Portable Project cases!

[Vorisi]

Woah! Nice place ya got here!

Alright, the question.

I'm working on a project with an ESP8266 based wemos D1 mini. This is something that needs to be portable and usable by not just me.

So I'm thinking case with an on/off switch and a 3 AA battery compartment.

Problem is this doesn't actually seem to exist as a project box type thing.

So question is where could I get something that has a 3xAA battery compartment, a power switch, IDEALLY a reset button but not required, and space for the actual stuff (the board and an RJ11 jack.

[james_s]

Your best bet for enclosures is to browse Digikey, Mouser or other suppliers or search directly for the manufactures and see what they have to offer. I know I've seen off the shelf enclosures with built in battery holders but I don't know whether I've seen 3xAA specifically. You're probably not going to find one that has a power switch or connectors off the shelf, you'll have to drill holes and install that stuff.

[ledtester]

PacTec is a major supplier in the US:

https://www.pactecenclosures.com/

[Lomax]

I like looking through the Hammond catalogue for things like this:

https://www.hammfg.com/electronics/small-case/plastic#general-purpose