Redcat Blackout battery shelf

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Because I can't own something without messing with it... often even before using it... I swapped out the radio gear on my fs-gt3b and now I need to switch to a 3s 5000. So, I jumped into CAD tonight (it arrived tonight) and measured everything out, then made myself a battery shelf that will fit the larger battery under the body shell without cutting up the chassis... though I might design and cut a new chassis on my CNC from aluminum... haven't decided yet. So, my new Blackout XTE Pro gets a battery shelf. The prototype is in PLA; I'll probably do a final print in PETG later if it works out and I don't blow up my ego with the harbolax battery. I may be Groot. Oh Crapdoodles... not sure this is a good idea after driving the truck with the stock 7.4v battery... but I started this thing and I'm going to finish it... even if it finishes me. I re-engineered the shelf to actually fit the car as it exists in real life rather than my symmetrical fantasies... one hole is 12mm further out now, and it works. I added slots so the clips can fully engage on the posts. (I drilled a hole in my first print to check then printed a .5mm thick shelf layer to verify.) I also changed the geometry to add a forward stop for the battery so if you slam into a curb at 45+MPH, you don't launch a $40 battery and your truck's body or posts into a tree or house or person and set them on fire. If you're really crazy, you could add a 3s battery on top of your 2s battery and make a 5s... but you'd need a much better speed controller. Or, you could double up in parallel for super long drive times... -- but don't forget this makes your CG higher (even just the shelf) and will affect performance. It might be smarter to modify a chassis since they cost about $20 on Amazon... but nobody ever claimed I was smarter than me. Let's see how much damage I can do this time.... it was a huge parking lot... and I found the one curb in it... I should've been wearing my glasses or let my 5-year-old drive. Side note, you'll need to move or remove the wire clip from the top of the driveshaft cover/stiffener to fit a battery up there.