Ender 5 - Additional electronics plate - with Raspberry Pi
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A buck-converter mounting plate that screws to the PSU of the Ender 5, and catches behind the power-switch for stability. I designed it to mount 2 of the LM2596 modules with voltage display (see image) and a Raspberry Pi. Hardware requirements; some nuts and screws, nothing special. You could use a tap for and screw in m4 bolts, but for something electrical, I prefer to use a nut to make sure the screws stay fixed :) The bolts that fix the plate to the PSU should be M4x8, no longer. The plate is 3mm thick at that point on purpose; the PSU has 5mm thread (as described in the spec sheet), so M4x8 will be safe. There MIGHT be more room inside, but I have not opened my PSU to check. Leave a comment if you know more than I do ;) The Raspberry Pi mounts under an angle. This is not harmful at all, but if you are not careful, you might accidentally short the GPIO pins on the case. I strategically stuck a bit of electrical tape on the case to prevent shorts. One could, of course, design and print a GPIO cover that would insulate it ... New project idea :P ### Hardware list 2x M4x8 for mounting the plate to the PSU 12x M3 nut 12x M3x5 for mounting the buck converters and RasPi to the mount. ## Warning! The raspi has M2.5 holes, just ease (and I do mean EASE) the M3 bolt in one turn in, half-a-turn back, then undo and repeat 2 more times. This will slowly widen the mount holes. It's fine, just do it really, really carefully. ## final note If you like it, click the like (heart) If you print it; post a make If you have suggestions for improvements, questions, any kind of remarks; leave a comment Looking at the download statistics, you guys and gals out there really like this thing :) so, leave a like, a make, a comment. Much appreciated!
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