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Vespera Switch Guard

by nesher
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WARNING! Do NOT use glue to attach this; use double-sided tape!

The Vespera smart telescope by Vaonis is a marvel! But the "on" switch is extremely sensitive, even to light touch. Once turned on, the telescope can only be turned off via the app, or if the battery runs out. This can be very disappointing if the telescope is accidently turned on while it is being transported, as it may be "dead" when you take it out to use it.

To help avoid this, I made this switch guard. I have applied it with two-sided tape, so it can be removed without damaging the finish of the telescope. The space for the switch itself is fairly tight, so it may take a few tries to get it positioned right so that the guard itself is not pushing on the switch.

You should be able to fit a fingertip through the hole to turn the Vespera on. I made the diameter of the hole smaller, so as to get the bonus of blocking the bright blue light, without making it invisible.

Personally, I used Glow-in-the-Dark ABS, b
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 1/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
ABS
Post-processing
Gluing
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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