A solid brick from the 3D view of a CAD program. The left side of the top face is recessed by a centimetre, and features two 3-pin connectors with a locking lever, and two rocker switches.
A regular power brick with an IEC C6 “Mickey Mouse” connector. The top half is lifted, and reveals the internals, mostly a sheet-metal shell with part of a heatsink protruding. It’s CADded much more precisely than the previous image, and really looks like the real thing.
“Final” version of the power supply. From outside, it looks like the first mockup, except there are fillets all around, and embossed icons for a fan and a soldering iron between the connectors and the switches.
I’m having a blast CADding this project in OnShape. It’s a new case for the power supply of my TS-101 soldering iron, with switches and connectors to plug detachable cables for the TS-101 and the fume extractor.
I started with a mock up. Then I CADded the […]
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