Playdate Dock

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Hi there! My Playdate finally arrived, so I immediately went and made a stand for it. Of course. This stand features an integrated USB adapter to keep it as minimalist as possible. It's a little fiddly to solder and construct, but hopefully the nice clean lines are worth it. Here we go... <h1>Tools and Components</h1> You'll need the following items... - Some nice, yellow PLA (I couldn't find an exact color match, but I got close!) - Revel Contacta glue - A hot glue gun - Some clamps - A soldering iron (with a small tip) & solder - A small, flat-head screwdriver - [Male & female USB C sockets](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BB68QYV9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) - [Thin 4-core wire](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EHY6M2?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) <h1>Construction</h1> - Print out the parts (including the jig). - Glue the <b>plate</b> to the <b>back</b> using Contacta and clamp it for 12-24 hours (be sure to get it the right way round). - Take about 6cm of wire and strip all but 2cm the black outer cladding. - Solder the USB sockets together with the wire, then test it to make sure it works (for some reason it only seemed to work when plugged into an old-school square USB socket for me). - Push the male socket into the hole in the <b>plate</b> from underneath, then place the <b>jig</b> on top of it and push it down to line it up. - Carefully use a hot glue gun to make a clump of glue around the base of the male socket to hold it firmly in place (don't go overboard though, otherwise the parts might not fit together). - When the hot clue is dry, push the female USB plug into the <b>socket</b> - it's quite tight, so you'll need to carefully push it all the way in with the screwdriver. - Now is a good time to do a test fit, to see how you'll have to bend the wire to squeeze it all into the compartment in the base - you'll want to pre-bend the bare wires back on them selves so they fit inside all snuggly, - Put some Contacta in the grove along the bottom of the <b>base</b> and add some more contacta to the recessed slot for the <b>socket</b>. - Slide the <b>back</b> into place and then press the <b>socket</b> firmly into it's slot. Hold for a few seconds to give the Contacta some time to fuse and then leave it all to set. - Job done! Wait for all then Contacta to dry, then plug in your USB cable and get that Playdate charged! You may want to add a few blobs of hot glue to the back (on either side of the socket) just to reinforce things... I couldn't be bothered, so we'll see how well it holds together. Enjoy!