VESA Mount for the Rigol MSO5000 series Oscilloscope (Sharing my design)

[ken830]

I'm not 100% sure this is the right forum section to share this in, so forgive me if I got it wrong and let me know where to post this.

I want to share my design of a VESA mount for the Rigol MSO5000.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/59238#profileId-61286
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6301948
https://www.printables.com/model/650617-rigol-mso5000-series-oscilloscope-vesa-mount

I worked really hard on this and after countless prototypes, I'm very happy with the end-result. The mount is low-profile, tool-less, and very sturdy. Should be easy to print with no supports required (only 45-degree overhangs). I've had no problems with it at all in the 2 months I've had it set-up. I hope some of you find it useful.

[ken830]

Seem to be having some trouble with attachments. Let me try in this post.

[beatman]

what about cooling?

[ken830]

There is about a 7mm (1/4 inch) gap between the mount and the back of the case and open on the sides and top. The right-side (left-side if viewing from the rear) is where the fan is, and that side has more of the vents completely un-obstructed. I haven't noticed the scope getting any warmer than when it was sitting on my desk. I was planning on iteratively cutting out holes/shapes in the design for ventilation while testing for strength, but this seems to work fine so I didn't feel like making more iterations and creating more filament waste.

[ken830]

Just wanted to update this. The scope has been sitting on this mount for just over a year now and still holding up fine. PETG hasn't shown any signs of creeping.

[Per Westermark]

Very nice.

I have had the scope on a VESA-mounted laptop tray. But laptop trays normally always tilt a bit forward intending to make it easier to access the keyboard. And with the weight quite high, the tray always wans to tilt even more forward. I locked how far forward the scope could move and then tied the handle to the back of the tray to avoid it falling forward.

I have many times looked for how to fit the scope directly to a VESA plate without involving any tray. Seems I may need to spin up the 3D printer and test your solution.

Interestingly, Rigol have released some newer instruments that has VESA holes at the back so I have to assume quite a number of sad customers have asked about a more practical way to handle oscilloscopes and signal generators that you might want to move a round a bit.

[ken830]

Thanks. I say go for it. Mine is still solid for over a year now.

Some tips for printing: It's a fairly tall print with a small footprint so your bed adhesion will have to be really good (might need a large brim), but there are no overhangs beyond the standard 45 degrees so it's not difficult to print. If you don't have a Bambu printer to use my included print profile, make sure to use a slicer modifier to reinforce the area around the screw holes and to print the locking tabs with the proper number of wall loops or top/bottom concentric layers to ensure it's 100% solid with continuous extrusion lines that run the entire length of the tabs as I've shown in the screenshots.