[FTC]: 3D printable Samantha Bracket from AndyMark

[wgardner]

Originally Posted by atucker4072

Which printer are you using?

I think that one school uses an Afinia printer and they've added some perf board to make the prints easier to pry up after printing which slightly shrinks their effective print area.

[wgardner]

FYI, I added the modified, 4.6" version of the bracket to Thingiverse here:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:461851

And I whipped up a mini-version inspired by the original bracket that ONLY has the standoff support. This is tiny and can be printed on even small printers. It doesn't provide full support for the entire Samantha though, just the cables. It's available at the following link:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:461955

BTW, FTC4251, another useful bracket would be one that simply and strongly connects the NXT brick to the newly allowed USB Surge Protector (shown on page 17 of the new FTC Robot Wiring Guide) with room for the small USB wire connecting them. Any chance you guys might want to design one of those?

[pyroslev]

Both brackets do the job. Just remember that once you put the USB extension into the bracket, it's in there solid. If you use the Instructables version, use a gear hub or appropriate spacer to keep the risk of bouncing, which could break the USB port in the Sam. If you use the AM Printable one, make one for every module so you can swap it easier. Also helps to loan one to teams in need.

The Surge Protector in use will require a USB adaptor to go between the Surge Protector and the Extension. Wrapping all of this in some form of wire shielding is advised along with keeping cables short and being mindful of wire routing in your robot.

Good luck.