Serial Flexing Battery Holder

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The original design is remarkably ingenious, yet I require serial battery packs to power my fishing sounder and live well. Consequently, these battery packs reside within a sealed plastic container, necessitating no mounting holes or wire channels underneath. By eliminating both of these features, the print time was noticeably reduced. Instead of routing wiring back down each cell, I prefer to alternate the poles of adjacent cells. To prevent confusion, I also ensured that the pole orientation markings are accurate for each cell. Several true/false variables have been added to the included SCAD file flexbatterSerial.scad. FlipPoles = true; [true] - Flipping the battery markings every second cell facilitates shorter wiring for series connections between neighboring cells when battery poles are alternated every second cell. Additional holes are also created at each end to facilitate shorter wiring for series connections between adjacent cells. [false] - The original design is printed with all battery markings in the same direction. BottomWireChannels = false; [true, false] - Adding or removing bottom wiring channels I printed mine in clear PETG and found them to be flexible and strong. Additionally, adding 0.25 inches to the length measurement of each battery resulted in a better fit once wires and solder are in place, making it easier to insert and remove cells.