Power brick mounting ideas.

[dantimdad]

Thanks foenth info

 

[BornHandy]

I was going to post pics of this I saved but couldn't remember who to give credit to so I didn't.

Glad you did. I think it's very cool.

BTW, where did you get that cabinet?

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! I will be doing this with either wood or acrylic. Thanks for the post!

 

[BornHandy]

Here's mine. Made it by welding aluminum, also acts as a heat sink.

I replied to the wrong post, but I like your solution. It's what I am going to do for sure.

 

[Westside Guy]

I use two of these per brick. Well, four actually, but they work just fine... And BONUS, you can remove them without any evidence any time you want to change your layout.

Command 3M "Velcro Strips"

I tried using the Velcro strips and some of my bricks did not hold. I ended up using double sided Gorilla tape on the ones that the Velcro didn’t work on.

 

[samnaz]

I have a dedicated electronics cabinet and the bottom is separated for housing the power bricks and has a audio/video cabinet fan in it. I considered mounting the bricks to the back but since the heat is generated from the whole brick I settled on putting hooks in the top of the cabinet and I hang the bricks by their power cords. This ensures even air movement around the whole brick and makes it really easy to pull a brick out or add another. It also lets me put a lot more in the space since it is evenly cooled

Len

Interesting idea... can we see a pic?

 

[Snoopy 67]

Give Printed Reefing Solutions a try all he needs is dimensions.
Made a couple of things for me.

 

[Be102]

Bump! Need some more ideas

 

[lapin]

My Kessil bricks live in 2 of these metal boxes. USB cooling fans to keep them cool.

 

[Feet4Fish]

Really cool solution! Love the TMC 110 BTW! Just picked up one myself!!!

My Kessil bricks live in 2 of these metal boxes. USB cooling fans to keep them cool.

 

[Phildago]

I don't have a Pic at the moment, but I use velcro. One strip to the bottom of whatever I mount and long strips of velcro across the back of my stand. It keeps everything neat and orderly, and when I have to pull something out it comes off pretty easy

 

[mfinn]

Those ( BRS) $17 ones can be found here in the dry goods classified section and on ebay for $7

 

[BornHandy]

I just ended up using bugle-head screws. The shaft right up against the power supply for support, and the wider head to prevent it from sliding forward. Worked out great!

My cable management skills? ...let's not talk about that...

 

[NEFFx]

Not the prettiest but since it came later on and I don’t have a lot of space. It worked. Each one is about the size of a 9” 2x4 (still working on my wire management skills with 40+ plugs on the 240g).

 

[brettonw]

I print holders that screw to the wall, and then the power supply is inserted into it. Usually black, but sometimes orange to go with an apex theme.

For example this is for Jebao 18000 pump. But I’ve made for radions, Vortechs, pretty much anything.

Totally unrelated to the topic at hand... How do you get the square holes all the way around? Did you use supports?

Also, do you find the PLA sags with the heat of the bricks?

 

[TheHarold]

Totally unrelated to the topic at hand... How do you get the square holes all the way around? Did you use supports?

Also, do you find the PLA sags with the heat of the bricks?

These were made of PETG to prevent warping from the heat.

Enable bridging on your slicer and typically 1" overhangs are no problem with proper cooling. There is a tiny bit of sagging on the initial layer but customers never complained.

 

[biecacka]

I use 3D printed holders for my power supply. I had someone on here build them for me. Cheaper, looks fine, supporting another hobbyist.


corey

 

[SaltwaterScoop]

I'm using command strips on a piece of wood on the back of my equipment box lol

 

[uninformed]

I use industrial strength Velcro that has adhesive on the back side. I lined the cross-braces under my tank with the hook side, then wrapped the power supplies with the soft loop side. I have flexibility to rearrange as needed, and the power supplies are rock solid.

 

[brettonw]

These were made of PETG to prevent warping from the heat.

Enable bridging on your slicer and typically 1" overhangs are no problem with proper cooling. There is a tiny bit of sagging on the initial layer but customers never complained.

Clearly I'm not a 3D printing master, but I'll try that out next time.

I ended up with a simpler design using a flat plate with a slot for some big zip ties. I'll use 2 per power supply, but probably won't use 4 screws for each one (overkill):

 

[PeterC99]

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