wagMo - A modular WAGO system

Welcome to wagMo

Welcome to wagMo, the truely modular system for WAGO® connectors. No matter which electrical installation you want to tidy up, wagMo has you covered. May it be the square junction box mounted to a stud, the round cavity wall box hidden behind the dry wall or the connection in a ceiling lamp's base: wagMo provides an arragement that fits your needs.

…all while effortlessly keeping the kids busy playing.

Concept

wagMo is designed around the WAGO® 221-41x series. These clamps clip into their respective wagMo holder, each featuring three dove tails, one towards the WAGO® clamp's front and two towards its back. A plethora of accessory connectors allow to interconnect the wagMo holders to your heart's content.

Due to wagMo's modular nature, WAGO® 221-41x terminals of any x can be linked together side by side. Make it all the same x or mix and match, it all works. Horizontal connectors allow to expand in the horizontal plane, while vertical connectors do so vertically. Stiffener braces support especially the vertical firmness and axially designed fixation pins lock the wagMo assembly into place.

Design Considerations

Horizontal Spacing

Horizontally connected wagMo holders are spaced such that the WAGO® 221-41x levers open and close without interference. The distance is kept at a minimum to guarantee the wagMo system fitting all common electrical boxes, while preserving enough space for wires to be routed.

Vertical Spacing

Vertically connected wagMo holders are spaced such that at least 2.5 mm² (AWG 14) wires can be fitted in between. A deep (~60 cm) cavity wall box comfortably accepts two wagMo holders stacked vertically while preserving enought space below, between, and above the stack to route wires. A single layer high wagMo stack preserves enough depth for a light switch to be mounted on top.

Printability

All parts are designed to be printed…

• …with PLA, PETG, or any other material other than flexibles.
• …with a standard 0.4 mm nozzle.
• … without support structure.

For further details on exact print settings please refer to the “Slicer Settings” paragraph. wagMo cannot only be printed on FFM/FDM machines but also on SLA printers.

wagMo Set

Slicer Settings

* Settings marked with an asterisk are preferencial.

• Elephant foot compensation: The elephant foot compensation shall be set such that the part is not wider on the first layer than it is on the second. The exact value may be different for every setup.
• Fan speed: For PLA, the fan speed is ramped up more slowly to preserve a more consistent hotend temperature.
• Complete individual objects: Objects are completed individually to reduce stringing and with that yield cleaner and possibly more accurate parts. This is crucial for the dove tails to join properly. Hint: Properly dry your filament before prinitng.

Infill modifyer: The infill modifyer geometry is available for all the components that need it. It can be added as a part to the component in question. Then, simply assign the modifyer part the infill attribute and set the latter to the desired values.

Brim: The brim attribute can be assigned to the component in question. Since the brim is rather tricky to remove from the intricate dove tail geometry, and is likely to leave residue hindering proper joining of parts, these sections will get exluded from the brim generation. Doing so is simple: Load the “brim blocker” modifyers as parts to the component in question. Then, assign the modifyer parts the following attributes:

• Layers and perimiters: set all to 0
• Infill:
  • Fill density: 0.01 or 0.1, wathever does not generate any infill strands.
  • Fill pattern: Does not matter. Just leave it at Gyroid.

Files

• STLs: For every part including its infill and brim modifyer geometries, if applicable, a .stl file is uploaded. Every part and modifyer geometry is its own .stl file. This allows to easily reload or replace the .stl file in question from within the slicer.
• STEPs: Every part is uploaded as a .step file. It includes multiple bodies, if infill and/or brim modifier geometry exists for the part.
• 3MF: A .3mf project file including every single wagMo part with all its proper settings is uploaded. This is great if all you want is to fire up your machine, print the parts, and go to town with tidying up your electrical installation.

Verification Efforts

The Setup

Verifying that wagMo delivers its promises is key for a flawless user experience. Therefore many design iterations were printed and tested. The setup used:

• Prusa i3 MK3S
• PLA once available from Prusa's store (neither Buddy3D nor Prusament, its not listed anymore)

…oh, and make sure the printer's build plate is cleaned properly. Polymer spaghetti prove to not be all that nutritious, even though they can look pretty, indeed.

Verification Prints

All the wagMo parts got printed multiple times to ensure repeatable results. Proper functionality got verified and basic arangements were build. They also serve as examples of what is possible with wagMo.

Example Use Cases

Get Creative

…while dad is busy buttoning up the electrical work, mom (or vice versa) needs to somehow keep the kids busy to cook a quick lunch. Lucky her, the kids already found the pieces of wagMo dad dropped from the ladder and realized the potential for creativity and fun wagMo provides. From car to castle, the possibilities are endless.

What's To Come

• As time allows, all connectors will be made available in the slide-in and click-in version.
• As time allows, more WAGO® connector series will get added to wagMo. Do not hesitate to comment on which series (e.g. 221-61x, 2273-20x, etc.) you would like to see made compatible.
• Do not hesitate to write down what other accessories you wish to get added to the set.

Get Involved

Finally: I cannot wait to see what you come up with yourself. Get involved, post a make and help wagMo to evolve. Easy items to start with might be:

• An adapter for DIN rails.
• A cover, possibly with labels, for the direct wood mounting method.