Atari Gray, Plastic PCB Holders - 18"

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Does anyone have any spare Atari Gray, Plastic PCB Holders (must be 18" long) as shown in the attached picture (I borrowed this picture from a previous FS posting)? I definitely need one, but would appreciate a second, if possible, due to one of mine having a large hole (it's usable, but not pretty).

Thanks!

Scott C.
 

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Bumping this thread as none of these leads have the 18" version I need. I have plenty of the two smaller sizes, however.

Scott C.
 
Bumping this thread as none of these leads have the 18" version I need. I have plenty of the two smaller sizes, however.

Scott C.


Why do you want one? They're kinda crappy anyway, IMO. Especially if you're trying to reapply one. The originals were glued and stapled, and that's sorta what you need to do to get them to be ok when you reuse them. (I've tried.)

I understand if you want one for originality, but from a practical standpoint you'd be better off making a new bracket by slotting a piece of wood, like the Tempest cabs have.
 
Originality is what I'm trying to achieve. I plan to put small screws in lieu of a few staples (their original holes), while also applying glue.

Scott C.
 
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I think they used Liquid Nails originally, or something similar. The glue is important, as it distributes the force across the entire piece of plastic. If you just use staples or screws, the PCB will pull too much just where the screws are, and the plastic will crack. (I found this out the hard way.)

I also tried double sided carpet tape (which you can get at Walmart, and has many arcade uses), which works ok too. Probably not as good as Liquid nails, but it's less messy to work with. It's super sticky, good stuff.
 
Andy, Liquid Nails is good stuff and I've used it many times over the years (great for construction!).

Now back to the subject... anyone have one or two of these (18", please)?

Scott C.
 
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