Enclosures - featuring PIMORONI's IP66 Waterproof Plastic Enclosure

 All this marvellous technology is fine in the comfort of a warm and dry home or office, however what do you do when you want to keep the kit safe and dry (or at least out of the way of fingers or paws).

PIMORONI have just added three IP66 waterproof enclosures to their growing list of products.

Note - IP66 is waterproof, not immersion proof. You can put the enclosure in the garden and it will be safe in the rain, but not actually put it it in water.

This one has external dimensions of 125 x 125 x 75mm, with a clear plastic lids.

There is ample room for a PIMORONI Enviro board (and battery pack).

Or Raspberry Pi Zero with a PHAT.

Or both.

There is room to take a standard Raspberry Pi (in this case a 4 in a heat sink case) plus space for batteries etc.

The lid is secured by four plastic screws, they have a retainer that should stop them falling out when unscrewed.

The bottom of the case has mounting holes to assist in securing the contents.

There are also holeds on the rear face to add fixings.

Now these are not the only source of enclosures, the folowing two were bought from the late and lamented Maplins. Similar IP65+ enclosures can be found in DIY shops.

This is about the same size as a standard light switch or socket box. 

It will take a Raspberry Pi Zero, there is still room for  a battery pack.

The box comes with a gasket that fits into the lid.

This box is slightly larger ad will take an Enviro board.

It will take a full size Raspberry Pi, but probably not a suitable power supply, so it will need an external power source.

However it will not allow anything to be plugged into the USB sockets.

More space for battery.

Comparison of the three boxes.