How should i mount my battery?

[A RC Dude]

Here are some pics. It was a 5s 5,000mah pack for my e-maxx but it had a bad cell so I got the cell removed and the pack re-wired to be a 10,000mah 7.4v batt for my rustler. Here is how it fits right now:



Now I just need to secure it down to the chasse. I'm thinking that it'd be best to take my e-maxx's old gorilla straps and run then diagonally across the battery. Would there be a better way to do it?

p.s. i know my car is messy as heck with all the wires

[BrianG]

This isn't a Rustler, but a Slash is similar to a Rustler more or less. Here's how I mount my 4s pack: http://scriptasylum.com/bl_conversions/_slash.html

[A RC Dude]

that mite work. what did you use for the straps?

[eovnu87435ds]

i had a setup quite similar to yours. it was a 3s flightmax pack stood vertically in my rustler tray. I used a strip of 1 inch wide sheet metal bent into the shape of the pack, and put on those 2 posts at the front. Now i went to lowes, spent like 7 bucks and got 10 feet of velcro. I just drilled a 1/8th inch hole in the chassis and velcro. then put a washer on the velcro side, and used a m3 nut and bolt to hold it all in, alot like Brian's. Either solution works fine. I just prefer the velcro because i always lose body clips. The velcro comes just like this -> http://www.rcplanet.com/ProductDetai...30-247&click=3
Just in a roll, with no adhesive on the other side. This way you can cut right to length. With an inch of overlap, itll never come out

[A RC Dude]

that's cool, i mite try that to make my car a little neater lol this is how i have it right now:


it's extreamly messy and has some cusion lol but i'm going to take most of the cusion out to keep the pack from bouncing.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by A RC Dude

that mite work. what did you use for the straps?

Just some velcro from Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards. This to be exact: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...340&lpage=none

It has the hooks on one side and the "fuzz" on the other. I just countersink some 3mm screws from the inside of the tray, drill a hole through the velcro, singe the hole edge with a lighter to keep from possibly fraying, and then stick that over the screw along with a washer (to spread out the clamping force) and a lock nut. Pretty simple and works well; I've used that in almost all my setups.

If that won't work, I'm sure it's nothing that a little imagination can't overcome.

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Just some velcro from Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards. This to be exact: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...340&lpage=none

It has the hooks on one side and the "fuzz" on the other. I just countersink some 3mm screws from the inside of the tray, drill a hole through the velcro, singe the hole edge with a lighter to keep from possibly fraying, and then stick that over the screw along with a washer (to spread out the clamping force) and a lock nut. Pretty simple and works well; I've used that in almost all my setups.

If that won't work, I'm sure it's nothing that a little imagination can't overcome.

yup. I got it all done monday night and this is what i made from the velcro i had from mounting my maxx's old battery.

[BrianG]

I think you'll be happy with that. Even when the velcro gets dirty or worn, it's cheap and easy to replace. Actually, in a few on my setups where I'm using Mike's trays, I'm not using the included straps in favor of this setup; I find it easier to install the batteries because I'm not fiddling with trying to get the strap end into the little plastic loop thingie (yes, that's the technical term ).

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I think you'll be happy with that. Even when the velcro gets dirty or worn, it's cheap and easy to replace. Actually, in a few on my setups where I'm using Mike's trays, I'm not using the included straps in favor of this setup; I find it easier to install the batteries because I'm not fiddling with trying to get the strap end into the little plastic loop thingie (yes, that's the technical term ).

haha thanks! and i cut all 3 of those strips (the back has 2 that the velcro hold togather so i can remove the bett easyer) from one strips of velcro out of about 100 strips i have total