Battery Straps?

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Chester

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• Jul 28, 2012

• #1

'74MKII


What are you guys using to strap the battery in these days?
That original little angle metal piece and the little straps are long gone,(could use those little clips right now.)

Any mothers of invention?

 

1up3down

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Jan 12, 2011

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• Jul 28, 2012

• #2

big rubber bands, long velcro pieces, or zip ties

 

drones76

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• Jul 28, 2012

• #3

Black rubber bungee cords. Harbor Freight sells different lengths. They come with an 'S' hook on each end. The battery does not move.

 

Johnnymac

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• Jul 28, 2012

• #4

I use zip ties. Work great. Cheap.

 

Hobot

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• Jul 28, 2012

• #5

1+ carry a few spares just in case... use zip ties. Work great. Cheap.
Pad under to compress a bit to keep the zip force effective on vibration bumps. An anti-acid spill pad under everything ain't a bad iD for liquid cell lead battery.

 

travelerjerry

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• Jul 29, 2012

• #6

Automotive battery hold down rods with wing nuts and drilling out two holes on the crossbar (06-1667) Have to shorten the rods and do some threading. There is a hole where the original strap on the battery carrier where the bent angle of the rod can be inserted into.

 

maylar

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• Jul 29, 2012

• #7

I use the factory straps and hold down bracket. Except that I've modified the forward strap such that it won't pop out of the hole that it hooks to, and shortened the bracket to be just a bit longer than the battery. These parts are still available.