Case for CHIP and LiPo battery - Lego compatible

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This Is A Case For Next Thing Co.'S C.H.I.P. Computer. It Has A Screw Hole, Which Is Compatible With The Screw That Comes With Chip. There Are Holes For Lego Technic Beams On Either Side Of The Case, Lego Studs On The Top, And The Bottoms Of Lego Plates In Each Bottom Corner. The Case Measures Exactly 8X8 Lego Studs. All Side Ports Are Exposed, But The Chip Is Hidden From View In The Front And Back Of The Case, Giving The Case A More Professional Look. Ventilation For The Bottom Side Of Chip Is Achieved Through The Bottom Row Of Technic Holes On Either Side, As Well As Two Slits In The Bottom Of The Case, Designed To Be Reminiscent Of Similar Slits On The Bottom Of The Lego Mindstorms Nxt Intelligent Brick. Despite A Specifically Designed Thinner Wall For It, Due To The Slight (~1Mm) Overhang Of The Microusb Port On Chip, The Chip Must Go Into The Case "One End At A Time." The Entire Case Is The Height Of 5 Lego Plates, But Due To A Design Limitation Of The Bottom Of The Case, The Case Must Be Placed On Four 1X2 Plate "Stilts" In Each Corner To Fit On Top Of An Existing Lego Model. Because The Case Does Not Have A Top (Although The User Can Build One With Legos If They So Desire), Gpio Ports Are Exposed In The Case. Edit: I Have Designed A Companion Battery Case For This Case. It Was Designed To Fit The Battery In My Pocketchip. It Is A Similar Style, Except It Is Four Plates Tall, Has Only One Row Of Technic Pieces, And Has Two Full Rows On The Bottom For Lego Studs. Also, It Does Not Have Full Rows Of Studs On The Top. This Allows It To Snap Into The Bottom Of The Chip Case, As Well As Encouraging The User To Design For Adequate Ventilation. If The User Would Like To Have Full Rails On The Top, They Can Accomplish This Using 2 1X8 Lego Plates. Although This Case Was Designed To Attach To The Bottom Of The Chip Case, It Can Also Go On Top. (If You Want The Technic Holes To Line Up In This Configuration, However, It Is Necessary To Add 2 1X8 Lego Plates Between The Cases.) To Insert The Battery Into The Case, First Thread The Wires Through The Slot And Then Fit The Battery Into The Enclosure. I Use This With [Mindjacker](Https://Github.Com/Wesleycha/Mindjacker) To Control A Lego Mindstorms Brick.

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