Makita to XT60 Adapter (18V)

This is an adapter that allows you to connect an XT60 plug to a Makita battery, for example to power a small soldering iron. It can also be very useful in model building when a mobile power source is needed.
To build this adapter, you will also need two short pieces of a utility (cutter) blade (to serve as electrical contacts) and a panel-mount XT60 socket.

Assembly Instructions:

• Print the adapter housing and the small cover.
• Cut a utility blade into two pieces, each 32 mm long. The best way is with an angle grinder and a thin cutting disc. The blade must be 9 mm wide!

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• Make sure the two blade pieces fit into the adapter housing. The cutting edge must rest in the groove of the housing so that you cannot cut yourself on it.
• Solder two short wires (40 mm) to the correct sides of the blade pieces.

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• Insert the XT60 socket into the opening of the adapter housing.
• Insert the contacts into the housing and use a soldering iron to melt the plastic slightly around the groove where the contact sits. Once the plastic has cooled, the contact should be reasonably fixed in place.

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• Solder the two wires from the contacts to the terminals of the XT60 socket.
• Before first use, check the polarity!
• Finally, glue the small cover onto the opening of the adapter housing with a little super glue... done!

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