I was thinking of a mobile power supply for some of my lab tools.
After some research i realized that replacement batteries for battery powered drills have the best price performance ratio.
This is the PCB inside of the power bank adapter. There are 2 identical supplies for the USB ports. You clearly see the inductors of the buck converters.
I want to use the XT60 connector for my project because my solder station (TS100) has an adapter for the XT60 connector.
The distance between the solder points from the battery also fit very well to the pitch of the XT60 connector.
To connect to the battery pack they use a common connection plate and cables.
The next time we adapt the housing for the XT60 connector.
very nice project i like your thinking bro I am also working on a new project which is pretty similar to your one you can see my work here https://emobileaccessory.com/
I wasn’t aware of the power bank but found an adapter on thingiverse for makita batteries. I printed one but only take the battery voltage out. It works great.
Yes! An excellent hack of an existing enclosure. I've been impressed by the 3D-printed designs that allow batteries to clip in, but taking an existing housing and putting your own PCB inside is even better!
Great project! I admire your approach. I'm actually working on a similar project myself. You can check out my work here https://packmysim.com/