September 17, 2025
Description
In order to travel safe (or at least with the perception of safety) with my family, I procured a battery-powered carbon monoxide (CO) detector. For those curious about this use, take a look at this link at Wirecutter.
These detectors aren't intended to rattle around in your (carry-on, due to its battery) luggage and have a test button that could cause beeping at a most inopportune time, so I adapted this parametric box with magnetic lid to contain, protect, and prevent unwanted test button presses of the detector. The manual for the detector does not specify a requirement for usage only when upright, so I place mine on a tabletop at my destination.
Please note this case is not part of the original CO detector design and may impede its function in unexpected and deleterious ways. Use at your own risk.
I've also created a v2 in ‘landscape’ mode that would stand upright on a horizontal surface. However, this is wider than my print bed (276mm) as a single print-in-place piece so is untested.
Printed in PLA, at 0.2 mm layer height, 5% adaptive cubic infill, and 2 walls. No supports or brim needed.
Requires 4x 6mm x 2-3 mm magnets (e.g., these), and I suspended mine in the case with 1/8" (or ~3 mm) thin foam insulation (e.g., this).
License:
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