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Charging plate dimensions

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 2:57 am
by l3w1sb159
Hey guys,

I'm planning on making my own "spengler" charging plate for my pack, but I've struggled to find any info on the dimensions, I have the size of the face of the plate where the switches will go (4cmx10cm) but i need to know the location of the centre line for the switches as they are offset to account for the 2nd plate riveted to it. As well as the width of the flaps to be bent 90° on both plates.

If anyone knows the exact dimensions it would be a big help :)

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 8:59 am
by Darth_Egon
I bought mine from this gentleman on the forums here. It came with everything needed to make an accurate plate
viewtopic.php?t=35806

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 9:00 am
by Darth_Egon
I can measure mine if you like?

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 12:39 pm
by l3w1sb159
That would be great, I've got a small sheet of 1mm 1050 aluminium ready to use, just need the measurements :)

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 3:25 pm
by Darth_Egon
Looks like 3.5 inches long, 1.5 inches high, and .5 inches deep

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 3:57 pm
by l3w1sb159
Nice one, cheers

Hopefully it turns out right :D

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 5:44 pm
by tobycj
I think 1mm aluminium is a bit thin. I knocked one up with 1.5mm and that looked closer to the reference pics compared to a 1mm a friend did. I'd guess it was maybe 1/16" sheet they used, which is a little over 1.5mm

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 12th, 2021, 11:29 pm
by l3w1sb159
Hopefully it should do the job, as they are resin parts it wont be a lot of weight to hold compared to aluminium parts.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 13th, 2021, 1:02 am
by tobycj
It wasn't the weight, more the look of it for me. Just seemed a bit off

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 13th, 2021, 2:09 am
by l3w1sb159
Ah right, I'm not too fussed as it will be obscured by the ribbon cable mostly, more so just for some extra support.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 13th, 2021, 7:20 am
by tobycj
l3w1sb159 wrote: January 13th, 2021, 2:09 am Ah right, I'm not too fussed as it will be obscured by the ribbon cable mostly, more so just for some extra support.
Are we talking at cross purposes here? The charging plate is on the back of the mobo, at the bottom. The one that is mostly hidden by the ribbon cable is the bracket between the shell and the injector tubes, I've seen that be 3mm (~1/8") aluminium.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 13th, 2021, 8:27 am
by Darth_Egon
l3w1sb159 wrote: January 13th, 2021, 2:09 am Ah right, I'm not too fussed as it will be obscured by the ribbon cable mostly, more so just for some extra support.
Are we talking about the charging plate at the bottom of the pack or the injector tube bracket that helps hold the tubes on the left side of the pack? The measurements I gave you were for the charging plate that attaches to the bottom of the mobo.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 13th, 2021, 9:45 am
by l3w1sb159
Charging plate sorry :D
It's because I'm making the L bracket for the injectors from the same piece of aluminium.
Heads all over the place. :walterpeck:

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 13th, 2021, 10:40 am
by Darth_Egon
Lol

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 5:54 am
by EnderWeggen
You Can Eye ball this one its well hidden and most that even do add it have had to come up with the size on there own. But check out this thread viewtopic.php?t=21266

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 7:55 am
by Darth_Egon
Since I used resin parts I was afraid that if I used pop rivets to secure the tubes to the plate that they would break. I just drilled the mounting holes on the tubes and popped out the stem on the rivets and epoxied them. I’ll do another video better showing this later this weekend.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 9:42 am
by l3w1sb159
My parts are resin too.
For my L bracket I'm thinking of riveting the bracket to the shell like the screen used packs with some beefy 5mmx16mm rivets ( rivet heads on the backside of the shell) and possibly drilling and tapping into the side of the injector tubes for 2 m4 bolts so they can be removed if I ever need.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 10:19 am
by Darth_Egon
Everything on mine minus the bumper is bolted or riveted plus epoxied on lol. I’ll do a video soon showing my tube plate and makita battery pack

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 2:35 pm
by l3w1sb159
You can never be too careful :D

Fair play for going that extra mile with the battery holder. It's those extra nuggets of detail that makes every pack fascinating.

Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 3:44 pm
by l3w1sb159
I managed to knock together the charging plate and L bracket, as my work has a metal sheet folder to get bang on 90° folds.
Thanks to all you guys helping with figuring out the dimensions!

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I thought I'd put the template I made here in case it comes in handy for anyone else looking to make their own. I left the switch section blank as that is usually a custom setup.

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Re: Charging plate dimensions?

Posted: January 14th, 2021, 5:56 pm
by Darth_Egon
Awesome just plain awesome!!!!