Mobile soldering station and power supply powered by makita battery

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This is the continuation of my Makita 14.4v Battery Adapter thing: 3905835, An enclosure for a DC to DC buck converter and a clone Hakko T12 soldering iron, it's a very practical mobile work station for electronics projects. The iron is extremely good for the price and the PSU offers voltage and amperage readings, voltage and current control, as well as an on off switch for the output. In this configuration it can provide 15 to 0 volts and up to 3 Amps. It also has an input voltage reading option so you can check if the battery is well charged. On the side there are 2 push button switches for the PSU and the soldering iron. It mounts on top of the battery adapter with screws. All screws used are M3 and optionally you can use M3 threaded inserts. The holes for the banana plugs and the iron holder are not included in the file, but they can be easily drilled after the print is done. I have not taken photos of the inside cause it is pretty crowded with wires but if anyone is interested i can take it apart and take some. I designed it on fusion 360, and the iron holder is a slight remix of thing: 2154905 The parts I used are: Psu:[5A DC-DC Down CC CV LCD Power Supply](http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575576465&toolid=10001&campid=5338665589&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fitm%2F392360575827) Soldering iron:[Digital soldering station Hakko T12](http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/706-53473-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575576465&toolid=10001&campid=5338665589&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2F163830191718) Banana plugs:[Grey Female Banana Terminals Binding Posts](http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575576465&toolid=10001&campid=5338665589&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F372930442253) Swiches: [12mm Latching Push Button Toggle Switch](http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575576465&toolid=10001&campid=5338665589&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F264350977483) The psu and soldering station are very good quality items (I have gone though many similar products of varying quality), would highly recommend. (Also I'd like to point out that you shouldn't draw more than 3 Amps from the PSU for a long time so that it doesn't overheat) Additionally I used some 3mm leds to move the psu status lights from the pcb to the plate.The wire I used was very thin "wrapping wire" to connect the leds to the PSU and 18AWG silicone wire for the power connections from the battery adapter to the swiches and the boards.