SunFounder 2560 Case Enclosure Transparent Gloss Acrylic Computer Box Compatible with Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 R3, Genuino Mega 2560 Rev3 (Mega 2560 Board not Included)

What you get: eight pieces of transparent plastic (Lucite? acrylic?), 8 small machine screws, 4 standoffs. Peel off the protective paper backing from each piece and dig in. Don't overlook the two very tiny pieces. One is a standoff and the other extends the Reset button. First minor hitch: I had to file down one of the alignment tabs on the back end piece: it wouldn't clear the Elegoo MEGA2560 PC board. Once that was done, everything fit together. I suggest you check each piece for fit before assembly. Also: I suggest you skip ahead and install the four standoffs and four screws to the top panel. You have to do that panel first to hold those two TINY pieces of plastic in place. Place the top panel top-down on a non-scratching surface and start in. The standoffs will help hold the sides while you finish up assembly with the bottom surface. The clearance cuts in the top panel fit very tightly around the peripheral headers. You may have to rock your Arduino board or clone VERY GENTLY from side to side to get them to fit flush. "Flush" is essential. Otherwise, the case will be distorted when you add the bottom and shields may not connect properly. After the board is fitted to the top, install the sides, noting that they have little "ears" that must fit against the top edge. Squeeze the front and back ends in place, affix the bottom side and -- eventually -- you should have a really nice looking case that holds the board securely with no play and no rattle. There is an instruction sheet with the obligatory number call-outs and arrows. But I definitely recommend starting with steps 9 & 10 on the top panel. The photo shows my SparkFun MIDI shield connected through the case to my Elegoo MEGA2560. Pin-out matched and the case doesn't interfere with access to the shield. Running Brendan Clarke's sequencer sketch as I write this. PRO: protects your Arduino MEGA2560 or clone from being shorted out by stray jumper wire ends: a big plus. Looks nice and "professional" when assembled. Shields connect with no problems, if you assemble correctly with headers flush with the case top. CON: not a big deal, but I did have to take a small metal file to one alignment tab on the bottom end. Everything else fit. The machine screws must by #6 or even #4. Can't count how many times I dropped them during assembly. But then, I'm no longer young. Holding the side and end pieces to the top while affixing the bottom takes both hands; you must be cautious not to let the board headers get out of alignment at this stage. Just take it slow and pay attention to all side and end pieces.

First thing I want to point out is that my order did NOT come with a 2560, other reviews and Q&A seem to indicate that it does. I have an ELEGOO 2560 R3 board which is NOT compatible with this case (at least the case I received). The problem is the two single row headers are expected to have a gap in each of them and there is a cross member in the slots in the case for that gap. I had to cut the cross members out, which was easy except that part of the top cracked while doing so. I can super-glue that crack and it will be fine. As for assembly, what a pain the butt! The parts are plexi-glass or similar and both sides of every part has a protective paper covering that you will want to peel off, at least for the top part of the case. Once get the paper started, it peels off fairly easily, but you'll be hating life while you are doing it. After that, it becomes a puzzle to assemble the pieces and keep them together while you insert the 2560 board and screw down the top. The only piece that stays together (with friction) is the end piece with the 2-row header - it has a slot that the board fits into. Once assembled, it is quite secure, no rattles at all. Note that I did NOT install the two button extension pieces. My board has just the RESET button and left that extension out on purpose so that resetting the board is a deliberate action with a small object instead of accidentally pressing it. One very good thing about this case is the tabs at each end to attach the case to another surface (screw holes). Overall, it is a good case, cheap (even though it appears that $10 is "expensive" for some people)

I recent purchased several Elegoo Mega 2560 boards. The Elegoo do not come with a case or backing to keep the board off the work surface. These cases fit very nicely and still allow access to all the PINs and features of the board. I only give it four stars because the packing is not sturdy enough was crushed during shipping. Of the two I ordered, the top acrylic was cracked on one, and the other has some chips on the corners. I would still recommend these cases to anyone!

I could not believe how fragile this is, broke in 3 places trying to put the 7 pieces together so had to get the super glue. This kit does NOT fit the ELEGOO MEGA R3 ATmega 2560 Board without modifications, if you don't have the actual Arduino brand board I would look elsewhere. I finally was able to modify it to fit but it had to be glued in 3 places where it cracked. Just was not a good choice for my board.

Fit and finish is good. Mine took about 30 minutes to assemble, including peeling the protective film. Only one easily solvable minor glitch... the button pusher was not engaging the reset on the Mega. A minute with a file fixed it, the ears of the pusher were hitting the frame of the switch.

Great case, fits nicely, fairly easy to assemble. The only negative is the instruction sheet is very small and hard to see a few of the details, the particular kit that I received came with 2 of the longer support pieces instead of 1 long and 1 shorter one for the reset button, currently I have to use a plastic screwdriver to press the reset button.

Great price, fast shipping, great product Nice mounting points and perfect shape and size for my arduino mega.

Se ajusta perfectamente al Arduino MEGA y le proporciona una protección adicional.

Ce case de SunFounder pour ma carte ELEGOO MEGA 2560 R3, était parfait ! Dommage que le produit est arrivé avec les surfaces de l'acrylique plein de rayures et salissures... SANS SON PAPIER de protection. C'est INADMISSIBLE !! Tu achètes pour du neuf, et on t’envoie de l'occasion malmenée... Un manque complet de PROFESSIONNALISME du vendeur !! Les choses il faut les dire! (je mets une étoile pour le case et basta!)

I used it for a project and it works great

Very good quality at a reasonable price. I've very pleased with this case for my Arduino Mega 2560. However, it was a devil to assemble even with so few separate pieces. The instructions made no sense (just a scrappy piece of paper with sketches and a few numbers) but this didn't matter too much as, looking at the bits and pieces out of the box, it was quite obvious it would fit together. The main problem during assmebly was that the various slots in the casing were extremely tight and, in the end, I had to (very carefully) physically bend different parts of my Mega 2560 board to make it fit. For a while, I could get one side of the board in, but not the other. Then, when I gave more attention to the problem side, the first side would pop out of its slots again. I even found it hard to peel away the protective paper from the pieces of casing before starting the assembly. This perhaps doesn't bode well for my embryonic career as a robotics fiddle-about-erer. But I still give this product five stars. Now it's assembled, with my board safely inside, it not only looks great but it has a really solid feel. I reckon you could drop it out of a window and the board would still survive.

Ricevuto nei tempi e acquistato ad un prezzo decente. Devo dire di essere ritornato bambino quando mi dilettavo nel modellismo. Il case arriva smontato ma completo di tutti i pezzi necessari alla sua costruzione. Gli incastri sono perfetti, così come l'allineamento con la scheda e i connettori. Accesso facile ai pin. Si vede bene la scheda e i led, come se fosse nuda, ma invece la protegge benissimo. Fare attenzione ai due piccolissimo pezzi di plastica contenuti nel kit, in quanto uno permettere di accedere al pulsante di reset, e il secondo fà da rinforzo al tutto evitando che premendo troppo al centro si vada a romperlo. La cosa in realtà la vedo complicata in quanto lo spessore del plexiglass è generoso, e date le dimensioni il tutto si mostra davvero compatto.