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BrianG · 10.30.2007, 10:23 PM

As far as the battery tray question, I just cut out the shape from a flat 1.5mm to 2mm thick 6061-T6 Aluminum using a dremel, nibbling tool, and files. Then, using a vice and hammer, I bend up the "tabs" to form the walls. Once the holes are drilled and the tray painted, I add some 1/8" thick craft foam as padding. Has worked great for me so far, but is a pain to make.

My Hyper8, Jato, and CRT.5 use this type of tray and you can see some pictures in the "My Brushless Conversions" link in my sig.

Here is a close-up of a work-in-progress. The bottom one is the one I made, the top one is a shoddy version I had a local shop make (yuk).

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	10.30.2007, 10:23 PM As far as the battery tray question, I just cut out the shape from a flat 1.5mm to 2mm thick 6061-T6 Aluminum using a dremel, nibbling tool, and files. Then, using a vice and hammer, I bend up the "tabs" to form the walls. Once the holes are drilled and the tray painted, I add some 1/8" thick craft foam as padding. Has worked great for me so far, but is a pain to make. My Hyper8, Jato, and CRT.5 use this type of tray and you can see some pictures in the "My Brushless Conversions" link in my sig. Here is a close-up of a work-in-progress. The bottom one is the one I made, the top one is a shoddy version I had a local shop make (yuk).