by KaiDesigns
I saw the arc reactors which had been posted here and had the idea to create a sort of bed-side table phone charger for an Iron Man fan's birthday!
Additional parts:
20 5mm Blue Leds
20 100 ohm resistors
22 gage (breadboard jumper) wire
3 M3x20mm bolts
A usb splitter
I used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KX4TKH6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If you use this, you will need a male to female usb extender to get any sort of length
USB power brick (I used a standard Apple one)
A rocker switch (to be able to turn off the reactor's lights but still charge phone)
I compiled a list of all the remixes I used for this project. I did not make any changes to the arc reactor itself- I simply followed a conglomeration of the existing remixes to fit my needs. Most of it revolved around the electrical wiring guidance of bass4aj's design as an effort to have this be USB powered. Skimbal's original form was the most utilized with more LEDs in the parallel circuits, and finally some of the "fixed" versions of these parts were used from balassy's bluetooth-controlled form.
The major edits are to the stand by Oneshotblu. I added some more sides to allow for extra customization of text (the extra "engraving" plate on the back is left blank - it was a gift I put the recipient's name and birthday on). I also designed a USB holder which fits the splitter I chose snuggly (added a drop of hot glue to secure it) and attached the usb rocker mount. I hot glued most of the electrical components to the base of this stand and it is hidden quite well by the walls. Lastly, there is space for some small pictures (polaroids from instamax mini 8 in mind) to be propped up on the side of the stand. I excluded a photo of them here for the gift recipient's privacy.
Print settings and build advice are in the print settings section
This turned out GREAT, and I am very thankful to all those whose designs helped me make this. I know I didn't add much, but I wanted to share what I did in case others were looking for a neat phone-charger power station.
Enjoy!
Printer:
Anet A8
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
.16
Infill:
20%
Filament: Hatchbox PLA Varies
Notes:
I followed the assembly instructions of the other arc reactors posted here.
For the translucent pieces (main crystal and crystal ring), may be worth experimenting with the infill percentage that balances light transfusion and ease of printing.
For the crystal ring, I used approximately 2% infill which seemed to be just enough to prevent excess bridging on the top layer. The main crystal required much more infill- around 15% due to the geometry necessary for support.
All other pieces are alright with normal infill values of around 15-25%. No supports were necessary.
