3D printed Dahua IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E Junction box

[Tygunn]

First I'll caveat this with: Does Andy make great inexpensive junction boxes? Yes, yes he does. However, I figured why not spend 4x the effort and 3d print my own!

I still need to 3d print the TPU gasket for between the top and bottom part, and a gland for the cables behind the camera. The hole at the bottom is for a standard PG-9 cable gland; I need to adjust the thickness where the gland is though as the nut doesn't fit on; oops.
If anyone is interested in the final product I can throw it up on thingiverse.

 

[Tygunn]

I finished this off..





Here is the finished design: Dahua IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E Junction box by tygunn
In the final design I chamfered the edges of the lid, and I raised the lip where the cable gland goes just a hair. I also made a recess on the inside of the box so that the PG-9 cable gland nut will fit properly -- I just used ca glue to secure it on my print (and didn't want to waste filament to reprint).

 

[TonyR]

Is that a clamp for a pole in the bottom image?

 

[Tygunn]

Is that a clamp for a pole in the bottom image?

Yes, 1/2" EMT. I'm going to just drive some EMT into the ground for starters to play around with this camera and see how it goes.

 

[d5775927]

First I'll caveat this with: Does Andy make great inexpensive junction boxes? Yes, yes he does. However, I figured why not spend 4x the effort and 3d print my own!

I still need to 3d print the TPU gasket for between the top and bottom part, and a gland for the cables behind the camera. The hole at the bottom is for a standard PG-9 cable gland; I need to adjust the thickness where the gland is though as the nut doesn't fit on; oops.
If anyone is interested in the final product I can throw it up on thingiverse.
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Was it printed in a regular 3d printer or an industrial one?
It looks quite sturdy.

 

[Tygunn]

Was it printed in a regular 3d printer or an industrial one?
It looks quite sturdy.

Just a standard Prusa 3d printer. I'll make sure to update on how it holds up once it cools down enough to put it outside.