Steam Controller Battery Cover FDM Strengthened with External USB Dongle
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Battery cover for Steam Controller with external USB receiver slot. Tabs and locks strengthened for better FDM printing.
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- Video Games
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After using another steam controller battery cover with external dongle and having multiple breaks, I looked at where I could add material and make other changes to make the injection-mold optimized original CAD file more suitable for FDM/FFF printing. Injection molding avoids thick solid pieces for thin ribs to avoid shrinkage issues. FDM printing favors solids with infill.
So, in addition to the USB receiver port, I've made the tabs for holding the cover solid and thicker where possible. Since making this modification, I haven't broken one yet. This does make putting the cover in a little harder. You might have to manually move the lock open to put it on, but once on, it should stay there.
This should be printed standing up with a decent brim and support on build plate only. The only places that require support are the latch and bottom, it is not required to support the USB receiver slot if you have decent bridging parameters.
I've printed this in PLA, ABS and HIPS. The HIPS was by far the best result, followed by ABS, and finally, PLA.