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  • Wouxun KG-UV3D GPS Interface: PCB Component Envelopes

    This doodle just emerged from the heap:

    TT3 and Interface PCB keepout dimensions
    TT3 and Interface PCB keepout dimensions

    It gives the envelope dimensions for the two PCBs in the quasi-extruded GPS interface case:

    HT-GPS Case - Trial fit - rear view
    HT-GPS Case – Trial fit – rear view

    The overall idea was to subtract the envelopes from the interior of the solid case and print the shell:

    HT-GPS Adapter Case - end view
    HT-GPS Adapter Case – end view

    Surprisingly, after minimal cleanout, the PCBs pretty much just slid into place and the setscrews locked them down.

    Now I can throw out that scrap of paper…

    The OpenSCAD source has the gory details; the actual dimensions don’t quite match the doodle, but that’s in the nature of fine tuning.