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Review on MakerFocus Raspberry Pi 3 Case with Cooling Fan and 3.5 inch Display Slot - Compatible with Raspberry Pi GPIO, Suitable for Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B+, 2B, 2B+ by Brandon Patterson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great case! My suggestion is to isolate the fan connector.

I love this cover! I tried two cases before, both are clear. While I love the look of transparent cases, I wanted something with a fan because this device will be my primary media player (Kodi) and retro arcade emulator (RetroPie). The heatsinks are very efficient, the fan is easy to install and quiet, and the case snaps in perfectly. I'm using a Pi 3, but as far as I know it fits either a model 2 or a model 3. A tip about the fan header: I've seen comments about the risk of shorting adjacent pins to the fan connector. I'm a bit of a clutter freak, so I found a solution that works and looks good. I cut a piece of heat shrink tubing (12-4 AWG) about 1/4" long. I attached it to the end of the connector, held it from the side (the wires ran parallel to the ground) and then hit it with a small grill lighter. After it began to shrink I rotated the connector to get full shrinkage on all sides Heatshrink tubing this size shrinks to about 50% of its original size ideal for a tight fit on all sides of the connector You then press it onto the correct pins (as seen in the other pictures) without the risk of shorting to other pins. Look at my photos. I think this solution works well and looks good from the outside too (due to the I/O bus Slot).

Pros
  • Beautiful
Cons
  • Some imperfections