Flexible Battery Holders

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I required some battery holders for my electronics projects, but I didn't have any connectors that other battery holders like https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:456900 and https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:331394 use, so I decided to design my own CAD battery holders with tin (or aluminum) strips as contacts for the batteries. This is what I came up with. If you need a holder for a different type of battery, just use Meshmixer to resize it. Keep in mind that this will either shrink or enlarge the ends, which can make the final product less flexible or durable. To change the size of your new battery holder, open up Meshmixer and follow these steps: import 'battery holder AA.stl', edit > transform, uncheck uniform scale option, divide your battery's diameter by 14 and enter that result into the Z and Y axis scales, divide the height of your battery by 50 and enter that result into the X axis scale, then export your new design.