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Bye bye blue box

For some time now my pi-star node was in a fairly large blue box. Originaly this box had three Pi systems plus a 5V PSU but over the months two of those systems were either shut down or relocated to their own 3D printed box and powered via a PoE HAT. So the blue box, measuring some 240x110x190mm was pretty much empty. Since I built a M17 hotspot out of a Pi and a Nextion screen I found a 3D printable box specifically for the 3.2" Nextion. So I printed this and a second one for pi-star. This has saved quite a bit of shelf space. The case is not fully ideal because in the case of the pi-star node the Nextion is connected via a USB to TTL converter which sticks outside the case. The M17 node has a Zumspot USB radio which again sticks out the side. But it will make a good basis for designing a wider box that will encompass the USB bits.

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