Simple Steam Deck Dock with Active Cooling

prusaprinters

<p>This is a Dock for the upcoming Steam Deck. I used Dustojnikhummer's <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4914331">Split Steam Deck</a> which is based off of Wallmasterr's <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4909974">Steam Deck model</a> to model the dock off of, although the dock has the back intake port on the proper side ;)</p> <p>The dock can fit 3 40x40x20 fans or 3 40x40x10 fans. The fit is tight and may require sanding, but I didn't want to have to glue anything in. The hidden wire channel is 13mm x 13mm, so overly large USB plugs aren't going to fit , although really it's for passing a USB C cable and and fan wires through, so it should be plenty.</p> <p>The back bay area is H 17mm x L 163mm X D 46mm, which works nicely with my USB C hub, USB C Hub (RCA 6 in 1 USB C Adapter, I got it on <a href="https://www.amazon.com?linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=thingiverse09-20&amp;linkId=e4759bff1fa9a55a0f897d801ce2d765&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Amazon</a>, but it doesn't seem to be on sale anymore). On a side note, the fans you see in the pictures are not fans I would actually use in the final build, they are just 20x20x10mm fans I had lying around my work bench. I tossed them in so you would get an overall feel for the end design.</p> <p>So this is a work in progress, I'll probably upload future models, as I might do some more channels in the front to move the air from the fans around the entire deck more, although I tried to place the fans near the most intense heat locations. I also may make a model where the back tray is closed and has a proper port back panel.</p> <p>Feel free to remix this or laugh and make a better one from scratch. I just wanted to get the ball rolling on docks, as I've seen no sign that a Steam Dock will be ready at release for the Steam Deck. I'm Q2 on my SteamDeck, so if you have a SteamDeck and you would like changes feel free to message me and I'll make edits.</p> <p>Edit: I've added a version that now support a 4 or 5 fan configuration (steamdeckdock-5-fans.stl), 1 that supports larger usb plugs (steamdeckdock-5-fans-larger-wire-channel.stl), and one that has the larger channel and open tray sides for hubs with lan ports (steamdeckdock-5-fans-lwc-opentraysides.stl).</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Creality</p> <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong> <div><p>Ender 3</p></div> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>Yes</p></div> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>.30mm</p> <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>25</p></div> <p><strong>Filament:</strong> SunLU PLA White and Black (I ran out of White, lol)</p> <p><br/> <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong></p> </p><div><p>This is just a work in progress and I will be tweaking this along the way, for a final build I'd suggest you use a filament that holds up to temperatures better then PLA.</p> You will need supports, I removed all the supports from right side hidden wire channel (Basically supports that were going to be inside the dock), as trying to pull them out would have been a hassle and no one can see the inside of the dock, so drooping top wall isn't that big of a deal. <h3>Post-Printing</h3> <p>You will need to sand the Fan mount spaces in order to fit the fans in snuggly.</p> </div></p></p></p> Category: Video Games