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Reddit mentions of Eleduino Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B/B+ (B Plus) Metal Case with Cooling Fan Black
Sentiment score: 5
Reddit mentions: 10
We found 10 Reddit mentions of Eleduino Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B/B+ (B Plus) Metal Case with Cooling Fan Black. Here are the top ones.
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High-quality aluminum box,Customize for Raspberry Pi 3/Raspberry Pi 2/ Raspberry Pi B+High dimensional accuracy, surface anodic oxidation process. Durable, never fadeGood ventilation,easy carrying Simply Clicks Together Enclosure,Plug and Play Cooling FanAccess to all Raspberry Pi 3 /Raspberry Pi 2 / Raspberry Pi B+ consumer ports and GSI, camera and GPIO connectorsinclude the Cooling Fan,Screwdriver and the rubber feet
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 1.181102361 Inches |
| Length | 4.724409444 Inches |
| Width | 3.93700787 Inches |
I use these for all my builds that I've made people.
http://www.amazon.com/Eleduino-Raspberry-Metal-Cooling-Black/dp/B012GPCLR6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463522653&sr=8-2&keywords=raspberry+pi+fan+case
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012GPCLR6
I have this case and it works great for the retropie. You can't pull the sd out without completely taking the case apart. It has a fan though which is great and it's sturdy.
ordered a case+fan from amazon will get here tonight. will comment how it fits tomorrow. EleDuino Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi 2 Metal Case with Cooling Fan Black
https://www.amazon.com/Eleduino-Raspberry-Metal-Cooling-Black/dp/B012GPCLR6
Fits a little tight. Made from bent metal (steel) Fit could have been a little better. Putting in the 4 screws to hold the board down was a bit of a pain. Might try to use some set-screws and nuts if i use this case on another project.
I can see the sd card via a large notch on the bottom, and i think i can remove it without taking the case apart, but it may take some tiny fingers. There is a slot for wires from the gpio pins. A tiny screwdriver and some extra screws were included.
I had to use just 2 of the long screws to hold the fan in, the screws were just a bit too long and would not let the tinkerboard fit correctly.
The airflow seems to be in one side, around the board, then back out the back in a loop.
The fan is tiny, and quiet. No filter on the fan.
For the cost - it seems to be a solid case that can take a beating. About the only extra feature i would like, would be a led, or opening where you can see the lights on the tinkerboard to be sure its on.
I am not using wireless on my tinkerboard so no idea how this metal case affects it. The slot is near the wifi end of the board.
I am not sure how to measure temps on the tinkerboard, so cant really give any numbers for the temps. My tinkerboard just sitting bare on the desk was VERY warm today, (i was imaging 2 hard drives for several hours) So i will see if it feels any warmer later after doing some more work.
I bought one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B012GPCLR6?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title about 6 months ago and I've never been able to get above 55c even running a 1350mhz overclock on a pi 3. Its a killer little case and I only replaced it after a friend of mine that runs a cnc shop milled me a case out of some billet aluminum he had laying around.
So if I went with the standard RPi3, any recommended cases?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012GPCLR6/ref=pd_sim_147_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KWM34Q7V3F47V71JRPQ5
This case seems cool
Thanks. I just went with an Elduino Metal Case with Cooling Fan.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012GPCLR6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I didn't check on the volume of the fan. Hopefully it isn't too loud.
I've got the same one. It's the third case I've tried, I didn't like the other two very much.
First one was the same brand but no fan. Overclocked and it overheated.
Second one was a layer case with a fan. I didn't like the look of it and the fan started dying within a couple days.
Now, finally, i'm good.
Might have some luck with this:
https://www.amazon.com/Eleduino-Raspberry-Metal-Cooling-Black/dp/B012GPCLR6
I would consider putting a fan blowing on that as well from your kiosk case. Perhaps dual 50mm fans, one for redundancy ideally each from a different manufacturer. Decent discussion here, sounds like they're very sensitive to heat:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=138193
Tldr: 70-80c is your practical maximum before failure/damage, serious throttling/crashing, sd card corruption, etc. I would not go anywhere near that. Perhaps make sure you're always cooling to 50- 60c or below under all circumstances. High load, kiosk in the sun, no AC, etc.
I would also do redundant Pis so a field tech or onsite customer can just swap them out easily. Just have the primary replicate to the backup. The onsite can just open a panel and replace Ethernet, HDMI, and USB cables.
Also if this was me, id probably go with the odroid C2 which comes with a heatsink.
It looks like this is the case.