The Raspberry Pi Thread [2]

caperjack said:

there a small lip on the sdcar i can usuall get a fingernail in and pull it out ,depends on the case fit in that area to though i think

If the display ribbon cable wasn't in the way I could likely pull it out with my finger tips. If I unplug the ribbon cable by accident it will be a real pain to reconnect it. I'd have to remove the Pi and custom cover I made to get at the display board end. I don't want to go there.

simon123 said:

the pi zero is so hard to get cause it goes out of stock fast

Yeah, I ended up buying a starter kit to get one. By itself it was out of stock almost instantly.

caperjack said:

some times these think drive me nuts ,other times I enjoy playing with them .I have mine in a clear full cover case with a small 5v fan ,it a little noisy ,but the music on get rid of that ,lol
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My 3b is in that custom PIBOW case connected to my Pi foundation display. The display board is all covered up and hidden away by bottom piece of a PIBOW case. Its the ribbon cable going to the DSI port that's the pain. At some point I'm going to order a longer cable. It's the same cable the Pi camera board uses. There are lots of longer cables for that out there.

caperjack said:

some times these think drive me nuts ,other times I enjoy playing with them .I have mine in a clear full cover case with a small 5v fan ,it a little noisy ,but the music on get rid of that ,lol
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I bet, if you took your dremel, and turned that flower petal opening into a nice round open hole, it would be a lot quieter. I cut the stock fan grills out on my PC cases so its a nice open hole. Then mount one of those chrome fan grills in its place. Much better air flow and a lot quieter. In your case you'd just have to watch where you out your fingers afterward. Finding a little chrome grill that small might be hard.

EDIT, you could likely make a grill from and old wire coat hanger though.

simon123 said:

the pi zero is so hard to get cause it goes out of stock fast

Have you got a Pi now? If not, and your just getting into it, a 2B or 3B would likely be a better option. If yes, welcome to the club.

If you look at the pictures in this post, The Raspberry Pi Thread [2] you'll see what I mean about the display cable being in the way of the SD card slot. especially the last picture at the bottom. And why it would be a pain to have to reconnect it to the display board if it gets disconnected by accident.