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HI!... As many of you know, I like to make my shelf queens look like they are 1 second from running. So after seeing J/R's dummy battery post I decided to do the same thing. I didn't go as far as to drill the aluminum stock and put screws. I just made the dummy batteries a tad longer to compensate. I figure no one's going to see the tips anyway. So I started out with 1/2 inch (13MM) round aluminum bar. I want to put some clear shrink tubing over the decals later so I went 1mm small than J/R did. J/R was nice enough to make me some fake battery decals. They turned out great. Thanks again J/R!!!!! This is what I got done so far. Still waiting for the clear shrink tubing to show up. I'm going to be building a ton of dummy 7.2 volt packs too. I got almost everything to do those as well.

Those dummies are looking real good

larbut wrote:

Those dummies are looking real good

+1

This is what I've worked up for your fake NiCads; black on clear, 98mm wide by 32mm high

HI!... Looks great J/R! I started working on the dummy 7.2 packs yesterday. Got almost everything to finish them but those dam plastic pack end caps!!!!!!!!!!!!

HI!... Well I got working on the "Dummy" Ni-Cad battery packs this weekend. I started off with some 1/2 PVC electrical conduit. Cut it into the proper lengths. Then I slotted the lengths in two spots to simulate the 3 battery cells on each side of the pack. I now have the shrink tubing and pig tails. Just need the end caps and I can start building the packs.

I also got a whole bunch of "Dummy" AA batteries done as well.

I like the slots in the stick packs - that's really going the extra mile

HI!... Well the battery decals J/R made showed up and so did my Tamiya battery plugs. Just waiting on the end caps to get here now so I can start building these things.

HI!... Well got some work done on the dummy 7.2 volt packs. I had one set of battery end caps, so I decided to built a prototype. Came out well. I think I should Of bought the next size smaller shrink tubing. Seems it tries to wrinkle up right before it gets tight.

I really like the work you have put down to make these batteries!
I got a tip that this must be worthy an Award, and sure it is

You have hereby received the "Builder Award in Bronze" for your efforts and for the sharing here in the forums

Keep those good ideas coming

-Lars