Raspberry Pi Zero Tube Case
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Tube display case for Raspberry Pi Zero. I saw an interesting Pi case designed by Michael Klements on YouTube (link below) his design requires a laser cutter which many of us don't have access to, so I have designed this case around an off the shelf acrylic tube that can be purchased from eBay or similar. The printable parts of the case have purposely be designed with 0 tolerance, this means you will have to cut / sand / file the parts until they slide together, this was done so the case is does not require screws or glue in its construction. This design is not practical if you need constant access to the pins and won't work if you have a HDMI cable connected, you might be able to to connect a 90º micro usb to the board, depending on the cable it might be tight agains the tube. For my application the Pi is running Node-RED and an MQTT broker for my home automation system and just needs 5V power, The power is supplied by a USB cable that had a connector cut off and the exposed wires were connected to the 5V and GND header pins on the board, the cable enters the tube via a hole drilled in the back, hidden under the board holder. A fan and an RGB LED were also connected to the header pins, the fan is not needed to cool the Pi its only there for ascetics. I have included files for end caps without feet, I thought someone might want to find/design some tube clamps and mount this to a wall or under a shelf. Parts list: x1 Side 1 x1 Side 2 x1 Board holder x4 M2.5 x 6mm Cap head Screws x1 Acrylic tube with an OD of 60mm, 2mm wall thickness and 100mm long. x1 USB cable x1 Raspberry Pi Zero (or Zero 2) x1 30mm 5v fan x1 NeoPixel N.B. I have had these neopixels for ages and I can't find a link to the exact same one but it is a 5050 led mounted to a 5050 led break out board. 30mm fan: https://thepihut.com/products/miniature-5v-led-cooling-fan-for-raspberry-pi 5050 RGBW LED: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2759 5050 LE Breakout board : https://www.adafruit.com/product/1762 Inspiration for this design: https://youtu.be/55eq6rEVyOA The parts were printed on a Markforged One using Onyx carbon / nylon filament (total over kill but that's what I have access to at work) Layer height = 0.1mm Infill = 30% 3 walls 2 floor and roof layers No Rafts, no supports.
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