Dewalt 12 Volt Battery Adapter

[BravoXray]

When working on various auto accessories, I needed an easy to use 12 volt power source for testing purposes. So, I bought an adapter off Amazon that attached to Dewalt 12 volt battery packs, and 3D printed a small box that attached to it, with 4mm banana plug sockets installed. Now, I can attach whatever leads I need to the power source to power whatever item I'm testing or repairing. It sure beats using a battery charger or dragging a lead-acid car or tractor battery onto the bench. I even printed it in yellow, though it doesn't match Dewalt's color very well. If I make another one, I'll make it a bit larger to accommodate a fuse holder or circuit breaker.

 

[grsthegreat]

I just use my NOCO Genius10 battery charger that has a 12v supply option. But yours is pretty cool. Those printers are pretty cool. But id add a fuse to protect battery from shorting out

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

When working on various auto accessories, I needed an easy to use 12 volt power source for testing purposes. So, I bought an adapter off Amazon that attached to Dewalt 12 volt battery packs, and 3D printed a small box that attached to it, with 4mm banana plug sockets installed. Now, I can attach whatever leads I need to the power source to power whatever item I'm testing or repairing. It sure beats using a battery charger or dragging a lead-acid car or tractor battery onto the bench. I even printed it in yellow, though it doesn't match Dewalt's color very well. If I make another one, I'll make it a bit larger to accommodate a fuse holder or circuit breaker.
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There is a company in Sweden which has tool colored filament.

https://addnorth.com/product/X-PLA/X-PLA%20-%201.75mm%20-%20750g%20-%20Power%20Tool%20Yellow

And there are quite a few models available online to make the battery holder. Several of them have provisions to add wires to make them into a power source.

 

[BravoXray]

There is a company in Sweden which has tool colored filament.

https://addnorth.com/product/X-PLA/X-PLA%20-%201.75mm%20-%20750g%20-%20Power%20Tool%20Yellow

And there are quite a few models available online to make the battery holder. Several of them have provisions to add wires to make them into a power source.

Thanks.
Unfortunately, Addnorth doesn't have it in stock presently, according to their web page. There are other manufacturers of similar colored PLA filament though, and I will order some soon, as I have a couple of other ideas for tool accessories.
I'll check a few sites for such designs too.