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Organelle Backpack

A rechargeable battery and speaker attachment for the original Organelle. So now all of us that own the older version can also join in on the portable fun.

Organelle Backpack IRL

πŸ‘€ Since the photo and video was taken, I've swapped the straight DC plug for a right angled DC plug.

Organelle Backpack YouTube

Here's a brief video showing the guts of the backpack and the portable goodness.


Base

  • Width 266.8 mm (10-1/2 inches)
  • Depth 87 mm (3-7/16 inches)
  • Height 28.5 mm (1-1/8 inches)

The base is designed to be 3D printed and only adds an overall 19mm (3/4 inches) to the height of the Organelle. If you don't have access to a 3D printer (public maker space, library, work, friend) you can used a 3rd party service via Tinkercad, Thingiverse, or wherever you choose. Below are links to various 3D file formats, I used the STL file to print mine on a Markforged Mark Two printer.

⚠️ Heads up this piece is large-ish and could be quite costly (> 100ドル) to reproduce through a 3rd party printing service.

Organelle Backpack Tinkercad

Format File
GLTF organelle-backpack.glb
MTL organelle-backpack.mtl
OBJ organelle-backpack.obj
STL organelle-backpack.stl
Tinkercad Organelle Backpack

BOM

These are the parts you'll need in addition to the 3D printed backpack. I sourced parts from 3 different vendors; Mouser, Pololu, and Amazon, you might be able to source everything through a different vendor.

i️ The USB A breakout is optional, as you can see above I simply spliced an old USB cable I had lying around.

Qty. Part No. Description Price
1 3923 Adafruit Accessories Mini Oval Speaker - 8 Ohm 1 Watt 2ドル.43
1 SJ1-3533 1/8" Phone Connectors Audio Jacks 1ドル.59
1 D102J12S215PQA Rocker Switches SPST ON-OFF 2ドル.97
1 2130 Adafruit Mono 2.5W Class D Audio Amplifier - PAM8302 3ドル.95
1 B008UZARXW 5.5 x 2.5mm Right Angle DC Power 1ドル.78
1 U3V12F9 Pololu 9V Step-Up Voltage Regulator U3V12F9 3ドル.95
1 TONV BP1012 Power Bank 10000 mAh 9ドル.99
1 B07KXDPT1M 2 Pcs USB 2.0 Type A Male Breakout Board 2.54mm (optional) 5ドル.99
Sub-total (no shipping)
32ドル.65

Wiring

Organelle Backpack guts

Below is a simplified wiring guide; πŸ”΄ is positive voltage ⚫ is negative voltage/ground. You'll need some decent silicon wire (22–28 AWG) to ensure a quality build as well as a soldering iron.

Organelle Backpack wiring diagram

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A rechargeable battery and speaker attachment for the original Critter and Guitari Organelle.

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