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R1 Remote controller handlebar mount by Dreide1
by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago
This a a solution for attaching the R1 Bluetooth remote controller to a handlebar of 22mm outer diameter. I use it for controlling the navigation software on my smartphone. The handle bar mount is only 12mm wide and the distance between the handlebar (surface) and the bottom of the device is about 11mm. In the original, the bottom and top part are held together by a clip mechanism. Although this mechanism is also used with the "R1 Body lower part", the printed clips are not that strong, which is why a M3 screw has been added to hold everything together safely, including the "R1 Mount adapter" with the slide/lock for attaching the device to the "R1 Handlebar mount". The nut for this screw is placed in a pocket that is formed by the "R1 nut holder" which has to be glued onto the original carrier for the PCBs and the rechargeable battery. Even though this screw also attaches the "R1 Mount adapter" to the bottom of the "R1 Body lower part", possibly even at an angle (as shown on the pictures), the mount adapter is meant to be glued to the bottom once the most ergonomic angle has been found - it is just much more sturdy that way.
Parts
R1 Remote controller (e.g. Amazon-search for R1)
M3 screw with countersunk head, 9mm<=L<=13.5mm (without head) = 11mm<=L<=15.5mm (with head).
M3 screw with barrel head + washer (optional) , L>=16mm.
M3 square nut
M3 hex nut
2 small pieces of 1.75mm Filament or similar (see Instructions below)
Printing
All parts have been printed in PLA with 0.15mm layer height, except for the "R1 Push button" and the top layers of the "R1 Body lower part", which were printed with 0.1mm. Support, where necessary, was mostly designed as (optional) part of the model, except for the support of the main part which was left to the slicer.
The main part ("R1 body lower part") is a bit delicate to print because of the curved top edge with the tiny clips that connect to the upper body part of the original housing. PLA is possibly the wrong material for that, PETG or PETT might work better here.
Instructions
Open the R1 Remote, starting at the front. The model of the main part shows where the clips are located, but it is still quite tricky to get it opened.
For drilling an extra hole into the inner carrier that holds the PCBs and battery, it is safer to disassemble the whole thing. However, the only purpose of this hole is to allow a higher tolerance (+4.5mm) for the length of the M3 screw which will hold everything together. So if the length of this screw fits exactly, steps 3-7 can be skipped.
Lift up the battery and remove the 3 tiny screws underneath.
Take a close look of how the on/off switch is put together and then take everything out, but be very careful to not damage the on/off switch and the wires of the battery and lower push button.
Unclip the PCBs from the carrier.
Drill a 3.5mm hole into the carrier where the nut will be placed. Make it a bit of a long hole just like the one in the printed "nut holder" (either with the drill or better with a round file).
Put everything back together like it was before step 3.
Secure the square M3 nut in the "R1 Nut holder" with a short M3 screw and glue the nut holder to the carrier between the battery and the vertical PCB holder - as shown in the picture. The idea is that the nut itself is NOT glued but can move a bit back and forth in the pocket!
Insert the "R1 Push button" from the outside into the main part and secure it with a piece of 1.75mm filament or something similar. If the filament is a press fit, even better. Otherwise, glue it into the button, but don't glue the button or the piece of filament to the main part.
Clip the main parts together and screw on the "R1 Mount adapter".
For the hinge of the "R1 Handlebar mount", another piece of 1.75mm filament or alike will do. Even if it is not a press fit, it will be held in place latest when the mount is firmly attached to the handlebar.
After an ergonomically good angle for the mount adapter has been found, the mount adapter should be glued to the bottom of the device (without glueing in the screw tough).
Parts
R1 Remote controller (e.g. Amazon-search for R1)
M3 screw with countersunk head, 9mm<=L<=13.5mm (without head) = 11mm<=L<=15.5mm (with head).
M3 screw with barrel head + washer (optional) , L>=16mm.
M3 square nut
M3 hex nut
2 small pieces of 1.75mm Filament or similar (see Instructions below)
Printing
All parts have been printed in PLA with 0.15mm layer height, except for the "R1 Push button" and the top layers of the "R1 Body lower part", which were printed with 0.1mm. Support, where necessary, was mostly designed as (optional) part of the model, except for the support of the main part which was left to the slicer.
The main part ("R1 body lower part") is a bit delicate to print because of the curved top edge with the tiny clips that connect to the upper body part of the original housing. PLA is possibly the wrong material for that, PETG or PETT might work better here.
Instructions
Open the R1 Remote, starting at the front. The model of the main part shows where the clips are located, but it is still quite tricky to get it opened.
For drilling an extra hole into the inner carrier that holds the PCBs and battery, it is safer to disassemble the whole thing. However, the only purpose of this hole is to allow a higher tolerance (+4.5mm) for the length of the M3 screw which will hold everything together. So if the length of this screw fits exactly, steps 3-7 can be skipped.
Lift up the battery and remove the 3 tiny screws underneath.
Take a close look of how the on/off switch is put together and then take everything out, but be very careful to not damage the on/off switch and the wires of the battery and lower push button.
Unclip the PCBs from the carrier.
Drill a 3.5mm hole into the carrier where the nut will be placed. Make it a bit of a long hole just like the one in the printed "nut holder" (either with the drill or better with a round file).
Put everything back together like it was before step 3.
Secure the square M3 nut in the "R1 Nut holder" with a short M3 screw and glue the nut holder to the carrier between the battery and the vertical PCB holder - as shown in the picture. The idea is that the nut itself is NOT glued but can move a bit back and forth in the pocket!
Insert the "R1 Push button" from the outside into the main part and secure it with a piece of 1.75mm filament or something similar. If the filament is a press fit, even better. Otherwise, glue it into the button, but don't glue the button or the piece of filament to the main part.
Clip the main parts together and screw on the "R1 Mount adapter".
For the hinge of the "R1 Handlebar mount", another piece of 1.75mm filament or alike will do. Even if it is not a press fit, it will be held in place latest when the mount is firmly attached to the handlebar.
After an ergonomically good angle for the mount adapter has been found, the mount adapter should be glued to the bottom of the device (without glueing in the screw tough).