Linked Dipole Link Insulators
We calculate the final price from your selected file. You review and accept it before payment.
Saved on this device.
Compact labeled links with zip-tie wire retention. Parametric OpenSCAD, custom pairs, and ready-to-print band sets.
- Rating
- 0 / 5
- Likes
- 0
- Downloads
- 21
- Makes
- 0
- Views
- 79
- Reviews
- 0
Updated at source:
Model information
- Source
- Printables
- Category
- Electronics
- License
- Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike
Compact labeled insulators for a linked dipole. Two holes at each end route the wire, and a narrowed seat holds a small zip tie over the wire bridge. The default body is 38 × 10 × 2.6 mm.
Print sets
40/30/20: two of each, six links total.
All bands: two each of 80, 60, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, and 6 m.
40 m pair: two links for a quick first print.
The self-contained OpenSCAD file can make a pair with any label. Hole diameter, tie width, thickness, and lettering are adjustable; larger holes or longer labels automatically grow the body.
Printing
PETG, 0.2 mm layers, four walls, 100% infill. Print flat with the label up; no supports. STLs have recessed lettering. For the flush second color shown, export matching body and labels parts from SCAD, import together without moving them, and assign the letters another filament.
Assembly
Defaults suit DX Engineering DXE-SANTW-500 26 AWG wire (about 1.04 mm insulated diameter), using 1.8 mm holes and two 2.5 mm-wide zip ties per link.
Thread each wire from the back through the outer hole, across the label face, and back through the inner hole. Wrap the tie around the waist and over that wire bridge, with its head beside the plate. Keep the connector tails relaxed. Small 2 mm bullet/banana connectors or alligator clips can be used on the tails.
CAD renders shown; check wire grip with your print and ties before use.