XT60/XT30 mount

myminifactory

XT60 is by far my go-to lipo connector. One issue I have with the connector is that I've yet to find a female XT60 connector that can be securely mounted to something. I dislike having battery leads dangling out of my multicopters, so I want connectors to be properly attached on the frame. The physical shape of the XT60-connector makes it challenging to design a good holder for it. There's hardly anything to grasp onto to prevent the connector from being pulled out along with the battery contact. Since I couldn't find any holder that I liked, I created one myself. My design is for a compact holder that effectively provides a firm grip by utilizing the only grippable surface available on the connector: the square cuts on the sides at the bottom of the connector. The holder should be printed with a relatively high infill so it doesn't collapse when the screws are tightened. 75-80% infill should be sufficient. If you want to minimize weight as much as possible, use only the upper part of the holder. This allows you to save a few mm of screw on each side and the lower part itself. Using both the upper and lower part will provide an even firmer hold on the connector. If you scale the mount to 65% of its original size, it will fit XT30 connectors. M2 screws should fit the downscaled holes. irun4fundotca has been kind enough to share pictures of his scaled mount at http://www.thingiverse.com/make:134242