Battery Idea

[shizzon]

but that would be to easy, and particularly like the idea of not having to connect the battery leads to the esc. Its all one step, when you latch the battery in you connect it to the esc.

Obviously this isn't something that most will have the capability to do... I was aiming mores so towards larger manufacturers who have the capability to produce these systems on a large scale. Who knows, maybe Mike or teckno will PM me for a business proposition, that would be nice lol:) there are definitely easier ways to strap a battery to the chassis, but i believe that this alternative will give an edge to those who are racing.

[Matthew_Armeni]

Originally Posted by shizzon

but that would be to easy, and particularly like the idea of not having to connect the battery leads to the esc. Its all one step, when you latch the battery in you connect it to the esc.

Obviously this isn't something that most will have the capability to do... I was aiming mores so towards larger manufacturers who have the capability to produce these systems on a large scale. Who knows, maybe Mike or tekno will PM me for a business proposition, that would be nice lol:) there are definitely easier ways to strap a battery to the chassis, but i believe that this alternative will give an edge to those who are racing.

Your design is very similar to something I was throwing around, and it would work great. But there is one problem, it requires a specific battery. Right now it's hard to make a true quick change battery/battery mount because there are so many different sizes and setups out there. If everyone were running the same batteries and connectors then maybe it could be done. Until then we need to have universal battery mounts/trays instead, and straps are the simplest and strongest solution right now.

I also would like to say that I don't think we really need a quick change mounting system. Yes, I realize some people run 20min mains but they are really in the minority. Most clubs do 15 min. 15 min can now be done on one pack and I personally don't want any race, nitro or electric, longer than that. I especially don't want to marshall any longer than that. Once enough people get on the brushless bandwagon most tracks should have a separate class. Then we won't have to worry about stop and gos, and pushing our electronics to run non-stop for 20 mins, etc. Once summer gets here, I think we may hear about more people frying their gear, pushing it too far, and potentially scaring off newcomers to the large scale brushless scene. This is just my opinion, and I didn't mean to rant on your thread.