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Title: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: Gledison on July 05, 2013, 10:33:34 PM
Hello everyone!
this is my first build! I've got a tip from some people that suggested me to build first a testing box to test the pcbs before boxing it.
I was looking around and found an old iphone Box and decided to build in it! my contribution to sustainability :P
here it is:
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/600/u38t.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/u38t.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/819/ukq5.jpg)[/URL

[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/tjz9.jpg/](http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/826/tjz9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/ukq5.jpg/)

Second build coming soon :P
cheers
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: gtr2 on July 05, 2013, 11:28:14 PM
Love it!  Those iphone boxes are pretty sturdy.  The ipods used to come packaged in some nice plastic cases, wish I still had them.
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: drezdn on July 06, 2013, 12:14:31 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: wolfingsworth on July 06, 2013, 01:29:17 AM
Yeah, they've got an app for that :)
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: Hangingmonkey on July 06, 2013, 04:54:58 AM
cool
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: Vallhagen on July 06, 2013, 10:14:37 AM
Very clever! Recycling ftw!

... could be an easy thing to shield it too if you want; tape the interior with Cu- or aluminum:)

Cheers
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: pickdropper on July 06, 2013, 01:52:02 PM
Very cool.
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: Gledison on July 06, 2013, 03:23:00 PM
Thanks!
the shielding idea is good! I will be using only for testing the PCBs , do you think that is really necessary?
well, intern would look nice!! :P
I had to ground both input/output jacks together because Apple was not clever enough to build a Conductive Box :P
Cheers
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: gtr2 on July 06, 2013, 06:26:38 PM
Shielding won't help much because the pcb will be outside the box ;)
Title: Re: Iphone 3GS PCB Testing Box
Post by: Vallhagen on July 06, 2013, 06:52:04 PM
Quote from: Gledison on July 06, 2013, 03:23:00 PM
Thanks!
the shielding idea is good! I will be using only for testing the PCBs , do you think that is really necessary?

Yea, Josh is absolutely right here, as long as you use it for your purpose - connecting to pcb-s outside the box, shielding wont make any difference. I myself don't even have a box for that purpose, i do it all in open air:)

But still; it is a piece o cake to Shield its interior, if you like to design it for ... something inside Worth shielding.

Cheers