Summary

Last week we published a Soldier: 76 helmet that had some embedded electronics. Rather than have removable batteries, we opted to build in a wireless charging set!

Print Settings

Rafts:

Doesn't Matter

                                            <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>.2mm</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>15%</p></div></p>                                                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>ChargingCradle: Print in white<br>Cap: Print in white<br>StickerGrey: Print in Grey<br>StickerOrange: Print in Orange</p></div>

Post-Printing

Assembly after Printing

            <div><p>You'll need three things to complete this set:  </p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.adafruit.com/product/1407">Inductive Charging Set</a>  </li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.adafruit.com/product/610">Panel Mount Barrel Jack</a>  </li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.adafruit.com/products/63">9VDC Power Supply</a>  </li></ul><ol><li>Solder two wires to the positive and ground pins of the barrel jack. These should be long enough to pass through the base of the cradle.  </li><li>Insert the nut of the panel mount jack into the cradle, then screw the barrel jack into place.  </li><li>Grab the transmitting half of the inductive charging set, and pass the chip through the opening in the base of the cradle. See the photos above if you're unsure.  </li><li>Solder the connections from the barrel jack to the inductive charging chip. Make sure you don't mix up + an -!  </li><li>Slide the chip into the base of the cradle, while letting the copper coil wires pass through the slot at the bottom.  </li><li>Press the coil into place. You made need a dab of superglue to fix it there! </li><li>Glue the cap into place.</li></ol><p>And that's it! Your Soldier: 76 headset will now wirelessly charge! Good luck!</p></div>

Soldier: 76 Helmet Wireless Charging Cradle