Stand for Xiegu G90 HF Transceiver >200mm Remix

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This is a remix and blending of two projects: Stand for Xiegu G90 HF Transceiver by https://www.thingiverse.com/screw_loose/ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4337063 --and-- Customizable Fan Grill Cover by https://www.thingiverse.com/mightynozzle/ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2802474 I cannot justify spending $70 for the commercially made cooling stand for my Xiegu G90! So, I was looking for a replacement 3d printable base for this radio as I had printed and been using a different design, but it does not work for me as well now. This is due to the old fan base being cheese wedge shaped (takes up too much room in my pack/cuts into the foam inside my hard case) and the retention tabs that hold it to the radio had all broken. I like the compact, low-profile design from screw_loose but I find my radio requires cooling, especially when running digi modes and activating POTA in the summer months. Since I already had spare 60mm from building the other cooling stand, I meshed this bracket with a honeycomb fan grill, putting the two designs together. Because the legs fold up, the fan placement was critical to avoid collision with the legs when collapsed. Thankfully, the 60mm fan fit between the original legs without any modifications required to the legs file. I also chopped off the front of the bracket to a total length of 198mm so it will narrowly fit on my FlashForge Creator Pro. This is my ABS workhorse and I wanted to use this material due to the added strength and durability of surviving banging around in the field. There is another remix out there https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4874710 which said it would fit on a >200mm print bed, however the file published did not fit my printer. I added the cross brace back to the chopped off front to maintain structure of the print. To complete this build, you will likely need to locate another 60mm fan grill from the source above, and print that for the bottom of your fan. This will prevent foreign objects and fingers from entering the spinning fan blades on the bottom of the radio. Kudos and appreciation to the original designers who are obviously much more skilled at creating these models and sharing them for others. Left to complete on this project: I previously tapped off the power input to the radio (safety first: tap wires after the inline fuse and correctly connect polarity) to draw 12v for the fan. I previously had a potentiometer installed in the old cheese wedge design, but it is simply too large for this bracket. I am going to order a variable fan controller (ideally one with a thermistor that automatically cycles) that is more compact and will figure out how to attach it. Heat shrink and zip ties on the leg of this model may be the simple solution. I find controlling the fan is necessary due to the anemic speaker output on the G90. The fan simply creates too much noise for me to accurately hear when spinning at 100% RPM. Thank you and 73.

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