Sanguinololu Case

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For holding your Sanguinololu. Instructions I wanted something already built rather than totally construct a case from scratch. It had to meet the following: 1 Non-conductive. 2 Clear so I could see the power LED and if everything was ok without opening it up. 3 High temp. 4 Easy access. 5 Completely contain the sanguinololu and it's connectors so I didn't have to worry about my habit of dropping things. I ended up using this case: https://www.google.com/search?q=hpl816+lock+%26+lock It can take at least 210f/98c, with some listings say it's good to 257f/125c. It's also pretty durable, tho it can crack if you impact it hard enough. I printed the little layout holder and the washers so the sanguinololu would have a tray to work with, and the washers stopped the long nylon bolts I had from sitcking out the back too much, use as you want, the washers alone are probably enough but I like overkill. I measured the hole spacing and drilled, then temporarily mounted the board. I then marked the outside of the case where the wires would need to be placed, then removed the board and drilled/nibbled those spaces out, allowing a bigger space for the power cables. (For those who don't know these are nibblers: http://tinyurl.com/7emh6xz they make short work of thin plastic cutting) I placed a small fan on the lid between the pololu heatsinks and similarly cut it's hole out, then taped it and mounted it with 5mm screws. You can find larger pictures of it here: http://www.lasivian.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=110 The one thing I am thinking of adding is a plunger for the reset switch, but frankly i've used that so rarely that I don't think it's overly critical.