USB Wireless Tag, external power, battery and USB covers for 3D printing

[LFMc]

Hey All,

After buying a few of the CAO Wireless USB external powered tags, I found the over all design a bit lacking for covering the battery and the rarely used USB-A port from dust and the environment. The battery just hangs by the wires and plug and the USB-A connector came with no dust cover. So one of the first projects on my newly acquired 3D printer I ginned up a couple of designs to take care of this. Of course this does nothing to weather proof the tag, but I feel better having everything covered for the 4-6 months between charges. I have attached two .STL files, one for the two part battery cover and one for the USB-A cover. 

The battery cover was broken into two parts so that it printed stronger in the right direction without extra supports. You can print one or two of the attaching clips depending on your needs. It also has a loop on it for attaching to the USB-A cover and/or for hanging the tag up to monitor things. I made mine from a white PLA filament. 

The USB-A dust cover is made from a TPU filament so it is rubbery and flexible to go over easily and stay on the USB plug. It also has a loop on it for a retaining string if you want to use one to the battery cover. Of course this can be used in many other places other than Wireless Tags.

I hope it helps someone and let me know if you have any feedback. In the mean time I will go on looking for more projects to justify having a 3D printer. 

Cheers,

--Leon

 

 

USB-A Dust Cover using TPU for ISY Site.stl CAO Wireless Tag USB Batt Cover for ISY site.stl