John,
Try "LaFrance Pac Tec" in Philadelphia. They have an extensive selection of
plastic enclosures. I should know, I used to work there.
Hope this helps!
Joe


-----Original Message-----
From: John Hansen <hansen@FREDONIA.EDU>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Sunday, December 19, 1999 12:16 PM
Subject: Good Source for Enclosures?


>I need to buy plastic enclosures with a 9 volt battery compartment for my
>latest PIC project.  I'll be buying in roughly quantity 25 at a time.  I'm
>amazed that I can't seem to find anything much cheaper than my local Radio
>Shack.  The sell an IR Transmitter Project case that is 2.75 x 4.6 x 1 for
>$5.30.  Digikey has a similar box in quantity 25 for about $5 each.  Can
>anyone suggest a less expensive source?  BTW, if it happened to be precut
>for a standard telephone keypad that would be fabulous, but I assume this
>is too much to hope for.
>
>Thanks in advance for any leads.
>
>John Hansen
>