toddtmw Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Someone was asking about these in a topic somewhere, but I can't find it. I didn't make this, but I noticed it today. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3626730 This is actually for the 800's that originally had screws. It also has a cover for incognito to make it easier to access the memory card. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Yes it's for the 800's without the aluminum screw risers... looks great.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin1968 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 If anyone needs any printed let me know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) Someone was asking about these in a topic somewhere, but I can't find it. I didn't make this, but I noticed it today. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3626730 This is actually for the 800's that originally had screws. It also has a cover for incognito to make it easier to access the memory card. I actually like the knobs / latches... DEFINITELY useful, and preferably on a darker tone if possible (if not, red is fine). HOWEVER, regarding the expansion-bay cover, I have mixed emotions... this finally motivated me to answer something I always wondered: That's 38+ C being radiated constantly, and guaranteed... Not sure about the thermal benefit or disadvantage of even more coverings, as the expansion bay has little to no open vents for extra heat dissipation... Edited May 30, 2019 by Faicuai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Seems like it wouldn't be any worse than the stock atari cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Seems like it wouldn't be any worse than the stock atari cover? Not sure how you concluded that, but that's precisely what's does not seem clear. The front, back and side-walls of the expansion-bay (shields) are rather flat and thick. Seems to me like they could absorb heat faster than they can dissipate it. However, the top metal cover (attached under the top plastic lid of the bay) is much thinner, and has 90-angle shoulders that fit on the L/R top sides... so in theory, heat migrates slowly to the top and gets absorbed and some should get transferred to the sides... (only place I see something happening). We need to consider this, because Incognito may not well be the last expansion for this architecture, especially when there is a PBI-bus available on it. Now, the (nice) plastic cover suggested here will fill the whole bay, and will be sitting between the electronics and the top-lid. Seems to me more like a potential heat-build up, than status-quo, though. Only way to know is to build one, install it, and then run the machine for a while a take temp readings with and without it. (NOTE: I recently saw that the top is grilled, so that may actually help...) Edited May 31, 2019 by Faicuai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=Psycho=- Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 5/22/2019 at 8:17 PM, Gavin1968 said: If anyone needs any printed let me know. I may take you up on that offer, assuming it extends to random people like myself? These quick release latches would be far more convenient than the screws that are currently holding down the card bay cover on my recently-acquired, later-model 800. -P- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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