Swampbuggy
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There was another excellent post about a chargingstation, so i thought i would post mine.
This is a translation with some corrections from a danish festool group.
Now I finally got something done on my radio / charger thing. I have never been particularly enthusiastic about Festool's radio solutions. The Sysrock did not have a built-in battery, so in practice there was always a battery allocated to it. The charger for both Sysrock and Toprock looks like something from the 80s, incredible that Festool cant do better. Then I also looked at the SYS powerhub, it looks ok smart, but there can not be a charger with the battery on inside it, so what's the point?
So I wanted to make a radio that can charge my batteries and phone. For that I bought a SYS-Rock. The box itself is too low for what I wanted, so I also bought a Systainer 187.
First I would make sure that the charging plug does not sit on the outside of the Top-rock, it gets easily damaged. So before I heard it play, I disassembled it completely, so that the guarantee smoked ... I cut the wire over and soldered it to the back of the charging socket, and then got it passed through the lid and then it comes out in the middle on the hinge side . There is not much space in the lid, but it can be done.
Then I had to have the damper for the lid to work in a Systainer 187, it required two small spacer blocks that lift the dampers up, they must be exactly 50mm.
Then I was back with a Top-Rock with a bigger box and charger on the inside. Then I made a bottom plate and drilled a hole in the front of the Systainer where I used a block of wood on the back, and mounted a plug-it conversion kit so it just protrudes into the hole. Then I can connect power via my normal Festool wires and there is nothing that can break. The plug-in connector I connected to an LK socket with three connectors and two USB.
Then there is only left to mount the chargers, they are held in place with screws, so they can be easily loosened if needed.
I also mounted a small box so that there can be a battery without it tipping over.
There is also a cord to charge my phone and tablet into one of the USB connectors.
All in all, a really cool solution. I can leave with the box closed so that no dust gets down there. I can hear music when I work, and most importantly it helps to make my everyday life more efficient and increase job satisfaction
N.B. Do not try to do something similar. Your warranty smokes and Festool will probably not help you. You can ruin both your radio, your systainers and yourself.
This is a translation with some corrections from a danish festool group.
Now I finally got something done on my radio / charger thing. I have never been particularly enthusiastic about Festool's radio solutions. The Sysrock did not have a built-in battery, so in practice there was always a battery allocated to it. The charger for both Sysrock and Toprock looks like something from the 80s, incredible that Festool cant do better. Then I also looked at the SYS powerhub, it looks ok smart, but there can not be a charger with the battery on inside it, so what's the point?
So I wanted to make a radio that can charge my batteries and phone. For that I bought a SYS-Rock. The box itself is too low for what I wanted, so I also bought a Systainer 187.
First I would make sure that the charging plug does not sit on the outside of the Top-rock, it gets easily damaged. So before I heard it play, I disassembled it completely, so that the guarantee smoked ... I cut the wire over and soldered it to the back of the charging socket, and then got it passed through the lid and then it comes out in the middle on the hinge side . There is not much space in the lid, but it can be done.
Then I had to have the damper for the lid to work in a Systainer 187, it required two small spacer blocks that lift the dampers up, they must be exactly 50mm.
Then I was back with a Top-Rock with a bigger box and charger on the inside. Then I made a bottom plate and drilled a hole in the front of the Systainer where I used a block of wood on the back, and mounted a plug-it conversion kit so it just protrudes into the hole. Then I can connect power via my normal Festool wires and there is nothing that can break. The plug-in connector I connected to an LK socket with three connectors and two USB.
Then there is only left to mount the chargers, they are held in place with screws, so they can be easily loosened if needed.
I also mounted a small box so that there can be a battery without it tipping over.
There is also a cord to charge my phone and tablet into one of the USB connectors.
All in all, a really cool solution. I can leave with the box closed so that no dust gets down there. I can hear music when I work, and most importantly it helps to make my everyday life more efficient and increase job satisfaction
N.B. Do not try to do something similar. Your warranty smokes and Festool will probably not help you. You can ruin both your radio, your systainers and yourself.
