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From: "Don" <g@crcomp.net>
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Subject: Re: Bezels
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:32:05 -0000 (UTC)
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jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 04:47:22 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
> <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm designing a project with a small LCD on the panel.
>>Where can I go to find a matching bezel? There's gotta be an
>>Amce Bezel Co. out there.
>>
>>(Size yet TBD, may well be find bezel first, then
>>choose display...)
>
> We usually buy a polycarb sticker that paves over our entire front
> panel, and includes a clear window for the LCD and little frosty
> circles to let discrete LEDs shine through. But the setup costs for
> that make it impractical for small volumes.
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3fycoyhpus0vpc/a4.jpg?raw=1

FWIW, Elecraft opts to protect their LCD panel with a simple, custom-
fit, rectangular, rounded corner, thin Plexiglas cover held in place by 
four screws:

    http://w1mj.com/radio/k3/smoke_test.jpg

Danke,

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Don, KB7RPU
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