Need Cheap Battery Trays

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by rawfuls

Sweet, did you not have to trim the box for that battery?

Can you take a look at the above post?

That was a 7" box, fits the 165mm Neu tight. I have some shorter but wider zippies as well, so I made the box 50mm inside so it fits both. This would be about the most universal size.

The Zips then have about 15mm space on the ends. Hard foam blocks fills in and cushions nicely. The above posts should explain things nicely, but if there are any more Q's I'll LYK.

[rawfuls]

Ahh, I think I'm getting it.

So when you shrink it down, width wise, you'll cut the sidewalls, but leave the bottom portion on.

Then you'll glue the half with the bottom portion sticking out, with the sidewalls cut short, under, or on top of the other half of the bottom portion.

Use ABS (How about PVC?) Cement, my dad has a few bottles laying around IIRC, and glue that together.

Sounds like it'd be pretty stiff.

So one half, of the box, will be higher than the other half, right?

Then you'll wanna sand it down, so it doesn't look all retarded, and voila, a box?

Hmm, very interesting...

LMK if I'm off track.

[Metallover]

PVC and abs are different materials as the products used to bond them. Pvc/abs cement chemically bonds the plastics and makes a PERMANENT bond between two pieces of plastic. It's impossible to dissasemble a spud gun,(or battery tray) because the cement makes it one single piece of plastic. PVC cement probably won't work with abs.

Good point is PVC usually recommends a primer before cement, hence those double packs of primer/cement. Primer makes the plastic ready to accept the cement. Abs doesn't use a primer that I can fnd.

[rawfuls]

Ah, gotcha, I'll see if pops has any ABS cement.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by rawfuls

Ahh, I think I'm getting it.

So when you shrink it down, width wise, you'll cut the sidewalls, but leave the bottom portion on.

Then you'll glue the half with the bottom portion sticking out, with the sidewalls cut short, under, or on top of the other half of the bottom portion.

Use ABS (How about PVC?) Cement, my dad has a few bottles laying around IIRC, and glue that together.

Sounds like it'd be pretty stiff.

So one half, of the box, will be higher than the other half, right?

Then you'll wanna sand it down, so it doesn't look all retarded, and voila, a box?

Hmm, very interesting...

LMK if I'm off track.

If you are talking about the top, then yes, once the halves are back together, one side will be higher than the other on the top. However, the boxes are quite tall, so you will chop the box down once its together so it will all even out. Lemme see if I can get some better pix.

you could get the new era aluminum ones, there like 12 bucks and they are as long as you want them to be

[rawfuls]

A New Era Aluminum box?
Sounds expensive.
And if they're $12, shouldn't they be quite small?

Couldn't find anything off google.

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Finnster: Thanks, that's exactly what I was talking about, anymore pictures you have? :]

Originally Posted by rawfuls

A New Era Aluminum box?
Sounds expensive.
And if they're $12, shouldn't they be quite small?

Couldn't find anything off google.

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Finnster: Thanks, that's exactly what I was talking about, anymore pictures you have? :]

go to new era's website and search battery box

here ya go

http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi?part_id=1952

[rawfuls]

Hmm, I would, but TVPs, will be vertical, and those look like they would either get bent, or just plain, break. I'm not sure, I think the ABS boxes are perfect for my needs, for now.

i ran one of those in my truggy for a year and didnt ever bend em, they worked pretty well, but if ya got something else why not

[rawfuls]

Yeah, alright, I'll keep those in mind!

[rawfuls]

Also, how am I going to secure the batteries.
Since the TVPs are vertical, I can't have something like the truggy style.
Maybe something to go around the box? But that'd leave the battery enough room to bounce around in the box.

Gah, maybe I can use the original standoff on all 4 sides, and have diagonal straps?
Finnster, how'd you strap yours down?

[Finnster]

Let me post some pix and answer Q's in a little bit, takes some time I don't have atm.

[rawfuls]

Just noticed, that, I got the 3", wish I would've gotten the 4"

I could cut the whole box, in half, and screw the half side (the lid) into the side, and theoretically, have two trays, from one.

Is this possible, have you tried it Finnster?
Sounds like something that would work quite well.

This would let both sides have standoffs on all four corners, and can use GMaxx straps diagonally, or is that not safe?

I guess I could do two straps on one tray..

Also, width wise, I'm not gonna cut it, I have to little space to cut, so even if I do cut it, it wouldn't be stable as I'd like it.

I'll just put some foam in, and let it have some cushion.
Oh, and I need to buy some velcro.
Grr