That´s a sweet right, but from the engineering point of view, drilling a hole for the fan, ruined a perfectly good Pelican case. I would have installed that fan on the clear glass though.
The whole point of the pelican case was for the computer so I'm not sure what you mean? Also, form an engineering standpoint, I can speak on this matter as I've been a computer engineer for over a decade. For positive air flow you need an intake and exhaust so simply having an exhaust in the acrylic wouldn't be enough, you still would need an intake and that shouldn't be at the top of the case since heat rises, it needs to be at the lowest possible point in the case, that's why we put it on the bottom right.
Air flows from a bottom right from a 120mm fan through the motherboard and out to the left hand side of the case through a 120mm fan. This is the standard when creating positive airflow in any professional case.
You've used a pressure regulated water tight container then drilled a hole in it, turning it into a non-watertight and non-pressure regulated container. Engineering wise you done did broke the damn thing.
It's nice seeing a custom build with something more powerful than a Raspberry Pi, that too many similar videos have done. My only criticism is the keyboard, which I would've loved seeing built into the case rather than just relying on a wireless one. However, the keyboard seems to be an issue across the board with these sort of builds (i.e. cyberdecks).
Just cut holes in the orange plexiglass and mount them inside the case so that when it's closed, you retain the waterproof rating of the case. Mount EVERYTHING (power buttons, power plug connection, etc) to that plexiglass so that you don't have to cut any holes in the outside of the case.
I realize that your design was not for a SHTF situation but I am curious. The case fan in the side wall is there room to set that in the case and have space between the case wall and the fan? If there is a way to maintain the integrity of the case this would be very useful in other environments.
Asher Vast im also interested in "pc in briefcase"and gonna make. I cant find case... too expensive. When i start i will send to you some photos if you interested.
