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3D printing – Shadow Light 3D print for Mercedes Benz W/S211 (E-class)

Mercedes Benz W/S211 (E-class) and W219 (CLS) 3D printed Shadow Light

You won’t find a suitable Shadow Light (Door Light, Welcome Light) for the Mercedes Benz W/S211 (E-class) and W219 (CLS) in the whole internet or in any online store?

No idea, why that is so, but it possible to print and assemble an own Shadow Light bracket, that fits Plug and Play in the existing Soffitten bulb socket.

Following things are needed for the Shadow Light
– Ball head screws (Tamiya Ball Connector 5mm SP-592)
– Wires 0.055mm2 in different colours
– Canbus/LED Driver electronic module
– Led projector with desired logo
– V2A micro countersunk head screws (1.2 x 6mm)
– Soldering iron and some “skilled craftsmanship”

The STL files for the 3D print are available to download at Thingiverse.

Initial situation

Following Soffitten Bulb (Festoons) and cover are factory default installed, in the door bracket from a Mercedes Benz W/S211 (E-class) and W219 (CLS).

The 3D models

The assembled 3D print with Canbus electronic and LED projector

The result

Electronic module circuit board / PCB

The circuit board is based on a central PT4115 and controls the power by means of a coil. Thus, the current is not converted into heat, respectively burned. The Glass Passivated Bridge Rectifier (MB10F) is used as pole reversal protection and allows an installation of the Shadow Light also in reverse direction.

Ressources

3D plan and construction:  AutoDesk Fusion 360
3D printer: Anycubic Mega S
Filament: Form Futura TitanX ABS

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3D printing – Mercedes Benz W/S211 sport package rim in 1:18

Mercedes Benz W/S211 (E-class) sport package rim in 1:18

If you could find one of the rare original 1:18 Mercedes Benz W/S211 models, but it doesn’t have the right rims, you can download the following parts from Thingiverse.

The rim is composed of three parts for printing reasons (layer printer). If you have a SLA printer, I can upload the STL as a complete model on Thingiverse.

The STL files for the 3D print are available to download at Thingiverse.

The sport package rim in 1:18

The rim bed differs in width, as in the original, so it has a separate 3D model for each of the front and rear axles.

The 3D models

The result

Ressources

3D plan and construction:  AutoDesk Fusion 360
3D printer: Anycubic Mega S
Filament: Form Futura TitanX ABS

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VMware – Enabling SSD Option on SSD Disk or LUN with ESXCLi on VMware ESXi Host 6.x

Summary

You have a VMware ESXi 6.5 or 6.7 host without vCenter and do you have an SSD based disk or LUN that appears as “None-SSD” in the web console? The following steps explain how to adjust the Drive Type (SSD Option) using ESXCLi.

Description

To enable the SSD option on SSD based disks/LUNs that are not detected as SSD by default.

Configuration steps with ESXCLi

Get all storage devices:

esxcli storage nmp device list

Values needed from the preceding command:
– Device Name: naa.62cea7f074dddc0027486e5212048ad5
– Storage Array Type (SATP): VMW_SATP_LOCAL
Enable the SSD Option:

esxcli storage nmp satp rule add --satp VMW_SATP_LOCAL --device naa.62cea7f074dddc0027486e5212048ad5 --option "enable_ssd"
Restart the VMware host to apply the changes.

Result

The SSD Disk or LUN have now the correct SSD Option.