How are you mounting your batteries?

[Chris Sexton]

I have come up with two flights "packs". One are two Hyperion vx g3 4200mAh batteries wrapped together and wired for series. The second is a volts 12s split stick pack 3700mAh battery. I was worried the 3700 would be very low flight times but with my sport style I am getting 5 minutes on the voltz pack and 6 minutes with time to spare on the Hyperion packs.


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[RyanW]

I should have a removable tray prototype sometime next month. I have gone back and forth on whether to make it really nice and only have one for your machine or try to make it a little less expensive so you can have one for each set of batteries.

Guys like carbon, so it will most likely be option #1 

[vquick]

this what i did to mount my batt in mine used a piece of plexyglass were ii mount hte packs them i can slide in and strap

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[stevehof]

I use the same batteries in two or three ships so the pre-configured tray idea won't work for me. I put Velcro on the full width of each bottom frame cross member and on the front part of the tray area. I then cut a piece off a cardboard box that is the exact dimension of the bottom of the ship's battery tray and about an inch longer. I slip this cardboard 'template' all the way into the tray. Then I just slide the batteries in to where the rear battery should be for CG. Hold the forward battery and pull out the template. The batteries fall into place on the Velcro.

I strap the batteries over the top of the battery and around the bottom of the frame using the supplied Synergy battery straps. I found that easier than trying to run the batteries over or under straps that were pre-installed through the small strap slits in the CF frame.

I remove the batteries by pressing up from the bottom to loosen them from the Velcro and then just pull them out keeping the front of the battery high to avoid snagging on the Velcro. This system, for me, is nearly as fast as the removable battery tray on my Align 600 EFL Pro. This or a similar method may be common knowledge for more experienced folks, if so, forgive me if I think I've discovered gold here....

[Rcslopes]

An adaptation of the card board idea that we use on our electric helis is to make it in carbon. Cut a peice of 1.6 mm carbon plate to the width of your pack & the length of the battery tray. Round the end with a good inch to inch & a half radius. Then you can slide the battery all the way in, then slide the carbon strip out & press the packs down onto the velcro & strap them down. When it comes to taking the packs out use the rounded end of the carbon to break the velcro grip by pushing it under the pack, it works a treat. I call it a carbon toungue depresser as it reminds me of the implement the doctor used to use when I had tonsilitus as a kid