Neato XV series battery pack

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This print assists you in creating battery packs for Neato XV series robot vacuum with AA rechargeable batteries, no soldering necessary. Each XV robot vacuum uses two battery packs so you will need to print two copies for one machine. In addition to the print, what you'll need are 12 rechargeable AA batteries (six for each pack), wiring or solder tabs for connecting batteries within the pack, 5mm wide solder tabs sold on eBay recommended. Connectors and temperature sensors for connecting the robot vacuum; it's best to salvage connectors and sensors from old original battery packs. A couple of rubber bands are needed to hold everything together. The original battery pack also has a couple of fuses wired between battery cells, but my test shows that they're not necessary. The packs I made with 2450mah IKEA LADDA batteries last my XV-21 easily over one hour of running time. For comparison, the original 3500mah battery packs last about forty minutes when they were new. Print Settings Printer Brand: RepRap Printer: Prusa i3 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 20% Notes: Cura tends to break the thin wall at one end of the bottom piece, maybe due to its 0.4mm thickness, but Slic3r works just fine. This is an evolution from my other battery pack design http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1739566