Tesla V4 Supercharger Phone Charger by gimpelginster

gimpelginster

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Print Profile(3)

All

A1 mini

P1S

P1P

X1 Carbon

X1E

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Designer

8.1 h

5 plates

4.8(36)

DETAILED 0.12mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

12.7 h

5 plates

4.0(3)

all in one buildplate (mainly for P1/X1 AMS) - 0.2mm layer

6.9 h

1 plate

Boost

379

614

631

499

Released

Description

Material

black and white filament (PLA, PETG, …)
USB-C or lighting cable
concrete or plaster for base (optional)

Printing

side panels (white)

Printing the side panels is quite tricky with a FDM printer because of all the wobble. I printed them standing upright, with the long side aligned with the y-axis and I cut the acceleration speeds in half. You will have to enable supports from built plate. Inner supports are not needed, the model contains a few small support beams in the Tesla logo. Those have to be removed after printing as well.

body parts (black)

These parts are also printed upright. They don't require any supports. Make sure to align the longer side with the moving direction of the print-bed.

base (3D printed or concrete moulded)

I casted my base in plaster to make the charger heavy at the bottom. This way it won't tip over when handling the cable. It also makes the whole setup more authentic. 3D print the mould in regular PLA and coat the inner surface with oil to ensure that it is detachable. Flexible material like TPU might also be a good option if you plan to reuse the mould.

I've also uploaded a fully 3D-printable version of the base.

Assembly

Put the cable into the channel in the front-center part. It should be about 21cm long as it leaves the inside of the charger.
Press the two center-parts together.
Carefully mount the side panels to the center part.
Push the charger into it's base and lead out the cable at the back.

Credits

This project is inspired by the popular SuperCharger Phone Charger from RobPfis07. The design and measurements are taken from the leaked Tesla Supercharger blueprint.

Comment & Rating (51)

@HardwareMaster

Not sure why mine came out all crappy even though I printed with supports and surface ironing, and fine print quality with X1C. any chance you can upload a 3MF file to get the same results as yours? Dunno why people use STL, being new to this honestly, leaves a lot of guesswork to user to figure. :(

The designer has replied

@gimpelginster

Hi, I've just uploaded some print files. I hope that it will work better now

@HardwareMaster

Replying to @gimpelginster :

Interesting how you stood them up in the project file, never would have thought of that, lol, learned something new. I am printing the front and back plates on the same plate now again. Will keep you posted. Thanks a bunch :) Sorry if my comment came out a bit harsh, lol.

@HardwareMaster

Replying to @gimpelginster :

Sadly the pieced moved when I was printing two of them on the same plate. :( Had to stop it but rhe print quality is noticably better for sure. I Gotta figure hiw I can make it support better.

@nivax

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Great print, had to adjust the position for smoother surfaces

@flrnsmp

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

amazing print

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@CalWoodward

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

great print. the only problem is that the base is a little loose

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@yabaigban

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Model looks perfect. Only one downside, when the cable is inside, the charger is tilted. I needed double sided tape to fix it. After that, the model worked perfectly.