May 13, 2012
If you want to capture some time lapse in your digital video camera you need at least a compact device with long battery life. Unfortunately the Canon PowerShot SX200 Alexander Weber bought on ebay has very short battery life and even no power jack to attach a power supply.
Fortunately, 3D printing allows him to save a few euros by creating a battery adapter.
Weber measured the original battery and used OpenSCAD to design the model. His RepRapPro Huxley 3D printer Kit he bought last Christmas helped him print the model out.
The wiring and assembling is not complicated. He glued a tiny 4mm jack on and used a tiny one sided copper board to make a simple three tiny pads for soldering wires.
Of course, this battery adapter works. Weber recommends the power adapter should be rated at least with 2A @ 4.5V. By using a 3D printer, you can also save yourself a bit of money and give your camera extra life. For more details on how he made the battery adapter, or to use Weber's existing model template, check out his blog and his page on Thingiverse.
Photo credit / Source: Tinkerlog
Posted in 3D Printing Applications
Maybe you also like:
- 3D-Printed Universal Adapter set connects construction toys to each other
- 3D printed Hand Robot InMoov
- 3D printed Apple accessories from Curve Creative
- 3D printing a perfect replacement part for dishwasher
- Create a full-color 3D relief sculpture from your photo
- Create 3d-printable jewelry and sculpture with Cell Cycle WebGL design app
- SoundCloud teamed with Shapeways to get soundwave 3D-printed
- Bathsheba's experimental 3D printed ceramic oil lamp
- StreetScooter and 3D printed dashboard
- Affordable 3D printed time lapse dolly for fantastic photography
- 3D printed one-of-a-kind stock market performance bracelets
- Give the Raspberry Pi an attractive 3D Printed Case
- How to make your own homemade flashlight using a 3D printer
- Drive between schools with 3D printers in the trunk
- 3D printer reaches the hand of the blind
- Artful 3D-printed prosthetics help amputees return to normal lives
- MakieLab brings innovation to the doll industry using 3D printing
- Using 3D printing to produce replacement parts for a bike
3Ders.org provides the latest news about 3D printing technology and 3D printers. We are now seven years old and have around 1.5 million unique visitors per month.
