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I know this is incredibly niche but if you need it, you kinda really need it. xD

Anyway, as part of my ongoing air-exchange-based HVAC project, I have an outdoor air quality sensor from Ambient Weather (no sponsorship, I bought with my own money, etc). It's battery/solar powered, and that's fine... except for the part where that doesn't work here in the winter. We just don't get enough sun or close to it.

But it plugs in to charge and keeps working when plugged in, so winner winner chicken dinner, right?

WRONG! Because to do that you have to take the bottom off the case, and then, the charge plug sticks directly out from the bottom facing down, like a goddamn Apple Magic Mouse.

So maybe I can't fix the mouse, but I can fix this, and so I have made a printable tray and rack system that lets you use it that way without it being stupid. Enjoy!

https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/8c/fc/44/4e/16/fceb8b64-655b-4677-9233-0eb649cab5a9.jpg

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t need this in any way, but I’ve got loads of similar 3D printed fixes for insane design mistakes around my house too.

Nice job!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks! And honestly it's one of the best parts of 3D printing, being able to come up with things like this.

The really annoying part is that the indoor matching sensor, the companion to this one? That USB port sticks out the side, like it was designed by a sane person. xD

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@solarbird @nilloc Small silver lining, at least on the bottom it's less likely to get water in the USB port, I love fixes like this!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. More sense than the Magic Mouse, at least. xD