{"id":1482,"date":"2017-03-18T16:48:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pa3hcm.nl\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2021-01-18T17:06:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:06:12","slug":"replacement-filler-for-desktop-charger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pa3hcm.nl\/?p=1482","title":{"rendered":"Replacement filler for desktop charger"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charger with filler in forward position and handy inserted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Adrian PA0RDA bought a second-hand desktop charger for his Icom IC-92E handy. This charger (Icom BC-139) normally comes with a filler, allowing you to place the complete handy into the charger or just the battery. By flipping the filler a perfect fit is guaranteed in both ways. However, in this case the filler was missing, resulting in a non-functional desktop charger. Since this part is not sold separately I offered him to design and print a replacement filler.It is so much fun to own a 3D printer! This missing filler is rather simple to design and print. All you need is a ruler and some clue on 3D modelling.<\/p>\n

The radio’s manual gave me some inspiration on the shape, and the ruler helped me to get some initial measurements. Then I modelled and printed a prototype to check the correct sizing. It didn’t fit correctly, so I applied some corrections on the model and printed another prototype. I repeated this process once more to get the perfect shape.<\/p>\n

This process of (re)modelling, printing and testing is very easy to do, since the material to print is rather cheap. This filler would cost less than a euro\/dollar (material costs).<\/p>\n

If your filler is missing too, you can download my design from Thingiverse<\/a> and print it yourself, or find a nearby 3D printer at 3Dhubs<\/a>. I normally use Tinkercad<\/a> for 3D modelling.<\/p>\n