18500/18650 square tube holder 3D model preview
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This thing is made to hold an 18xxx-type Li-ion battery inside a 1-inch square aluminum tube. With 1/16-inch walls, that makes the inside length 7/8 inches. This is for a bicycle light project using 10V, 10W LEDs mounted directly to the outside of the tube, with batteries and current regulator inside. I'm still looking for a prebuilt regulator. :-) I'll design it if I have to, but I have seen inexpensive switching regs for cheap. The part is only 20mm tall; stretch it Z-wise to the appropriate size; one print shown is 60mm. I haven't determined how high my Replicator 2 can print this without error. WIP: I'm sure there will be more parts to this.