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RPi Cases!

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Former Member over 13 years ago

Hi!

 

More questions to see what everyone else is planning!

 

CASES?!?!?!

 

As most people will have spent quite some time wondering about how they are going to enclose their nice new RPi, I was curious what ideas other people had come up with!

 

My plan-

     One of the Ice-Blue (or IR Red) 2 part project enclosures (get too see that nice lil POP tower) with the RPi mounted on the bottom

     USB hub stripped down and mounted on the top. (to one side, deep sockets being for permanently attached devices- WiFi / USB Key / Bluetooth / Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, shallow ones for 

     Sides of enclosure drilled and filed down to give access to the connector sockets.

     Power from mains to USB adaptor, with power adapter spliced in to give power to both USB hub and RPi (alternate idea with power going into hub, then out to RPi to keep connections to a minima)

     Some sort of mount to a VESA plate on the back of the TV (Torn between magnets, and some sort of slide to lock and attach)

 

Hopefully the end result will provide good protection, look good, be easy to attach and remove from a VESA mount, have minimum connections to hook up (ideally just power and HDMI with everything else being semi-included in the packaging) and be easy to add functionality too at a later stage.

 

Only puzzle I've got at the moment is how best to mount something without mounting holes!

 

What are other peoples ideas for cases?

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  • johnbeetem
    johnbeetem over 13 years ago

    In honor of the Day One buying frenzy, I think I'll put mine in a Teddy Ruxpin or a Tickle-Me Elmo :-)

     

    There will probably be low-cost official plastic cases available by the time my unit ships.

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  • zardoz99
    zardoz99 over 13 years ago

    I'm just going to stick mine in an off the shelf project box from Maplin.

     

    I *think* that N15GC or N06GC will probably work.

     

    It'll be tight and require some work, but they seem about the right sort of size.

     

    Z.

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  • Topbarhvie
    Topbarhvie over 13 years ago

    I was thinking of using "hook and Loop" adhesive tape, Registered name of "Velcro" to secure to the back of the TV/Monitor/etc.

    I'm not able to order mine yet, waited too long to place the order (need to find the money)... image

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago

    Clear vacume moulded super lightweight case with a flange with holes for two small zip ties would be great and space for a usb plug or dongle. flat portions for a hole to be drilled for cable grommets.

    Very Cheap, Light, viewable leds, They could be painted on the inside making them customisable and smart or you could insert a paper insert with graphics model name etc. How would this impact on cooling?

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago

    For the first one, a cheap ABS box.  Hold the Pi in the lid with Blu-Tac.  Cut holes in the rim of the main box to take the leads. Wait for proper case with #2.

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  • dajobe
    dajobe over 13 years ago

    Personally I'll be using a cigarette packet - it's the perfect size (1mm clearance each way with my brand), and I've got one prepared with holes cut for all the ports.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago

    Today is the day! My Pi is arriving via UPS this afternoon. I have everything else ready for it. A nice clear plastic case from SK Pang tops it off.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago

    These Aluminum RPi Cases look pretty slick. http://www.Raspberry-Pi-Case.com

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Wow, those look nice... but they are very expensive.

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  • Nate1616
    Nate1616 over 13 years ago

    I'm definately going to get that aluminum case.  Im still going to have a hard time having a case that is twice as much as the computer.image

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