Acrylic enclosures for the P2 EVAL (Rev B) - Available now
W9GFO
Posts: 4,010
The P2EVAL Board (Rev B.) Enclosures are now available to order. They are very much the same as the original enclosures, the only differences are that the top acrylic piece has been changed to accommodate the new component layout of the Rev B board, and the prices are higher because shipping to USA is now included in the price.
https://www.etsy.com
The standard enclosure is 100mm x 100 mm x 35mm high.
The convertible version includes a standard enclosure plus the extra parts required to convert it to the fan version. You would need to supply your own 50mm x 10mm fan. No one should need a fan unless they intend to run it well beyond its intended limits.
You can choose the colors of the sides and bottom for the acrylic enclosures. Choices are clear, blue, and orange.
I have also added the option to purchase just the top piece. If you have the original enclosure you can use the new top piece to make it compatible with the new Rev B P2 Eval board.
https://www.etsy.com
The standard enclosure is 100mm x 100 mm x 35mm high.
The convertible version includes a standard enclosure plus the extra parts required to convert it to the fan version. You would need to supply your own 50mm x 10mm fan. No one should need a fan unless they intend to run it well beyond its intended limits.
You can choose the colors of the sides and bottom for the acrylic enclosures. Choices are clear, blue, and orange.
I have also added the option to purchase just the top piece. If you have the original enclosure you can use the new top piece to make it compatible with the new Rev B P2 Eval board.
2545 x 1747 - 7M
1588 x 1432 - 188K
800 x 600 - 868K
600 x 600 - 636K
Comments
No. The reason is that if I made a sharp interior corner to fit the expansion board then that would both weaken the structure and interrupt the chamfer. To make the chamfer look right (continuous) I would have to radius the corner which would then require even more removal of material and subsequent weakening.
To make the expansions boards fit properly it should only require a few strokes of a nail file or sandpaper to round off the corner.
No, the Rev B board will not fit in the original enclosure - the cutouts are in different places. If there is some interest I could add the option to purchase just the top piece so that the old enclosure can be converted to work with the Rev B board.
I understand that the Rev B chip runs significantly cooler than the first, and the first did not require cooling, so the fan version should be much less popular this time around. I still want to make it available for those that really want to use a fan, I hope that not including the fan is okay.
I will also add an option for just the top piece for those that have the original enclosures.
So up to order two new blue ones without fan.
Enjoy!
Mike
Is it possible to buy the round plastic spacers? I've lost one that is used on the top side of an enclosure for the Rev. A board.
Kind regards, Samuel Lourenço
My acrylic P2 enclosure just arrived and got assembled. @W9GFO did a darned-Skippy excellent job on this and the result is a very high quality piece of kit. The attention to detail is evident... right down to the included "high-tab" jumpers (so you don't need tweezers to change jumpers). The 10 minutes it took to assemble it was reminicent of assembling something from Elecraft: everything fits, *exactly*, and if it doesn't then you know you've done something wrong.
If you have a P2 Eval board, you should seriously consider getting one.
Maybe an expired pen tube?
Kind regards, Samuel Lourenço
I have updated the first post, you can now get just the top piece. Use it to convert an original enclosure to fit the new P2 Eval board.
The fan version, now called "convertible", no longer includes a fan, instead it is a standard enclosure with the extra parts that you need to convert it to the fan version - you supply the fan.
The pictures are quite underwhelming. Sorry about that. When I get a Rev B board I will take some proper photos.
Any chance of you selling spacers?
Kind regards, Samuel Lourenço
Waiting for mine. Hope it is delivered today. Can't wait!
Great job with these.
Thanks
Check the Activity page:
I PM'd him your address so they may be on the way.
I'm hoping to try out ersmith's Python this weekend. I've got to get up to speed with what's going on around here. . .too busy pushing stuff out the door to keep the business going and not making time to learn something new.
Ken Gracey
Exact spec is not too hard to match. Cut the pen tube (using a metal hack saw blade) a bit long and use a file or sand paper on a flat surface to shorten it to spec. Used up many BIC pen tubes back in high school and uni to mount PCB's and other parts for my projects.
Kind regards, Samuel Lourenço
I ordered the fan version yesterday (last one, I think)! Is that one not coming with a fan? If not, I'd like to change my order to just getting the replacement top piece for updating my current enclosure.
The one you ordered with the fan was the last one that included a fan. From now on, they won't include the fan. I can't get any more of those fans, and since I expected demand for the fan version to be very low I did not feel it made sense to try to find more of them. I am expecting that anyone that has determined that fan is needed is probably okay with sourcing their own.
Confession: I havent even terminated the fan wires. Havent needed it.
Kind regards, Samuel Lourenço
The most complicated thing is to get that damned protective film of the parts. After that the assembly is a breeze.
Thank You for doing that @W9GFO, very appreciated,
Mike