Raspberry Pi 4 Vertical Case Dual Fan Mod by JISpal01

Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago

These are parts to upgrade the Raspberry Pi 4 + Ice Tower Cooler Vertical Case to use the new dual fan configuration.
Original Ice Tower Vertical Case here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4152073
My other dual fan Pi 4 Ice Tower case here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4249203
Basically this mod gives the vertical case all the cooling power of the Mini Desktop case.
Because the Mini Desktop case evolved from the vertical case, all of the dual fan parts will work - more or less - with the Vertical case.
The mod will require reprinting most of the case.
The SD side gains an exhaust port.
The USB side gains an intake funnel.
There is an optional alternate bottom that accommodates a 40x20mm fan on the heatsink.
There is an optional alternate top that deletes the duct of the original version and replaces the exhaust port with a grill - this frees up space around the GPIO pins allowing for easier connecting of multiple fans.
And finally the internal structural part is modified to make room for the fan and duct, and to alleviate a problem of access to the #1 and #39 GPIO pins.
These parts are all backwards compatible - these parts will work with the old case. But the old structure will not work with the fan and duct.
The starburst detail on the SD card side may need a little filling and fine detail tuning to fit on all the way. Don't force it, file it if you need to. I plan to revisit this part and make an alternate version with a more conventional grill.
You may want to pull some of the minor detail parts from the original listing - the strain reliefs, the face shims, and the face shim guide.
Regarding the pics, obviously this case is supposed to have panels in the open faces. I just didn't have any cut at the time the photos were taken.