Raspberry Pi 4 Case (mount for the massive Alu Case)

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Newer version here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3835534 When it comes to a Raspberry Pi 4 housing, you either have to install an active cooler or leave space for massive passive heat dissipators. But with the Raspberry Pi 4 aluminum armor case (Just search online, and you should find something around $10), which comes with thermal pads included, even under massive load, CPU temperature will normally range from 50 to 60 degrees, which is acceptable. Without it, temperatures would reach around 80 degrees and trigger CPU throttling. It's still possible to use Wi-Fi due to the large cutouts. This device is a vertical mount for that housing, with an additional compartment for something connected via GPIO - in my case, a real-time clock. It's designed to point with the USB side down. A small roof covers the upper (SD card) section because this mount is intended for use on a sailboat, and any water entering the wooden cabin should not reach the plugs. The roof can also be used to secure video or power cables, bending them to the side as shown in the last picture. Even the backside of the armor case features ventilation through a 2mm slot. It has six mounting holes, but make sure to use flat-head screws on the left side. I printed it with PLA, scaling it to 101% width and 101.5% along the long axis. Four M3 screws are required.