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lincpimp · 08.05.2010, 06:09 PM

OK, done some more thinking about this.

What you need are connectors that are polarized, so they can only plug neg to pos to avoid incorrect wiring. You also need those connectors solidly attached to the cells. I think a piece of flat plastic that the cell is double stick taped to, then the connectors are glued/screwed to that. Then the whole thing is shrink wrapped. Each cell is made like that.

I would like to see the connectors stick out so they can just plug into each other without the need for addl jumpers. This would limit the number of connections. Not sp easy to do, as the cells have to be flipped over to get the pos and negative tabs in the correct orientation to run in series. So the cells would have to be used in order. You would have a cell with the pos on the left and neg on the right, and the next cell would be flipped. So all even cells in a pack would be wired one way, and the odds wired the other.

So maxamps method of having female connectors pointed out the sides was a way to get all of the cells wired the same way. Not the best as the tray would have to be wider or cut out at those locations.

My next idea would be a 2 piece battery case. Imagine a traveling soap dish, where the top fits snugly over the bottom and you will get the idea. If the sides were made long enough it could accommodate different numbers of cells in series. Then the chassis would not require a battery tray, just straps to hold the case to the chassis. Put some velcro on the chassis and on the bottom of the tray, and use some chassis mounted velcro cinch straps to hold it down. Cells would be completely protected, and no weight would be added over a std battery and tray setup. Plus you could make this idea a quick change by mounting female connectors to the underside of the tray, and the male connectors wired to the esc mounted to the chassis. This is all based on a 1/8 truggy/buggy layout, and would work well for racing. You could even work out some sort of latch arrangement so that getting the battery out would be even faster.

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lincpimp Check out my huge box! Offline Posts: 11,935 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Slidell, LA	08.05.2010, 06:09 PM OK, done some more thinking about this. What you need are connectors that are polarized, so they can only plug neg to pos to avoid incorrect wiring. You also need those connectors solidly attached to the cells. I think a piece of flat plastic that the cell is double stick taped to, then the connectors are glued/screwed to that. Then the whole thing is shrink wrapped. Each cell is made like that. I would like to see the connectors stick out so they can just plug into each other without the need for addl jumpers. This would limit the number of connections. Not sp easy to do, as the cells have to be flipped over to get the pos and negative tabs in the correct orientation to run in series. So the cells would have to be used in order. You would have a cell with the pos on the left and neg on the right, and the next cell would be flipped. So all even cells in a pack would be wired one way, and the odds wired the other. So maxamps method of having female connectors pointed out the sides was a way to get all of the cells wired the same way. Not the best as the tray would have to be wider or cut out at those locations. My next idea would be a 2 piece battery case. Imagine a traveling soap dish, where the top fits snugly over the bottom and you will get the idea. If the sides were made long enough it could accommodate different numbers of cells in series. Then the chassis would not require a battery tray, just straps to hold the case to the chassis. Put some velcro on the chassis and on the bottom of the tray, and use some chassis mounted velcro cinch straps to hold it down. Cells would be completely protected, and no weight would be added over a std battery and tray setup. Plus you could make this idea a quick change by mounting female connectors to the underside of the tray, and the male connectors wired to the esc mounted to the chassis. This is all based on a 1/8 truggy/buggy layout, and would work well for racing. You could even work out some sort of latch arrangement so that getting the battery out would be even faster. Alot of Savage parts for sale!!!