3D printed J1772 holester

Dr. Jeff Groff at @ShepherdU developed a 3D printed J1772 holester, which he showed us @SociabilityRun http://bit.ly/1mwXhWQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He may be making the 3D printable file available to the community soon, after a few tweaks.

These are available on ebay pretty cheap but no one has released the plans open source. So much for being progressive.

Anyway why make it so complex withhokes for all the ports? The commercial holsters don't have this.

It was a pet project because the manufacturer of their EVSE's wasn't returning their calls and the design of their holster, frankly, sucks, and was breaking in the same spot. The holes probably provide better support because it functions just like what you have in your car.

You might want to contact borland on this forum - I printed out a wall-mount holster of his design a little over a year ago. I'm not sure if he still uses it or how it's held up.

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kieranmullen said:

These are available on ebay pretty cheap but no one has released the plans open source. So much for being progressive.

Anyway why make it so complex withhokes for all the ports? The commercial holsters don't have this.

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Actually if you go to http://www.thingiverse.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and search for J1772 you will find quite a few holders.

I bought mine from JasonA that is superior in that it has a hood with a lip at the end to hold the coiled cord. I've been using it for about four months and with four wall anchors it hasn't budged at all.

It looks very similar to this:http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230595

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z0ner said:

I bought mine from JasonA that is superior in that it has a hood with a lip at the end to hold the coiled cord. I've been using it for about four months and with four wall anchors it hasn't budged at all.

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Yup, you beat me to the link.

Got mine off of ebay.

z0ner said:

Yup, you beat me to the link.

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To get into specifics, Dr. Groff at Shepherd University 3-D printed that connector dock because Schneider Electric wouldn't return any of my e-mails and I could not obtain a phone number for them. The units in question are Schneider Electric EV230WSR outdoor units. The connector dock broke on one of the Shepherd EVSE's. About 10 miles away over here in Martinsburg, WV, Cox Hollida CPA's have two of the very same EV230WSR's and one of their connector docks broke in the EXACT same spot. I wanted to obtain replacement docks for both units. Good luck being Joe Schmoe EV owner and trying to get in touch with someone at Schneider Electric LOL! I wanted to purchase the parts directly from Schneider Electric so I could be certain of the screw holes matching-up perfectly in the existing docking housing.

If anyone knows of a way of purchasing that part online directly from Schneider or knows how to reach a live human being at Schneider who might be able to help me, I'd appreciate an e-mail... [email protected]. If not, Dr. Groff said he'd 3D print me one, but he's a busy guy and I'd like to save him the trouble and purchase the part for the Cox Hollida EVSE directly from the up-to-this-point non-responsive Schneider folks.

I wish I had a 3D printer, but I digress. Personally, though, I would love to see a 3D print of the entire handle since the handle is pretty expensive though one would still need the electronics for the pilot signal. It was a pretty cool event though; well done Mark and Lanny and Rick!

For what it's worth, there is an article in the Wiki on how to make a holster from items at Home Depot. Basically a piece of Irrigation pipe and a bit of work to add a catch for the plug latch. No professors or recalcitrant manufacturers required

If you really want to get into specifics.. that model that was linked on Thingsverse is faulty by design.. it has a thick base but thin walls on the upper side which causes warping during the printing process. and cracking..

My version has been modified and the upper part is also thicker as well as NO ONE prints in hybrid Nylon/ABS or pure NYLON like i do(300*+) head temp.. As a matter of fact.. I promise you they don't as I've designed a specialty protoype head that's going to be mass produced by Maker..

Jeff.. aka z0ner, Gary (Mr.GID).. Robert, and a few others have my fantastic J plug prints that come out smooth as glass.. Including a few CHAdeMO plugs I've made... that look like factory... YEAH.. really..

No disrespect... but the other prints I see on ebay and others floating around look like junk... if you're going to print something right (or one off).. at least go highres... :roll:

JasonA said:

Jeff.. aka z0ner, Gary (Mr.GID).. Robert, and a few others have my fantastic J plug prints that come out smooth as glass.. Including a few CHAdeMO plugs I've made... that look like factory... YEAH.. really..

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I'd love to see a pic of the plug. When does this (hires nylon 3d printer) get mass produced?

TickTock said:

I'd love to see a pic of the plug. When does this (hires nylon 3d printer) get mass produced?

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I'll have to look in the garage and see.. at one point I had so many I threw a few away :shock: I brought them to the meets and no one wanted (not even for $5 or $10).. little did they know what they had... Well some did!

Some even thought they were molded they are so smooth!

As for dates and info on the "production" nylon head.. I can't give that.. NDA.

And I'm almost out of my 2 test spools

Simply amazing. Kudos to you guys and the 3D printing. Can we have a thread that shares the 3D files that you've all come up with?

Nice work.

Hi all. Just wanted to chime in. The very first J1772 3D printed inlet was designed by me. It has been on the thingiverse since Feb 24 2013. I know I was the first because I searched everywhere, couldn't find one, so I made one and uploaded it.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:53586" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is open source and free to use non-commercially. It is interesting to see how many variations have spun off this project. I am glad to see I have made an impact.

Anyways, I have been selling 3D printed units for nearly a year, and couldn't keep up with demand. 3D printed units may also break relatively easily.
I selected the most popular version, and got it setup for injection molding. Please check out the post in the business section.
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=18367

jclemens said:

Hi all. Just wanted to chime in. The very first J1772 3D printed inlet was designed by me. It has been on the thingiverse since Feb 24 2013. I know I was the first because I searched everywhere, couldn't find one, so I made one and uploaded it.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:53586" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is open source and free to use non-commercially. It is interesting to see how many variations have spun off this project. I am glad to see I have made an impact.

Anyways, I have been selling 3D printed units for nearly a year, and couldn't keep up with demand. 3D printed units may also break relatively easily.
I selected the most popular version, and got it setup for injection molding. Please check out the post in the business section.
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=18367

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I picked up one of his new units, very well made and it looks great!