T95Mini and Inovato TV Box Case With Heatsink And Fan

These TV boxes would constantly overheat and reboot, so I designed this case around a large 40mm heatsink and 40mm fan.
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updated November 17, 2022

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I created a case for these inexpensive reflashed TV boxes, to use as a replacement for unobtainable Raspberry Pis.  The only parts needed are a 4010 5VDC fan and a 40mm heatsink.  With this setup, the CPU never gets above 70 degrees C or so.

The walls are thin, so infill can be as much as you want.  I used PLA and PETG with good strength and rigidity.

The three parts are the case, the top and the fan duct.  To assemble the components, remove the board from the original case and keep the screws!  Snap off the 3.5mm AV jack and solder the fan wires to the 5VDC connector solder points on the underside of the board.

Use a 2mm drill to open up the screw holes for the board and top and re-use the screws from the old case for the board and the smaller screws for the top.  The fan simply fits into the socket and the funnel duct holds the fan in with friction.

Optionally, you can insert Powerpole connectors into the provided hole.  You will need to pause the print at the layer just below the top of the hole; I added a command in the gcode.  A cheap, 3 amp buck converter will take the 12-14VDC of a battery or a power supply and reduce it to 5VDC to run the board and fan.

I also made a similar case for the T95Max.  I'll publish it separately.

 

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