Simple rig to hold your pinetime devkit in charging dock.

PineTime is a great hackable smartwatch.

The Devkits come with loose back cover, so the programming pins are accessible for developers. Unfortunately, this makes impossible to use the charging pad normally - the magnets in the pad hold the back cover nicely in place, but the pinetime itself gets lifted by the battery/motor pins - thus we had to put some weight on top of it during charging.

BUT NO MORE!

I designed simple n easy to print rig to help with that - just print the 2 parts, no supports needed, add M4 screw to act as a hinge and voila! Put your PineTime on the charging pad, close the lid and wait.

I think you need at least 30mm long M4 screw and a nut to assemble it properly, but I tried it with 25mm and works too - it doesn't reach the nut, but the plastic keeps it in place anyway.

Snap-fit can be a bit too tight, either open/close it 10-20 times, or put into hot water for few seconds and gently bend the pins together.

I used the 3D model of pinetime during modeling https://grabcad.com/library/pine64-pinetime-3d-model-1

Used the Pine64 logo svg I found on their forums.

PineTime: https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/

Print Settings

Printer:

DIY

Rafts:

Supports:

No

Resolution:

Infill:

15

Filament:

OWL PLA

Neon Orange

Notes:

Category: Electronics