I have bought diy led heart kit and decided to create a case for it.
I also added li-ion battery so it can be used without external power.
Disclaimer:
This device has li-ion battery and requires skills in electronics, so make sure that you have necessary knowledge and take all safety measures. Author is not responsible for any possible damage.
Parts List:
- DIY Led Heart Kit
- TP4056 micro usb charger with built in Step-Up.
- Don't forget to change current set resistor to appropriate value for selected battery.
- Don't forget to set step-up output to 5 Volts
- 100mAh 302040 (30x20x4mm) Li-Ion battery with BMS
Note: I haven't provided any references, but all parts can be easily found on aliexpress, ebay etc.
Printing Material:
I've used Eryone 3 color silk pla with default bambulab settings. But any material can be used.
I also used fuzzy skin mode for case, which looks gorgeous.
Printing and assembly notes:
- There's a thin wall in front of USB port in “case” model, which is necessary to better printing. It should be cut out after print.
- Mid plane model is used just to isolate pcb and battery. Make sure that you've installed it before soldering power wires.
- I found that step-up consumes 0.1mA even without load. So I cut traces on tp4056 module and under the button on Led Heart's PCB (see photo). So, button is also used to connect battery and step-up. But if you're ok with such current drain, you can skip this step.
- When installing diy led heart pcb make sure that you haven't pushed it to far, so button is working without issues.
- I used hot glue to fix parts inside and supper glue to fix lid.