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12-11-2018, 07:56 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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| BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
Sweet... this is just what I needed this holiday season, another reason to make the jump to a TRX-4 Defender... It's their first injection-molded part (nylon) and will fit 158mm long by 53mm wide LiPo packs with the included XL rear chassis brace! I know the Defender is tippy as is, but I have a brand-new 6000mAh 55C 4S pack that I bought by accident at a great price for another vehicle that it didn't end up fitting. Damn, now I need another Holmes Revolver 1800kv motor and Mamba X combo as well. Thing is gonna crawl for days... https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/bow-btx-0060j.htm |
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12-11-2018, 09:50 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: US
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
I am now VERY glad I waited to get a new tray! Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk |
12-15-2018, 02:44 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
That looks much cleaner than the original I have. :-)
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12-21-2018, 12:07 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
Thanks for sharing this. We’re very excited to be able to offer this as our first injection molded part, and we’re very happy with how they came out. “thumbsup”
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12-21-2018, 12:10 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: US
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
Mine will hopefully be here in the morning, will post up (if I remember) once it's in my Bronco. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk |
12-22-2018, 11:51 AM | #6 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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Yeah thats exciting! I'm curious to hear if there are any big differences going from 3D printing to injection molded plastic? I'm guessing parts might not need to be as thick? | |
12-26-2018, 06:54 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
I just scored mine and got it installed.
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12-27-2018, 03:06 AM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bellaire, MI
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
I like it so far in mine. Just wish it would have came with the battery strap too but that’s just nitpicking. I didn’t think about it and had to try & find one after it arrived.
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12-27-2018, 05:26 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
Does anyone know why/when you would use that extra support piece it ships with? Mine installed perfectly without using it.
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12-27-2018, 06:36 AM | #10 |
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12-27-2018, 06:49 AM | #11 |
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
How much does this tray actually drop the battery?
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12-27-2018, 06:52 AM | #12 |
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12-27-2018, 06:59 AM | #13 |
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP That comes from Big Squid and in all honestly they have no idea what they are doing so I take everything they say with a grain of salt. They are like "The Onion" of the RC world. I mean look at the yellow lines they drew. They seem to have arbitrarily thrown the lines onto the images. WTH are they referencing with the lines? Take the Bowhouse image for example. The yellow line starts above the battery tray and then ends up partway through the battery at the back end. But that image does show how the tray has been moved down so thank you. It also seems to move the weight rearward and that's not necessarily a good thing either. It's a compromise which seems to always be the case on these crawlers with limited space. I might be in for one to try it. |
12-27-2018, 07:02 AM | #14 | |
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12-27-2018, 08:18 AM | #15 |
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
So I forgot to put a battery in before taking the stock tray out. It does shift the battery back about an inch, and the battery gets pitched at an angle. The injection molded one comes with the replacement chassis brace, so that you can still run a full size battery. I think I'll like it, as it makes running thick batteries easier, due to using a Velcro strap instead of the normal hold down. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk |
12-27-2018, 09:00 AM | #16 |
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
I just ordered on, hope they make a difference, lol
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12-27-2018, 09:25 AM | #17 | |
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Ugh! The stock strap is the best part. Easiest to use battery hold down ever. Had I known that I probably wouldn't have ordered one. I have one on the way, but it might be for sale... | |
12-27-2018, 10:19 AM | #18 | |
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12-27-2018, 10:27 AM | #19 |
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12-27-2018, 05:01 PM | #20 |
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| Re: BowHouse Injection Molded Low CG Battery Tray at RPP
I 3d printed something similar in my truck. Had to beef up some supports since it’s only pla but it does the job. I’m glad to see a molded version now though as if my printed one breaks I’d get the molded one in a heartbeat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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