My PiNAS project part 42, up and running with a new case and a new glow

It glows ;D
That was not intentional but I like it. I just happened to choose natural PLA for this prototype print; Its translucent nature creates a neat effect though.

Previous post going over why the cables are so chaotic: https://imgur.com/gallery/OIWh6ba The short is that the high-speed differential bundles only come in a few sizes and are very stiff.

I hadn't designed a hole for the external SAS and power input because I needed to get a visual idea of the cable situation. Well I have that info now, but for this print, I had to get creative with a soldering iron and edge cutters ;)

The lid for now is just the lid from the v1 design, flipped upside down and weighed down against the top of the case. The final design will have a proper lid ofc

SSD temps under load (rear,front,front)

SAS Controller temp
I'm satisfied with these numbers. The noctuas are very quiet too :)

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Phone cameras suck at low-light, so it's a little brighter in-person, somewhere between this video and the first pic. The occ green blinking on the left are the SSDs. The yellow glowy parts are the PCIe slot LEDs

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