Thanks for the info on the battery and screen. For this build I'll be using the Adafruit 4400 battery. I might change to this aliexpress battery in the future since it's much cheaper. I'll just have to slightly change how the battery is mounted inside the case. I've bought other stuff from aliexpress so I've learned to just buy it and then forget about it for a while haha.Dividion wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:22 amThanks! The battery is a 4000mAh 125054 (12x50x54mm) so it fits in the battery compartment without modifications. If you get them in bulk they're really cheap (about $7 each), but they do take awhile to receive.jwh02017 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:57 amYour build looks great...very clean. Which battery are you using? I'll be using the BW 3.5: TFT screen for this build. So the SPI screens are thinner than the TFT's? Seems like I read that the TFT are faster framerate but lower resolution whereas the SPI screens are better resolution but slower framerate.... does that sound right? I need to get a SPI screen to check it out.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-B ... 08513.html
SPI screens are known for their slower framerates, but they can be driven off 8 (or 10) GPIO pins and are still completely playable. I've read that some have experienced tearing issues, but I haven't run into that myself with the 3.2in screens (also cheap at $7.50 each). These have a 320x240 resolution.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-2-inc ... 82096.html
I'm curious what you're planning to use for buttons in the aluminum build. Plastic just doesn't seem appropriate. Also, since you went with a full rectangle for the screen cutout, which screen protector are you going with?
As for the buttons, for mock up purposes, I'm using standard GB buttons. I will be making some aluminum buttons but the swiss screw machine at work is tied up right now so I'll have to wait until it has some free time. And for the screen protector, I'm simply using a piece of plexiglass from Home Depot that will be installed from the inside. While I was designing the case, I wanted something different and easily replaceable. If this proves to be a bad idea then I'll probably switch to a standard GB screen protector. With this build, I wanted something that looked close to an original GB but not an exact copy.