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man, i really haven't touched this one in awhile. i had to go back 20 friggin pages to find it.

alright, so i wanted to create a somewhat boxart looking battery pack for this car. ryan hooked me up awhile back with a brand new 1200 cell (thanks again ) so i could make it 7 cell. i tore down an old stick pack and reshink wrapped the cells with new yellow shrink tube. i wanted to make it like the sanyo 6 cell stick packs you could get from associated......
then add the 7th cell like the boxart car, but using the same strapping tape. so anyway, here it is. notice i even put the white foam servo tape between them too.

Wait, that pack is in my possession.....

ya. that pic was just for reference. i built the bottom one.

Nice!!!!!!!

Reggie, I still have its brother.

I'd like the recipe for that built pack! Keep mine in the bag

My recipe

I remember you winning that shrink tubing! Is there an easier source?

Not that I have found, had no clue it would be so hard to find the correct yellow shrink wrap - ebay was my only source.

try mcmaster carr.

pvc shrink tubing, I think is the shiny stuff, polyeolefin is the matte finish softer stuff.

7132K653 this part number is for 1 1/2" that shrinks down to 3/4", yellow, 10 foot spool for $28.00

al got me the yellow shrink tube i used for my pack a couple years ago at a lhs of his. there was 4 pieces, enough to do 2 packs. i still plan on doing one for my halsey car. but i need to come up with some cyrstal clear stuff for the battery i'm building for my lett replica.

Scr8p, looks good!

Clear wrap listed on epay- search "trinity battery."

knucklebuster wrote:Scr8p, looks good!

Clear wrap listed on epay- search "trinity battery."

those are for 6-7 cell packs to shrink at one shot. i need 1" stuff that can do 3 inline cells.

Very nice build...Do you do your own anodizing ???? I eventually want to get my early chassis redone....

nah, i send all of my stuff out to be done.