RC-Monster Battery Tray

[FG101C]

Hi guys, this may be a stupid question to some. I just got my RC-Monster battery tray. It comes with four small black screws, four larger but short stainless screws and a piece of plastic sheet which I understand is to space for the mudguard. Now I have'nt really sat down and looked at this but I'm not seeing how it mounts to the chassis. I take it some drilling is involved, but the screws seem too short to mount this securly enough to hold a 4s LiPo in place. Also not sure what screws do what. This is going in a Losi 8-T.

Thanks for any help or advice on this.

[Arct1k]

You drill from the bottom some undersized holes and screw in from the bottom to the plate.

Then do the same with countersunk holes from the top through the tray into the plate...

For me, i've drill/tap hole in the chassis, and countersink the hole in the bat tray, and screw it directly in the chassis.

[BrianG]

I didn't use Mike's setup, but a while back I came up with a similar idea. Hopefully the pic below helps. The details (like screw placement) may vary but you get the idea...

[Serum]

Mike's spacer is less thick; it would be easiest to drill a 2.5mm hole through the tray, spacer and chassis, and put a countersunk M3 screw through. just tap the chassis with M3.

[BrianG]

Yeah, my pic is not to scale...

Originally Posted by Serum

Mike's spacer is less thick; it would be easiest to drill a 2.5mm hole through the tray, spacer and chassis, and put a countersunk M3 screw through. just tap the chassis with M3.

That's exactly what i did on my MBX5T

[FG101C]

Ok, thanks for the tips. I will get working on it this weekend.