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How do you attach the case fan on the Raspberry Pi 5?
Ah, I figured it out, I was pulling the wrong bit, you just need to pull the square off the top.
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Does the PoE hat fit in the Raspberry Pi case?
I use it with standard RPi cases above on the 3+, the lid will fit but it gets hot in the office so the fan runs all the time, so I run it with the lid off as it is our main DNS box and I want it ...
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Beyond breadboards? Good ways to package simple GPIO-using project?
Is there a premade solderable HAT-like board
Yes, tons of these are on sale. A quick search using words like "prototype" and "DIY" revealed there's a board called "ModMyPi", and there are certainly ...
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Is it possible my raspberry pi to melt its plastic case at 55° degrees?
No.*
At 55°C, the raspberry pi cannot melt its case.
ABS plastic begins to soften at around 100°C.
Regarding the Pi being damaged, don't worry about it. Raspberry Pies throttle back their CPU speed ...
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Hard to get Pi out of case
I used 2 x spludgers on the HDMI side to get the 2 x lock tabs away from where they lock onto the base and then slowly ease it out of the base with a final lift out on the ethernet/ub side as per ...
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What size screws does the Raspberry Pi board use?
Just to add to the already correct answers, there's enough leeway to enlarge the PCB holes to M3 size so that you can use standard PC floppy drive screws, of which any PC enthusiast is likely to have ...
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Raspberrry Pi 3 Lego case
The Raspberry Pi is designed to be an embeddable device. So long as the environment around the RPi isn't exceptionally warm and humid, the RPi will be fine in an enclosed container. You will never get ...
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Raspberry Pi case ventilation necessary?
Ventilation is a good idea if you notice the core temperature getting much above 60-65 °C.
vcgencmd measure_temp
...Will tell you this. Note that throttling will kick in if you get close to the ...
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How much electromagnetic or radio interference is caused by a typical unshielded Raspberry Pi?
"How much it is radiating in the RF spectrum?" is a question that's easy to ask, but not to answer - at least not specifically. And if you did have the specific answers, they will only have meaning if ...
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Are there raspberry pis small enough to be a smart watch?
Yes, there are ;) - and 3D-printed parts are pretty light.
The limiting factor is the battery. The Raspberry Pi (no matter which model) draws too much power to be usable as a smartwatch with a light ...
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Will thermal paste help in cooling down the CPU of my Pi 4 even further?
Your question should be "Which material has a lower thermal resistance: thermal paste, or thermal pads"? The material with the lower thermal resistance will keep the temperature of your components ...
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Why did Pi-4's port layout change?
According to the launch announcement it was to simplify routing:
Our Gigabit Ethernet magjack has moved to the top right of the board, from the bottom right, greatly simplifying PCB routing.
https://...
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Can't fit Pi zero W into Adafruit's case
Try this place the Pi in the case with the HDMI side down so it will slot into the matching holes for the HDMI, USB and power, and line up over the pins that match the holes in the Pi. You can then ...
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Accidentally shorted C97 on the Raspberry Pi with a washer
I had a slightly different problem, but it's related. While tightening a nut next to C97 it popped off. Without C97 the USB ports failed. I replaced the CMT with a 100nf radial capacitor and I'm back ...
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Should I keep the Raspberry Pi 3 model B case opened while it is turned on?
Heatsink within a closed case does not do much. With my old B+, the temperature is lowered by maybe 4 degrees - from 53 to 49 degrees. For the Pi 3, with it's 70-80 °C idle temperature, I would use ...
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What should be the dimension of the cases that are used for Pi-Zero1.3?
You can find the official Mechanical Drawings on this page where they provide - unfortunately - only the schematics of the Pi Zero, Rev 1.2 (pdf). Rev 1.3 however differs only in one aspect: it has an ...
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Should I keep the Raspberry Pi 3 model B case opened while it is turned on?
This depends on how you're planning to use your PI's.
I have approx 50 PI (all PI 3) on my site. Only 8 of them are used without case (they are somehow built in box) and 2 of them are used in ...
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Has Anybody Built A Raspberry Pi Inside A Mouse Yet?
It can be done and it has been done. MagPi Magazine's 'Raspberry Pie Projects Book 2' features a gaming mouse with a built in zero running Quake III. You can download the book for free: https://www....
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Hard to get Pi out of case
Wiggle the board gently to get it off of the mounts. Slide the breadboard away from the power and HDMI slots, gently lift the back by the SD slot, then angle the board up and out pulling the USB and ...
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Raspberry Pi case ventilation necessary?
I would lean toward providing some ventilation in a case for the RPi 3B+, especially if it will be used as a media server. Heat will not only reduce the life of electronic components such as your CPU/...
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How much electromagnetic or radio interference is caused by a typical unshielded Raspberry Pi?
The answer is "not very much".
I purchased a "TriField" EMF Meter Model TF2 out of general curiosity.
Near the floor of my ground-floor room, the RF background reads 0.02 mW/m^2. I could detect RF ...
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Is an altoids tin really a safe case?
Altoids are a brand of peppermint flavoured tablets, that come in tins with removable lids. Once the mints have been eaten, people often keep the tins for storage of small objects such as buttons, ...
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Argon One case doesn't power RaspberryPi
I've read the Argon One case is power hungry itself so an extra beefy psu is required. I run mine off either a repurposed computer psu or the one in my caravan runs via this 12v to 5v convertor ...
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Can I use an airtight case?
According to this test the USB 3.0 controller on Raspberry Pi 4 cannot work at full speed if there is no fan. The slow down without a fan could be 2-3 times. In the test the maximum speed was 346 MB/s ...
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What size screws does the Raspberry Pi board use?
I use (non metric) size 4-40 x 1/4" nylon screws. If they are a bit tight, the nylon gives without damaging the circuit board holes. I seat them into standoffs of the same thread.
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Should I keep the Raspberry Pi 3 model B case opened while it is turned on?
You can do whatever you want, for example, you can close the cover on top, or maybe you have to keep it open to connect other things like serial or video/ camera and so on.
I still use raspberrypi ...
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Should I keep the Raspberry Pi 3 model B case opened while it is turned on?
In general it is better to keep the case closed to not accidentally cause a short circuit. The (cpu) temperature depends on the workload. Surrounding temperature has an impact too. To check ad hoc the ...
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Are there 3D data available of the official Raspberry Pi case?
According to my question on the official forum there are no provided 3D data for the case. The reason is mainly that the case is created by injection molding and thus the model is not suited for 3D ...
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What cooling is the most effective for the RPi 3B+?
Airflow is more important than a heatsink; which is to say that no heatsink will be effective without some airflow - or some way to conduct heat away from the CPU. Also, for whatever airflow you have, ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B vs Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Dimensions
It depends on what you mean by "same dimensions".
The PCB dimensions, location of mounting holes and location of existing connectors have not changed.
As usual since components have been changed and ...
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