grouchyturtle
Contributor
Latches
I've seen a lot of posts mention using Latches from McMaster Carr (part# 1794A43) for canisters or housings. In the picture on their site it doesn't look like those latches have that extra safety so they don't come open accidentally. Is this true or is it just a bad picture?
Also why doesn't anyone use (part# 1794A51)? It's the same latch, just smaller. I'd think having a smaller latch would be better. Less bulk, less risk of entanglement, etc. Especially for what I'm using it for I'd think the smaller ones would be a better choice.
Cables
Next part is the cable for connecting the LCD to my camera. Well since it's going to be in a separate case I was looking at the Ikelite ICS - Connectors.
http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/ics_conn.html
The only thing is these aren't cheap. Almost $70 and that's not even with the cable. Another $20 if you want the caps for the connectors for when it's not connected. Is there another source where I can get these cheaper? Does anyone else make them?
I've seen a lot of posts mention using Latches from McMaster Carr (part# 1794A43) for canisters or housings. In the picture on their site it doesn't look like those latches have that extra safety so they don't come open accidentally. Is this true or is it just a bad picture?
Also why doesn't anyone use (part# 1794A51)? It's the same latch, just smaller. I'd think having a smaller latch would be better. Less bulk, less risk of entanglement, etc. Especially for what I'm using it for I'd think the smaller ones would be a better choice.
Cables
Next part is the cable for connecting the LCD to my camera. Well since it's going to be in a separate case I was looking at the Ikelite ICS - Connectors.
http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/ics_conn.html
The only thing is these aren't cheap. Almost $70 and that's not even with the cable. Another $20 if you want the caps for the connectors for when it's not connected. Is there another source where I can get these cheaper? Does anyone else make them?
