Battery box body pin mod

[Motakitty]

So I know I can't be the only one that hates the screws for the battery box so I came up with this. I drilled the holes to accept body posts so I can open and shut the lid with body pins. Should be much easier.

 

[krashkrieg]

Cool idea!....I ditched the stock screws a long time ago and use thumb screws intead...

 

[Motakitty]

I thought of a bunch of things but I like the posts, clean and easy

 

[Guest]

Looks good.

I just never open mine up. LOL

 

[Motakitty]

I'm running lipo so I need to unplug the battery after each run

 

[JLW429]

Why would you need to unplug every time?

 

[Motakitty]

If you leave lipos plugged in they will loose voltage and you could ruin the battery

 

[Deluge]

Great idea!

 

[Guest]

If you leave lipos plugged in they will loose voltage and you could ruin the battery

The power switch in the off position is the same as unplugging it.

 

[Motakitty]

I just like having it unplugged, piece of mind. Plus it's a really easy mod

 

[rampagemt]

I really like that.that's a sweet idea. What did you use for the posts where the body clips attach

 

[Motakitty]

I really like that.that's a sweet idea. What did you use for the posts where the body clips attach

Thanks, I just used some body posts I had in my parts bag. I drilled the screw holes bigger to accept the posts and I'm going to secure them with a screw going though the case and post or you could just glue them in but I'm gonna put screw through the round case part that they go into. I hope that makes sense. I might even add a small piece of felt around the posts that come out of the lid to put pressure on the lid to keep it closed tightly but I don't think thats needed.

 

[Motakitty]

I'll post more pics when I get home

 

[rampagemt]

Thanks a lot dude

 

[Motakitty]

 

[rampagemt]

Very sweet mod. What posts are those the ones from the redcats?

 

[Dreggsta]

Those look like the xt posts.

 

[Motakitty]

Theyre from a hpi cup racer

 

[rampagemt]

Alright looks way better then how I was gonna do it lol

 

[Guest]

That does look cool.