CF Battery holder

[BoukeG]

Today I've been working on a Carbon Fiber battery holder. I wanted to have more options then the current battery holder since every lipo has it's own size. So I came up with this:

I'm using a 3mm carbon fiber plate. Width is 75mm and length 230mm. I rounded the corners and made sure there are no sharp edges.


Using 8 distance holders of 10mm x M4, I made sure there is room for the humps on the side guard (where the screw go in). This also allows me to customize the dimensions of the batteryholder to get a snug fit for the lipo.

And here is a picture with the side guard installed.

I'm very happy with the end result. To do: drill holes to match the lipo size and decide on which part I'm going to use. And I still need to do the other side...

 

[krashkrieg]

Super nice work!...

 

[bigfol]

Looks awesome man, where did you find the spaces? Also where are you getting your 3mm carbon plate from? HK only supply 2.5mm, I can buy larger sheets here on line at 20 times the price, I could just make some, but prep-work takes up so much time......

 

[rookie101]

Looks fantastic!

 

[BoukeG]

Thanks all, I'll wrap up this project tonight. The spacers were found at a local store, called Fabory. The carbon 3mm from a local rc store, 55 euros I think. I think the plate was 15cm x 50cm.

 

[GTS 666]

Looks neat and professional top job.

 

[Kaz the Minotaur]

Nice. How are you going to secure the batteries to the CF plate?

My design is similiar. The only thing I don't like about mine is that it is too close to the motor mount screws.

 

[BoukeG]

I've seen yours too and I like it a lot! I don't see the problem with your plate being too close to the motor plate... can you elaborate?

 

[Kaz the Minotaur]

It is close enough to the lower motor mount bolt that it isn't convienent to un screw it. It takes a while to screw it in because I can't turn the wrench very far.

 

[BoukeG]

Ah, I see. You are using the stock motor mount? I'm using the 7075 mount, so it is a little bit different... only thing is: if I want to check my gears, I need to remove the plate first, but I don't mind...

 

[Guest]

Today I've been working on a Carbon Fiber battery holder. I wanted to have more options then the current battery holder since every lipo has it's own size. So I came up with this:

I'm using a 3mm carbon fiber plate. Width is 75mm and length 230mm. I rounded the corners and made sure there are no sharp edges.

Using 8 distance holders of 10mm x M4, I made sure there is room for the humps on the side guard (where the screw go in). This also allows me to customize the dimensions of the batteryholder to get a snug fit for the lipo.

I'm very happy with the end result. To do: drill holes to match the lipo size and decide on which part I'm going to use. And I still need to do the other side...

Very nice. That looks awesome, and I am sure it will work as good as it looks!

 

[Deluge]

Very nice, dude!