iPhone MagSafe Charger Case

 I wanted to avoid the issue with tangled cables when tossing the charger into my pocket or backpack. For this I printed a case with the goal of being small enough to fit in my pocket while being accessible enough to use while in the case.

Mark 1

 This print utilized higher tolerances around cable management as it was meant to test out initial measurements. I also added some debossing and printed this vertically to capture interior space without need to add in support. However, due to the low surface adhesion of this print bed, it fell over and failed.

View of failed print.Knocked over print in view of wasted filament.Elapsed time for print.
View of failed print and elapsed time.

 The print fell over mid-print and continued printing until I eventually intervened and turned off the printer. The adhesion to the print bed is usually pretty strong however due to the design of this case there was less space for adhesion.

Charger utilized with failed print.
MagSafe charger and cables inserted in remaining print.

 The print was not an entire loss as the MagSafe charger portion of the case was completed enough to show that measurements were correct. If printed again in the future, it may be successful if printed horizontally without support as the space should be small enough to bridge filament.

Mark 2 Version 1

 This case was redesigned to build on top of the measurements of the previous print and utilize a smaller form factor. The area underneath the MagSafe charger would house the extra cable and utilize a magnet to keep the puck in place. Due to the small form factor, the cables needed to be organized in a specific way to stay in place. As such it is meant to be used in the case while only exposing the needed amount of cable.

 Since this print was relatively small, it took just less than two hours to print. A slot was desinged for a spare the magnet in order to keep the puck portion of the MagSafe charger in place. The area for the cables was a bit too small and little extra had to be kept outside the case. In the next print, the design will be updated in order to add more space for the cable so the puck ends up flush with the case.

View of finished print.Elapsed time for print.Charger utilized with print.
Finished Print and elapsed time along with charger inserted.

Mark 2 Version 2

 The design was slightly updated to add more space for cable storage while keeping the dimensions of the print pretty much the same. The extra space allowed for the entirely of the cable to be kept inside the case as long as the cable was properly wrapped. However, charging inside the case would not be possible with the magnet as it seems to interfere with charging.

View of finished print.Elapsed time for print.
View of print and elapsed time.

 The print was updated to add extra space for the cable along with increasing filet and chamfers. This ended up successful but the tedious nature of wrapping the cable properly made removal / insertion of the charger rather impractical, since if done improperly the puck does not end up flush with the rest of the case. As such it was designed to allow a small portion of the cable exposed to connect to an outlet while keeping the remainder in the case.

Cable placed in area under charger.Charger utilized with print.
MagSafe charger and cables inserted in print.

 Unfortunately an issue occurred when trying to secure the puck portion of the MagSafe charger in place with the magnet as it would not charge. This was not tested beforehand and only realized when assembling the separate parts of this project. The case can be used without the magent to keep the puck in place but defeats some of the designs as that space could have been used to house the cable instead. With this knowledge, I may revisit this project in the future with a different design.