Steam Deck USB C Y wire holder

A USB C wire holder and SSD cover for added storage to steam deck while allowing power to charge.
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 This is a mount to add a usb ssd to the steam deck using the DECKMATE SYSTEM Steam DeckMate by Elegant | Download free STL model | Printables.com

I was going for a slim down snap together system to add more storage to my steam deck while suppling power. I laid out the wires and thought about where would be the best to put particular plugs.  I landed on having the power out the bottom and the SSD laided out in a way to tidy up the wires I had the best way I could see.

originally, I tried a slip-on design for the SSD cover, but my first attempt was a little less slide on and a little more snap on it just snaps into place with a little wiggling.  I was happy with the result so haven't altered the design since v1 other to make it a little thicker on the grating part. The SSD cover allows the deck to lay flat on tables without a problem and I took special care not to come to close to the back paddles to hinder the function

Now I have a steam deck with a 256 GB SD card and a 1 tb SSD and can charge it whenever I need power plus it is in a slim enough design that i can take it with me.  just have to have a different case solution since it is too big for the stock case with the attachment on the deck. 

 

UPDATE

 Added two new files V2 which moved the power plug up a bit and more snuggly holds the SSD on the cover which also has 2 sd card holders on each side

Parts designed around:

  1. I chose the Crucial drive for the small footprint in a 1 tb size. 
  2. USB C to USB C Female Adapter USB Splitter Y Cable,USB C Male to 3 USB-C Female Cord Converter,3 USB C Port Hub Charger Power Split Adapter 
  3. 90 deg usb c adapter
  4. 2 springs from pens for clip
  5. print Deck_Mate_Marked_02.stl from the DeckMate project

The print settings that I used:

0.20mm layer height

3 perimeters

solid layers top 6   bottom 4 

Material: PLA

20% infill gyroid

no supports

 

some small bridging in some areas isn't completely fine-tuned but came out good enough for me without supports.

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