Finally! A simple & effective solution to "locking" your Ford NACS adapter -- 3D Print Lock

[carys98]

how do you get the key out since it has hooks at the end of it to prevent it from being removed? Do you push it in all the way through and out to the other side? I cannot pull it back out the way it went in because the hooks prevent it from pulling back out.

The two arms need to flex. If your resin print is too rigid it might not work.

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[carys98]

Got my A2Z adapter today. FYI. The primary lock on the A2Z adapter completely resides in the cavity where this locks goes. So although this 3D printed lock is a great idea, it won't work with the A2Z.

Yeah, this one is just for the Ford/Tesla adapter. A2Z has a lock on their destination adapter and I really wish they would have put the same lock on the Typhoon.

 

[molarband]

Hi Carys98, the video shows the key going in from the left side of the lock (not the right side). The key is easy to pull out if you insert the key into the right side of the lock.

The left side of the lock is where you are suppose to insert the key and that is where I am having trouble pulling it out. The key has hooks on it making it hard to remove it from the lock after it is inserted into the left side of the lock.

Any ideas how to pull the key out when you insert he key into the left side of the lock? I cannot remove the key without the help of a flathead screwdriver.

Here is the video of how the lock and key go in:

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[carys98]

Hi Carys98, the video shows the key going in from the left side of the lock (not the right side). The key is easy to pull out if you insert the key into the right side of the lock.

The left side of the lock is where you are suppose to insert the key and that is where I am having trouble pulling it out. The key has hooks on it making it hard to remove it from the lock after it is inserted into the left side of the lock.

Any ideas how to pull the key out when you insert he key into the left side of the lock? I cannot remove the key without the help of a flathead screwdriver.

Here is the video of how the lock and key go in:

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Yeah, I wasn’t paying attention when I grabbed it to make the video. I was just trying to show that the legs need to flex to get it out. Mine is only slightly harder to pull out from the correct side. I don’t think a resin printed part will flex enough and that’s the source of your problem.