Hi, I am attempting to move our product from another brand charge controller to a kid.
Frankly , we are having trouble figuring out how to mount the kid into our product.
The problem is that we are expecting a product that is intended for mounting through a cut out to have a relatively flush face, or at least recessed to prevent end user damage.
In mounting situations where the product is mounted to a wall, there isn't any way for us to use the display, as it would be behind the (users limited access) door.
In a perfect world:
- the kid would be mounted into a cut out
- The front flange would be wide enough for imperfect cutting and multiple bolts, something like 1/4-20 size or perhaps 4-40.
- If the smaller bolts were used, would like to have at least 8 of them for strength
- The front of the flange would be perhaps 1/4 inch or so thick flat across the product
- All fins, displays and buttons would be recessed below this 1/4 inch thick flange so that nothing is sticking out to be broken off.
- Dirt / moisture resistant front face
- Easy to wire from the back
- Able to easily integrate with 1/4 - 1/2 inch wall thickness without interfering with wire routing
If you cannot do this, then an alternative would be:
- Make it so that the unit can be hard mounted to a flat plate that is an insulator
- Make the display "remote" that can be mounted similar to the surface mount described above.
I can understand that you would not want to make a casting for this version due to potentially low volume, but perhaps you can offer a machined out, low volume version?
Thanks,
Harry
