Materials
How we check that a holder really fits
"Compatible with" is an easy claim to make. What we mean by it: the device is here on our table and the holder has been fitted to it, not to a drawing.
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On a lot of online shops, a holder comes with a list of devices it's supposedly "compatible" with. Sometimes that's true; sometimes it means someone copied the dimensions from a datasheet. You only find out which once the parcel arrives.
A datasheet is a starting point, not an answer
Published dimensions are almost always the outside dimensions of the device, rounded to whole millimetres. What they leave out is exactly what matters for a holder: how far a rubber foot sticks out, where the ventilation slots are, how thick the rim around a port is, and whether the housing narrows slightly towards the back. Those details decide whether something grips or wobbles.
What we do instead
- The device goes on the table. We measure the dimensions that matter for the holder with callipers, not a tape measure.
- We make a test piece. Often not the whole holder, just the part that has to fit. That saves hours of waiting per attempt.
- Fit, adjust, repeat. Usually three to five rounds. The first one is always too tight or too loose.
- Only then the full holder, with the cables in it and the weight on it.
Why there's some play in it
A holder that wraps around a device to the exact millimetre doesn't fit. Plastic shrinks a fraction as it cools, and two units of the same device differ slightly from each other too. So we build in a little clearance, and where we can, we make one face slightly springy, so the device is held by gentle pressure rather than just fitting exactly.
When a manufacturer changes something
It happens: a new revision of the same device, with a foot in a different place. That's why the product page states as precisely as possible which model and which version it's for. Not sure whether yours is the same? Send us a photo of the underside — that's usually where the rating label is, and with that we'll know for certain.
And if it still doesn't fit
Then we want to know, with a photo. If it's down to us, we'll make it again. If it's a device we didn't have yet, it's usually a matter of measuring and adjusting — and then there's one more variant in the shop.