Losi 8ight battery tray

[RC-Monster Mike]

Lookin' good, Ben. Remember, the traxxas ERevo ESC hold-down will thread directly to the tray for easy installation of the MMM ESC. There is also 4 holes for direct mounting the RX8 ESC from the bottom. :)

Wow, ask and ye shall recieve! *starts wishing for some Revo hybrid diffs*. BB16, I'm probabaly going to pull the trigger on one of these soon either way, but can you post the inside dimensions of the tray? I'm curious what the battery area size is.

[nitrostarter]

Mike, what about the new style mount for the Losi's?

[RC-Monster Mike]

Originally Posted by nitrostarter

Mike, what about the new style mount for the Losi's?

Working on that one, too - I will updat some of the 1/8 mounts to the new style, but a slightly modified version to allow M4 or m3 screws to be used. :)

The inside dimesnions are 168mm x 55mm for the battery compartment.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

Working on that one, too - I will updat some of the 1/8 mounts to the new style, but a slightly modified version to allow M4 or m3 screws to be used. :)

The inside dimesnions are 168mm x 55mm for the battery compartment.

Battery tray is HUGE!. Mike as a possible addon. Make some sort of L bracket that fits in the battery tray with adjustable placement to accomodate smaller packs better. my 4s 4100mah pack is Swimming in the tray.

Mike how do you have the wiring exiting your packs.. mine hits the side of the trays. Might shave it down a bit.

Other points worth noting.

- Need to shave down a small bit of the servo tray, the raised motor mount changes the front driveshaft angle and it runs into the tray.. a bench grinder fixed it in about 30 seconds.

-Wire channel under the Battery tray would be nice. i ran my wires under the lip of the tray and across where the battery strap sits.. a little channel would be great and simple to impliment.

-Brass Inserts are great! Self locking, you can really crank down on them without worrying about stripping them out.

Ill report back later today after i give her a good shakedown run

[Overdriven]

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

Working on that one, too - I will updat some of the 1/8 mounts to the new style, but a slightly modified version to allow M4 or m3 screws to be used. :)

I knew I should've checked the store before I bought my 8t 2.0. I hate to be one of those impatient people constantly badgering you for a release date, so hurry so I don't have to!!! :-) Out of curiousity though, how big of a spur gear can the mount fit? Stock Losi 8t 2.0 is 50t, will I need to go to a smaller spur?

[nitrostarter]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

I knew I should've checked the store before I bought my 8t 2.0. I hate to be one of those impatient people constantly badgering you for a release date, so hurry so I don't have to!!! :-) Out of curiousity though, how big of a spur gear can the mount fit? Stock Losi 8t 2.0 is 50t, will I need to go to a smaller spur?

Well, in the e-8 conversions, the differential gets spun around 180 degrees. Anything larger that a 45T spur will need some grinding on the chassis or a slot cut for the gear to clear. This is the case unless Mike's new mount will provide a spacer/riser for the differential.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by nitrostarter

Well, in the e-8 conversions, the differential gets spun around 180 degrees. Anything larger that a 45T spur will need some grinding on the chassis or a slot cut for the gear to clear. This is the case unless Mike's new mount will provide a spacer/riser for the differential.

Not entirely true.


mikes CURRENT mount has the spacer for a 48t....

4mm compatability FTW. Thanks for the dimensions, Mike. I just found out my batteries are BOed until June *grumble.* Cant wait to try these parts out.

[RC-Monster Mike]

Unless the battery is stuffed into the tray(big battery), the wires should not pose a problem with most packs. I am not sure how your little 4100mah 4s pack that is "swimming" in the tray has a wire interference? as far as an insert for placing smaller packs - I use a thin padded foam in the bottom of my trays - provides great traction and the packs don't move during use(could place a smaller pack near the rear of the tray and it will still be there at the end of the run).

I did consider the wire trail on the under side of the tray - the problem is that it would route the wires into harms way due to the big cutout in the chassis for the flywheel. It would be easy enough to make the trail available, but I wouldn't use it myself, as the rx wire leads would end up getting damaged eventually from track debris. There should be enough room to route the wire under the tray out along the mudguard and back to the radio box with the vecro strap - this way is safer imo. :)

[brushlessboy16]

I have my packs setup with the cells laying on their sides, so the wires hit the side of box. I could turn them on edge and have the wires sticking straight up. but then the cells are on edge...

Mike, are those dimensions correct? That would make your tray larger than the stock losi one. Is that correct? Just checking.

[RC-Monster Mike]

The inside dimensions are correct - I typically make the inside dimensions as large as possible within the size envelope - you can put 5 gallons in a 10 gallon container, but 10 gallons wil never fit a 5 gallon container! I use foam padding when using packs smaller than the tray size, which has dual benefits - the foam offers great traction, so the packs stay where I put them, but I also can fine tune the weight balance with battery placement. :)

Hrm, I was hoping for something that would let me move my battery fore or aft with less open space than stock... guess I'll have to go custom. I understand the reasoning, but my batteries will float in there in all directions. At least we already know where the holes need to be :) I'll have to send you dimensions when the batteries get here, Mike. Stupid backorder until June...

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by AMorgan

Hrm, I was hoping for something that would let me move my battery fore or aft with less open space than stock... guess I'll have to go custom. I understand the reasoning, but my batteries will float in there in all directions. At least we already know where the holes need to be :) I'll have to send you dimensions when the batteries get here, Mike. Stupid backorder until June...

I used a block of Delrin plastic, cut it to be used as a spacer for my largest pack. thinking about putting velcro on he tray instead of the block