Solar Panel Magnetic Mount (For Ring Cameras)
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A printable magnetic mount for a 6W solar panel that I am using it to power a Ring camera.
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I needed to put up a solar panel to keep a Ring camera charged on a metal building. I did not want to drill or screw anything into the building to prevent potential leaks. I came up with this mount that has embedded magnets to attach the solar panel to the building. I have gone through several iterations to get to this design.
This design embeds magnets into the part. I use PrusaSlicer and insert a pause at the top of the magnet cavity. When the print pauses, I insert the magnets and then resume printing. The magnets are enclosed without anything else needed.
If you are using this for a Ring camera, you'll need to know which adapter to use, depending on the model and age of your Ring camera. It may be a USB or barrel connector. Mine, being older used a barrel connector.
Magcraft magnets: https://www.magcraft.com/magcraft-nsn0641
Solar panel from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099RSLNZ4
Adapter cable (barrel connector) for my Ring camera: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JG8HMGD
These panels have kept the cameras fully charged, even when east-facing and on overcast days. It's worked better than I imagined.
Modifications:
- Changed orientation to vertical to reduce water sitting on the bars
- Added wiring notch to better capture power cable
- Reduced the layer height for the first few layers to the minimum to reduce the magnet offset distance (better force) yet still making sure the PETG would not allow the magnets to break out