Mounting Batteries Internally

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sat May 13, 2006 9:38 pm

For my new case, I'm going to be mounting my RC car battery on the inside of the case. However, I'm questioning how to mount it on the inside. I have EXACTLY enough room for the battery, so making a separate case out of engraving plastic or something is out of the question. I was thinking about using velcro, but that would suck if it came detached. Then I was thinking hot glue, but then I realized how warm the battery gets; would the hot glue melt? Would velcro hold strong enough? Or, do you guys have any ideas/past experiences in this field that you could enlighten me on?

Thanks,
CTFan

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:52 am

radio shack has some special 3M velcro that would probably work. It's about 20 times stronger than normal velcro because instead of a hook and loop, it has a bunch of "balls on sticks" that interconnect tightly. Go look at it and you;ll see what I mean.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:33 pm

if you have exactly enough room in the case why do you need something to hold it down

XFactor · Post by **XFactor** » Fri May 19, 2006 3:51 pm

Because if you let the batteries flop around, you could damage the PCB circuit; plus, it's a N64p, not a moraca. The battery would make noise when handled because it's not sufficently anchored.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:04 pm

not if you have "just enough" room so that something is pushing against it, i just laydown hotglue in each of the corners and it works fine

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:50 pm

Nail it on.

Why not jsut pad it with some cloth to prevent wobble?

Da Shimsta · Post by **Da Shimsta** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:23 am

i also make battle bots (the robots that fight each other) We screw down 2 pieces of velcro and then velcro the batterys in.

It works perfectly

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:31 pm

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:11 pm

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Gamerdude · Post by **Gamerdude** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:42 pm

If you do have enough room for it to rattle I would reccomend making a padded case to place the battery in. It could be made out of thin plastic.

Another idea I have is to use one of those really sticky double sided foam like things to hold down your battery. I have used these countless times to hold down cold cathode and EL Wire inverters. I do not know exactly what they are called but I know 3M makes them along with other countless companies but I do not reccomend the removeable ones for a large battery. I like the "permanet" ones which can still be removed but might leave a little on the pad left on but it can be scraped off.

I hope this has helped you.

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