Kia Niro PHEV 120v Charger Mount for 3" Pole

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<p>I needed some place to put my 2019 Kia Niro 120v charger. <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/mickeshobby/about">mickeshobby</a> had a <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3618000">good design</a> but it was for mounting on the wall. I took that and modified it to be able to be mounted on the 3in pole in the middle of my garage. I also took and modified <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Levi8than/about">Levi8than</a>'s <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230595">J1772 connector thing</a> so that the cord doesn't just dangle on the floor as well.</p> <p>I used 3 U-Bolts to connect the components together and to the pole. The ones I used are <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-8-in-x-3-7-16-in-4-9-16-in-Coarse-Zinc-Plated-334-U-Bolt-09556/202183393">Everbilt 3/8 in. x 3-7/16 in. 4-9/16 in. Coarse Zinc-Plated #334 U-Bolt</a>. I got them from Home Depot. The bolts will easily slide into the Pole Mount parts. They will be a tight fit for the the other half of the parts. This is by design.</p> <h3>Assembly Instructions</h3><ol> <li>Print one (1) each of Brick Top, Brick Bottom, and Cord-Plug Pole Holder.</li> <li>Print two (2) of the Pole Mount.</li> <li>Print one (1) of the Cord-Plug Pole Mount.</li> <li>Place the Pole Mount component against the pole and slide a U-Bolt in from behind, wrapping around the pole.</li> <li>Place the metal plate (if included) on the front of the printed component over the bolt.</li> <li>Place the matching mounting component (Top, Bottom, or Holder) on the U-Bolt. This will be a tight fit. Just get it enough over on both sides so that the nuts can pull it the rest of the way.</li> <li>Screw the nuts on each side. Use a 9/16" open ended wrench to tighten the nuts. Be sure to only tighten each slide a little at a time to keep the mount centered and intact. The alignment block in each pole mount will help with keeping things in place.</li> <li>Repeat for the other two mounts. Make sure to leave enough space for the charging brick to slide into place.</li> <li>Place charging brick and plug it in. You are done.</li> </ol> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>I printed these with Inland PLA+ Blue filament at 20% infill and 2mm thick shells. Any filament should work as long as you account for shrinkage.</p>