Media Entertainment System M.E.S. 3.0
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This Is A Custom Raspberry Pi 2/3 Case With An Angular Aesthetic Inspired By Many Currently Popular Game Consoles. It Is The 3Rd And Most Usable Revision Of The Case. The Previous 2 Designs Were Not Fit For Public Use Due To Fragile Screw Posts And A Lack Of A Micro Sd Card Slot. All 3 Versions Were Nearly Identical On The Exterior, And You May See Pictures Of All 3 In The Listing. The Case Is Designed With Simple Cooling, With One Strong Blower Type Fan Providing Intake Air And Pushing Air Right Over A Large Heatsink And Straight Out The Back Of The Case. This Cooling Design Is Heavily Influenced By Laptops And Recent Game Consoles Like The Playstation 4. This Design Has Kept My Raspberry Pi 3 Running At 1.4Ghz While Staying At Approximately 50 Degrees Celsius For Extended Gaming Sessions In Retropie. Other Stability And Temperature Testing Was Done In Raspbian Pixel Using Benchmark Tools Like Sysbench And Shell Scripts To Provide Constant Temperature Readouts While Pushing All Cpu Cores To 100% Usage. If You Are Lucky Enough To Own A Pi 3 That Can Do 1.5Ghz, This Design Could Easily Keep It Cool As The Pi 3'S Tend To Throttle Around 82-85C. Full Worklog Can Be Found Here: Http://Imgur.Com/A/Vr6Do Please Note: The Mes_30.Stl And Mes_30_Lid_Closed.Stl Files Are Full Models Using Stand In Parts Such As The Pi 3, Atxraspi, And The 5V 50Mm Blower Fan To Provide You A General Idea On How The Device Is Built. They Are Not Intended To Be Printed, Only Edited. The Mes30.Stl File Has The Lid Raised Above The Object To Allow You To Peer Inside Using The Limited 3D View On Thingiverse. The Lid Is Intended To Slide Into The Case From The Back And Sit Flush With The Top As Viewable In The Mes_30_Lid_Closed.Stl File. These Files Also Have A Modified Fan Duct Design For Aesthetic Reasons. The Correct Design For The Fan Duct Is Included In The Other Files. If You Are Planning On Making Your Own Version, Please Get The 5V, 50Mm Blower Fan First. This Is Necessary As The Mounting Hole Placement For These Blower Fans Varies Greatly. Once You Have The Fan Mounting Holes Measured, Then Remix Your Own Version To Fit. The Fan I Used Is A Titan 50Mm Usb Powered Fan. It Is A Very Powerful And Well Built Fan, However It Is Quite Loud. I Wired In Circuitry To Control Its Speed And Noise. Slowing The Fan Down By Nearly 50% Made A Dramatic Difference In Noise While Sacrificing Less Than 5 Degrees Of Cooling Power.
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