Compact controller chassis for Arhatreya S96 mini drone

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The S96 drone is cool - zippy, decent position stabilization, all'round a very decent toy - and compact enough to carry it with you. The smartphone app controls are awful though, and the controller, while working well, is ludicrously big - and mostly empty. So I "repackaged" its guts into something much smaller. Instead of 3xAA it takes 3x AAA batteries (same contact plates - reuse from the old remote). Only one of the 4 LEDs as a power indicator. No phone holder 'cause I found them to be more trouble than help. Dimensions compacted from 160/90/53mm(/76mm with knobs) to 146/92/19mm(/26 with knobs) "Artifact" list: - original control board from the controller - M3 heat-set inserts, 4pcs. - M3x8 screws, 4pcs (cone head preferred) - 2 Battery contacts (flat, spring) - to be extracted from the original controller. - LED, cable, plug - extracted from the controller, cut the cable after the 1st of the 4 LEDs - glue FreeCAD source attached