ESP01 Pogo Programmer

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<h2>ESP01 Pogo Programmer</h2> I couldn't find a suitable equivalent, so I took the initiative to save someone 5 minutes in Fusion. I'm a big fan of using ESP01 boards to control various things around the house. Some people prefer bare ESP boards, but I think the ESP01 has everything needed for whatever task I want to accomplish. Recently, I've developed a bad habit of cutting off pins on ESP01 boards. I know it's not the best practice; I'm currently seeking help to break this habit. Due to this, reprogramming them if OTA fails is becoming increasingly difficult. "Difficult" is just a nice way of saying "lazy" in this case. I could simply solder some wire to the program pins, but who wants to do that 6 feet up a ladder? I decided to design a small object that would sit on top or behind the board with pogo pins protruding, allowing me to press the board against the programmer and save time. That's a win in my book! The programmer uses tiny pogo-pins; any pin with a diameter of 1mm should work. Keep in mind that most printers will struggle to print such small holes, so you may need to enlarge them slightly with a needle or 1mm drill bit. I removed the exact listing for the pogo-pins, but the title was as follows: "50pcs P75-B1 Dia 1.02mm 100g Cusp Spear Spring Loaded Test Probes Pogo Pins*v*". There are other listings available on AliExpress; this product should be similar: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32866993106.html To create usable pins, I cut up male dupont connectors and soldered them onto the pogo-pins. This can be seen in some of the provided pictures. Side note: The STP file is available for anyone who needs to make changes. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/sAoNV8t.jpg"/>