Searching for an enclosure with build in mains plug - Page 1
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author: Swake
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 11:13:39 am
content: You all likely know what I mean when I say smart-plug. Well, I'm looking for a smart-plug like enclosure for a projects. Maybe just somewhat bigger. With preferably only the male side that plugs in the wall and without the female plug. Any idea where to source one?

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 11:30:49 am
content: This kind of thing?https://evatron.com/enclosures/power-supply-din-cases/power-supply-din-cases-fe-series/fe3-uk/Edit to add in Euro plug, defaulted to UK...https://evatron.com/enclosures/power-supply-din-cases/power-supply-din-cases-fe-series/fe3-euro/

author: Swake
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 12:08:22 pm
content: That is going in the right direction. I'd like to use a somewhat more modern and elegant version, actually the visual aspect has a lot of importance. Size is ok, a little smaller is fine too. Without vent holes, that is important. I'm not even sure if these are still allowed from a safety perspective.I indeed need a euro style. No earth connection is fine, but less stable in our case.This one maybe:https://evatron.com/enclosures/power-supply-din-cases/power-supply-din-cases-pp53-series/pp53n/

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 12:17:53 pm
content: Quote from: Swake on December 26, 2023, 11:13:39 amSearch for “europlug enclosure” or “schuko enclosure” (depending on the plug type you need”) and go from there.Bopla (elesett, eletec series) and OWK (“plug case” and “ART-CASE” series) both make them for sure.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 12:25:59 pm
content: Check your local DIY store. They usually have dirt-cheap digital mains timers for the wall socket. Buy a heap, rip out the innards and you're safe for the future.Otherwise OKW is a good bet:https://www.okw.com/de/Kunststoffgehäuse/Steckergehäuse.htm

author: s54mtb
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 06:17:34 pm
content: I once usedhttps://www.okw.com/de/Kunststoffgeh%C3%A4use/Steckergeh%C3%A4use.htmfor my students project where I was mentoring.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 08:38:20 pm
content: Quote from: s54mtb on December 26, 2023, 06:17:34 pmYes, same link as mine. But how did you get the URL to work?

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 10:19:36 pm
content: Quote from: Benta on December 26, 2023, 08:38:20 pmBy “escaping” the non-ASCII character. The forum software is too dumb to understand an umlaut in a URL, so it stopped parsing the URL too early and linked only part of it. But if you create the full link tag yourself (not just pasting the URL in without tags)it will work.(When the forum software encounters a URL in plain text, it attempts to parse it, then creates the  tags around it. But if you create the  tags yourself, it will not modify what you entered into them. Usually. As I said, it’s dumb…)Pro tip: use the “quote” button to see how someone else used formatting tags.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 11:05:29 pm
content: Thanks.Incredible that these kind of problems persist in 2023. I'd expect it in a 1990s BBS, but not today.

author: dobsonr741
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2023, 11:33:46 pm
content: Thought about 3d printing it? Can always adopt parts of ready made connectors, specifically the metal parts and and their immediate support.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2023, 03:30:20 pm
content: Quote from: Benta on December 26, 2023, 11:05:29 pmWell, it’s open-source crap to start with, but it doesn’t help that eevblog hasn’t updated the forum software in ages; it’s running the version from 2 years ago.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2023, 03:58:02 pm
content: Quote from: dobsonr741 on December 26, 2023, 11:33:46 pmGiven that mains plugs (and thus wall wart cases) are subjected to significant forces (including the force to plug and unplug them from the chunky European sockets, which requires much more force than a typical broken-in US outlet) as well as unintended bumping into, and that 3D printing often fails by delamination, and that failure could expose live mains wiring, I don’t think this is a situation where 3D printing is advisable, since COTS parts are readily available.

author: PCB.Wiz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2023, 06:56:14 pm
content: Quote from: Benta on December 26, 2023, 11:05:29 pmYou can also spot the hover and underline are only partial, so a select of the whole link, and then right click goto link, avoids the forum SW.