Instrument Mounting Enclosures

InstCube 66 is a black, wall mountable metal enclosure suitable for 1/4 DIN instruments with a behind the panel depth of up to 100mm. On the side it has two rubber seals that can be pierced to take power or sensor leads. The unit is supplied prefitted with earthing points and 4 screws.

Dimensions: (WxDxH): 160 x 160 x 110mm
Weight: 1.5Kg

The InstCube FCE range is a complete solution for mounting instrumentation for furnaces and other processes. It consists of the InstCube FCE Instrument Enclosure; a versatile case to contain instruments and their connections, supplied with the InstCube FCE Front Panel (also available seperately); with pre-defined cutout areas to take variety of controllers and recorders, and an optional Wall Mounting Bracket (also available seperately).

The InstCube FCE Instrument Enclosure is made of thin metal, making it easy to customise, and has ventilation grills to prevent heat build up. The Enclosure consists of three pieces; the main section, the bottom panel and the back panel, all have earthing points. The unit is supplied with all necessary screws, as well as four rubber feet. There is a choice of a Relay Mounting Plate or 80mm Fan Guard (allowing either a 80mm fan to be fitted or providing another covered airflow vent) that can be fitted in bottom panel.

It has cut-outs for optionally components providing power, comms, and sensor inputs, as follows:

• Filtered mains supply IEC connector - for detachable power connection
• M20 cable gland - for a power cable
• DB9 9-way serial connector, with screw terminals - for RS-232 or RS-485 communications
• RJ45 network connector - for RS-485 or ethernet communications
• 8x standard 2-pin thermocouple sockets - for sensor inputs or calibration injection

This Front Panel has been designed for mounting instruments and can be used with the InstCube FCE Wall Mounting Bracket if the instruments are fully enclosed. It is also ideal for fitting into existing instruments cabinets and covering cut-outs left by larger previous instruments.

It is made of soft metal and has pre-cut areas that can be easy removed to fit various different instruments in many combinations. There are also cut-outs for switches and indicators. A red self-adhesive facia sheet is provided to be stuck onto the Instrument Front Panel covering unused cut-outs and giving an attractive finish. An earthing stud is fitted.

Cut-out options provided include*:
2 x 5.5" recorders (138x138mm)
2 x 1/4 DIN (92x92mm) instruments
3 x 1/8th DIN (45x92mm) instruments
4 x 1/16th DIN (45x45mm) instruments
6 x (TMS) Standard Panel Mount Thermocouple Sockets

* Options show the maximum number of the same items, various combinations of the options listed can be achieve with less than the maximum number of items listed, eg only 1 x 5.5" recorder and 1 x 1/4 DIN controller could be fitted.

Wall mounting bracket suitable for InstCube FCE instrument box or with InstCube FCE Front Panel (provided the instruments being fitted have covered terminals at the rear and doesn't pose a health and safety risk). Fastenings for wall mounting are not provided.