Hi all
The original design was great, thank you FSULAUBACH and whisperit for original geometries (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6364915) however, the original designs didn't work quite nicely for me for the following reasons
- I hate printing with PETG, it's too stringy and always makes a mess → I printed this backplane and stand with eSun PLA+ and it works absolutely great. It is a tiny bit less heat resistant (75 degrees is when it starts softening) but I have observed no problem whatsoever so far playing Cyberpunk 2077, FF7 remake and Palworld (this one for more than 40hrs now, all on the legion). To further reduce any issues with temperature, I put some heat-resistant tape (https://www.amazon.it/dp/B08RN4J27N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1), but this is just a precaution and maybe an unnecessary extra
- The air gaps in the grid were a bit too large for me, I think there is a risk that quite big external particles can get in and damage the board. I reduced the grid to something similar to the original official design, and again, I observed no issues at all with temperatures
- The SSD cap/cover would just not attach well to the backplane, so I decided to go with two M3*6 screws with flat head (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07ZF2SDW6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) that hold down the cover very well. VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT print this part with PLA+, the SSDs get really hot so PLA+ won't hold.I printed this part in ABS and it works absolutely great, very simple print. Make sure you print this vertically tho, like in my 3mf file. Again, I've reduced the grid size to avoid stuff getting in.
- This is completely up to you, but because I don't use a docking station yet, and I just plug in my Lexar USB-C hub when I want to have more ports/connect to an external device, I added two magnets inside the backstand. They house the 10x3mm magnets from this set: https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0BNKFZ45F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 . This way I have my lexar hub attached with magnets quite nicely to the legions, not hanging around.
Of course you will need these bad boys as per the original design to attach the joints
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0B8GN63S2?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Installation is exactly as per original design.
Thanks again to FSULAUBACH for the original design, it really helped me to get to this design I'm in love with now :D Happy Legion Go everyone!