PineTime Devkit charging dock

Simple rig to hold your pinetime devkit in charging dock.


PineTime is a great hackable smartwatch.
The Devkits come with loose back cover, so the programming pins are accessible for developers. Unfortunately, this makes impossible to use the charging pad normally - the magnets in the pad hold the back cover nicely in place, but the pinetime itself gets lifted by the battery/motor pins - thus we had to put some weight on top of it during charging.

BUT NO MORE!

I designed simple n easy to print rig to help with that - just print the 2 parts, no supports needed, add M4 screw to act as a hinge and voila! Put your PineTime on the charging pad, close the lid and wait.


I think you need at least 30mm long M4 screw and a nut to assemble it properly, but I tried it with 25mm and works too - it doesn't reach the nut, but the plastic keeps it in place anyway.

Snap-fit can be a bit too tight, either open/close it 10-20 times, or put into hot water for few seconds and gently