RC-Monster Forums - View Single Post - Fast battery change in pit stop... need ideas.

BrianG · 02.26.2009, 01:37 PM

Any quick-change solution will not be perfect unless it is designed around a specific battery size. Fine if you are a serious racer, but not for the casual type (like myself).

I have also been thinking of this topic though, merely for convenience, and keep coming back to an idea where the body has a cutout on the side where you can access the battery. Simply eliminating the need to remove/install body clips and the body reduces swap time considerably. Then, a couple clips holding the battery in (kinda like how the Slash/Pede trays work) releases the pack. The plug will still be Deans. I don't know if I would trust any connection solution that is integrated into the tray simply because of the abuse these vehicle endure. I think this would be more of a generic solution. Not as fast as a solution geared towards a specific pack, but certainly more versatile.

As battery technology gets better, capacity vs weight will get better as well, and the need to swap batteries will not be needed. Even if such a mechanism is created, I think it will be obsolete before the design is perfected.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	02.26.2009, 01:37 PM Any quick-change solution will not be perfect unless it is designed around a specific battery size. Fine if you are a serious racer, but not for the casual type (like myself). I have also been thinking of this topic though, merely for convenience, and keep coming back to an idea where the body has a cutout on the side where you can access the battery. Simply eliminating the need to remove/install body clips and the body reduces swap time considerably. Then, a couple clips holding the battery in (kinda like how the Slash/Pede trays work) releases the pack. The plug will still be Deans. I don't know if I would trust any connection solution that is integrated into the tray simply because of the abuse these vehicle endure. I think this would be more of a generic solution. Not as fast as a solution geared towards a specific pack, but certainly more versatile. As battery technology gets better, capacity vs weight will get better as well, and the need to swap batteries will not be needed. Even if such a mechanism is created, I think it will be obsolete before the design is perfected.