The new Raspberry Pi 4 consumes draws more power and generates more heat than before. But the official Pi4 case does not come with a cooling fan nor vents for ventilation.
This results in thermal throttling after a few minutes of moderate workload.
I have analysed thermal images of Pi4s under load.
With the relevant information in hand, I made a decent case with 40mm fans to help alleviate the problem.
NOTE:
A heatsink is beneficial.
But use one of max height 5mm.
Slightly taller heatsinks may fit, but not guaranteed.
IMPORTANT:
- Use support blocker on Cura along the vent holes at the back, "Raspberry Pi 4" lettering and Raspberry logo.
- The ports section of the case is recessed 1mm to allow access to the HDMI and USB-C ports. This section "might" need supports. Check preview on Cura.
- Use 4Gx6mm (x4) screws to mount Pi 4 to case bottom piece.
- Use M3 bolts and nuts to mount 40mm fan to case top.
- Use 4Gx6mm (x4) screws to mount case top to case bottom.
Approximate Print time
- 8 hours for case bottom piece
- 2 hours for case top piece
Feel free to contact!
Happy Printing
Sumit
Update:1
The cutouts for the HDMI ports were misaligned and undersized in old STL file.
Old STL file hence deleted and replaced with new STL file.
19/09/2019
Update:2
The vent holes on the back of the unit has been resized and realigned.
New vents added beside the USB and Ethernet ports.
1/10/2019
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