you say you can get one big enough for under a tenner, prove it, show me where I can get one 300mm wide for £10 and ill buy it.

Enought said, ill get a box, but you CANNOT get one for £10 that big.

Any local electrical wholesaler who you have built up a good working relationship with and have got reasonable discounts set up on your account.

I've had a look in my books and the last time I bought a bigger adaptable box it was a 12x9x3 BE for £9.60

 

[tazz]

We use adaptable boxes for interfaces, termination and din power supplies, and never worry about mounting fixtures.....Its a straight 4mm hole through the rear of the box and din rail, then a rivets. That din rails going nowhere, and is where we want it.

 

[Brightspark2]

This thread has made me laugh. What a mountain made from a mole hill. Aahh the worries of the domestic spark.

You keep thinking outside the box squire...

It was not designed for the purpose.

It has not been type tested or approved for the purpose.

The manufacturer did not intend for it to be used this way.

The manufacturer didn't design it to have a few screw terminals in?...oh really...it's not as if he's using it as a kettle...ha ha...