Whats the URL for the marketplace thread?
I haven't started the "for sale" thread just yet (its been a very busy day). Please send me an email. "For sale" thread here. |
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Nice work!
How difficult is the setup if we buy the flat-packed version? I would likely be down for 2.
A flat-packed case would arrive partially assembled, consisting of top and bottom halves. You would have to attach the feet, posts, fan tabs, standoffs, all of which would probably require about an hour of your time. OK, how do we order? I have two Aug Bitfury's on order and would like to get these around the same time. Nice. Send me an email (rchomiczewski at gmail.com). |
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Nice work!
How difficult is the setup if we buy the flat-packed version? I would likely be down for 2.
A flat-packed case would arrive partially assembled, consisting of top and bottom halves. You would have to attach the feet, posts, fan tabs, standoffs, all of which would probably require about an hour of your time. |
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Prototype is done! Prices for these will be $125 (flat packed) and $150 (fully assembled). The first second batch of these should start to ship about a two weeks.      Although I don't have an m-board here, I've verified as well as I can that the Raspberry Pi will fit either plugged directly into the socket or mounted underneath the board.  Design/feature discussion can continue in this thread. I'll be starting a new "for sale" thread over in the marketplace.  |
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Its my understanding that the sockets on the m-board are spaced 20mm apart, but how far away is socket "F" from the nearest mounting hole (or from the edge of the board)?
Thanks!
Rich
Did you check the schematic? Eyeballing it looks like 12mm? Yep, but I'd prefer an exact measurement. |
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Its my understanding that the sockets on the m-board are spaced 20mm apart, but how far away is socket "F" from the nearest mounting hole (or from the edge of the board)?
Thanks!
Rich
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How do we order Spotswood?
Nice. I'm low-tech... Just send me an email (rchomiczewski at gmail.com) to start the process. |
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Might just be me, but those tall spacers seem to make it look a bit, erm, wobbly? I can't tell by looking at it from this angle, did you say there are mounting brackets at the top to hold the H-boards in place?
No chance of any wobbling, because the standoffs (actually spacers) will be fastened to the case via a long bolt up through the entire extrusion. The top edge of one side of the h-boards will be held in place via pairs of spacers:  |
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They're supposed to use a higher connector that points the other direction to flip the RPi around the other way. If they do that, can we just use shorter spacers to mount the M-board?
The tall spacer (25mm) was actually selected to allow plenty of room for the Pi to be mounted underneath the m-board. It was then a natural progression to adjust the design ever so slightly to allow the Pi to be plugged directly into the m-board. |
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I tweaked the design to accommodate the m-board's unusual Raspberry Pi mounting:  |
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What is the size of the mounting holes on the m-board?
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Hi there,
Couple of questions:
So have you been able to get exact dimensions for the boards? Also, the PSU would be a standard ATX so that it too can be screwed down in place? And would the unit come with fan(s) and would these be bolt'able to the case?
I gues my vote is on a design such that everything is bolted in place, so there's no worry about items shifting about if I have to move the unit around. My milk crate caused be such personal grief (as I only zip tied everything) - and I would rather not have a repeat. Also, I may need to be moving once I get this in Oct and all.
I like the clean open air design - and looking at your work on your website, it looks super clean lines. Thanks!
Yes, I have all of the dimensions that I need. Yes, this will mount a standard ATX PSU, fastened to the frame. No fans, but the case will include 12 fan mounting "tabs" and all of the required fasteners. |
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The design of the tray is completely wide open at this point. It could be as simple as a wall of boards, all cooled by a simple box fan:  Or something more modular. This design is expandable in every dimension:  You could mount boards on both sides of that center "blade." The use of t-slot extrusions removes all possible issues with board size, separation, connectors, etc. because the entire case/tray is almost completely adjustable. The "modular blade" idea could even be used inside an enclosed case, where when blades are added, the spacing between blades could be easily adjusted for optimal cooling.  Once again, this modular design is very flexible:  |
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Hmmm....117 views and zero responses. I'll assume that means "no."  I'll start working on a fully enclosed design. |
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I'm trying to determine if there is a demand for an open-air (or an enclosed) case designed specifically for housing multiple Klondike K-16 boards.
Obviously, these wouldn't be appropriate for a datacenter. Will there be many K-16s running in a home environment? How do you plan on cooling the boards? Would the use of a non-traditional fan be acceptable (i.e. a standard 20-inch box fan)?
Like the K-16s, this case would be completely modular, easily growing as more boards are acquired.
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How much power would 16 K-16s require and would that need to be supplied by multiple PSUs?
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What is the recommended clearance over the K-16 board for a chassis?
Thanks again.
I don't have a recommendation for that. It depends completely on other factors like what size heat sink and what orientation your board is in. Use your best judgement. Allow for air flow as the component side needs some air flow as well. I think most users will mount them fan/heat sink on top and board upside down with components underneath but I could be wrong on that. It appears that the power connector is the tallest component on the board, so I'm going to go with a very conservative clearance height of 50mm on that side of the board. |
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This will fit all 16 boards the main board supports, correct?
If so, I'm definitely in.
Yep. All 16.  |
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What is the recommended clearance over the K-16 board for a chassis?
Thanks again.
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I will have a prototype done by the end of next week.
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