How would you mount the OSCAR USB Interface?

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MilitiaMan:
Need a little advice gents ....

Control Panel is completely wired with the I-Pac securely mounted to the underside of the CP. :o

BUT .....

The 2 OSCAR USB Interfaces are hooked up to the trackball and spinner, but they are not permanently secured ... they are just flopping around in the control panel box. Obviously, this cannot be good.

They don't have any holes to which I could attach PCB feet and screw them permanently down, so here is my question:

Would it be safe to drill two small holes into the circuit board and mount it with PCB feet or would drilling damage the circuit board? (Obviously, I know very little about circuitry.)

Any help the experts here can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Here is a link to Oscar Controls to view the board I am referring to if you haven't seen it:

http://www.oscarcontrols.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl?DT=1

Thanks,
MM

P.S. I highly recommend this product if you:

A: Are planning to connect a trackball/spinner to your control panel

and

B: Have available USB ports

This thing worked perfectly the first time I connected it and Windows recognized the TB as a USB mouse immediately. Another great product from Oscar Controls ... 2 thumbs up! ;D

HeadRusch:
My IPAC and OPTIPAC flop around inside my control panel......secured onlly by the the dozens upon dozens of wires connected to each one.

Since my CP doesn't do a whole lot of moving about, i'm no worried... :P

rampy:

--- Quote from: HeadRusch on June 21, 2003, 12:58:16 pm ---My IPAC and OPTIPAC flop around inside my control panel......secured onlly by the the dozens upon dozens of wires connected to each one.

Since my CP doesn't do a whole lot of moving about, i'm no worried... :P

--- End quote ---

Mines that way too... but I'm ashamed of it =P (although my ps/2 hack is securlely mounted to the underside of the CP) my key wiz and usb oscar mouse hack are held in place by inertia and the mass of spaghetti wires pushing 'em down.

I'd like to mount them more securely though...

to the OP... I guess if you were really careful you could drill in a non conductive area... but I suggest using some sort of clip to hold it down from the each side... like mirror clips or the like (know what I mean?) or ?

blah...

rampy

Sasquatch!:
I tied mine down to a little piece of breadboard slightly bigger than the interface board. I then drilled two holes in the breadboard (wide enough for screws) and mounted it to the back of the spinner using the same screws that attach the optical board to the spinner bracket.

_Iz-:
Cut an anti-static bag into a large "band-aid", fold that around the pcb leaving extra on each side, tape it closed and then staple thru the extra on each side to secure.

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