PARKSIDE X20V_Team Battery connector with Nickel strip contact

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<p><i>Update: January 13, 2022. Both details slightli updated for better finger grip.&nbsp;</i></p><p><i>Update: July 28, 2021. A file added: Parkside battery system.pdf, (placed under Download package).</i></p><p>This is another version of my connector for Parkside tool battery.&nbsp;</p><p>The version with Faston terminals is here:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/70578-parkside-x20v_team-battery-connector-with-faston-t">70578-parkside</a></p><p>I need more powerful och versetile connector for Lidl's Parkside battery to connect different tools or electronics compatible with 20V (18V) battery system.&nbsp;</p><p>Lidl is a German international discount retailer chain, presented in EU and USA. The Parkside tools are quite cheap and of good quality as well as they tool's batteries, made of quality Li-ion cells. These batteries are unprotected though (except a fuse).&nbsp;</p><p>Instead of use of Faston terminal, here I have used a bit of nickel strip which is used to weld on Lithium-ion batteries. 0,25mm thick, ~7mm wide, ~70mm long. The strip is bend in middle and pressed toghether to get a double thickness in a length of aprox. 35mm. You need two of these contacts, one for “+” pole and one for “-”. I arranged each strip contact according to the groove's shapes in the printed base connector and pressed them into the grooves. Finaly, I secured each strip with quick glue. The end of the strip is used to solder wire, which goes to output Phoenix terminal/connector.&nbsp;</p><p>For output cinnector I used Phoenixcontact 20A power connector (terminal) DFK-PC 4/3-GF-7,62, part # <a href="https://orlovac.eu/projects/dph3205/dfk.pdf">1840560</a>. Benefit of this kind of connector is that it is a screw terminal and a connector at the same time.&nbsp;</p><p>Other material used:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>a bit of orange and black wire AWG20 (0,5mm2): orange for “+” and black for “-” pole. This short bits do not support 20A current, but that's not my intention either. If you need more power, use AWG16 (1.5mm2) instead.</li><li>Two M3 x 10mm screws for DFK connector and four to fit printed connector support to the base. Here you may use four appropriate plate screw instead.</li><li>two M3 nuts</li><li>two end sleves, &nbsp;White (for AWG20 wire), TE Connectivity part # <a href="https://orlovac.eu/projects/dph3205/sleeve.pdf">966067-2</a>.</li><li>some kind of labels to mark output connector polarity. I used Brotherl's labels and label printer.</li><li>Nickel strip may be obtained from <a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32832110532.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.7c0e2cf4RXAJW2&amp;algo_pvid=143c7a29-10c7-412c-8124-0f51c0203d44&amp;algo_exp_id=143c7a29-10c7-412c-8124-0f51c0203d44-5">Aliexpress</a> or Amazon</li></ul><p>Attached pictures will show you how I managed it.&nbsp;</p><p>Here are two print parts: Base_01N_v1.1 and Connector support. 0.15 or 0.2 mm layer height would be fine. I have sliced for 0.15mm.</p><p>Of course you may need to use some another type of output connectors, like common female DC 5.5x2.1mm. DC5.5*2.1mm output connector is here:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/72477-parkside-x20v_team-battery-connector-with-dc-outpu">prints/72477</a></li></ul><p>Distance between base fit holes are 55x 37 mm.&nbsp;</p><p>No print support material is needed.&nbsp;</p><p>Me on <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/marinorl/designs">Thingiverse</a>.</p>