Sovereign Battery Pack

[GeorgeinSC]

It appears to me that the weakest point of the Sovereign GT is the tabs that hold the battery pack in place. Looks like a design error to my way of thinking. Even though I thought that I was being extremely careful removing the battery I managed to break off one of the tabs.

Since I had nothing to lose I took Super-Glue and glued the tab back in place. I then used super glue on both sides of both of the tabs to reinforce them.

So far after about two months of use both tabs are still in place and still working properly.

 

[deepdiger60]

I broke both tips off mine last year and yes super glue did the trick it still holding i guess super glue is much better then the plastic crap Minelab used , you can use also if it does come off again a rubber washer to hold the battery in .GL Jim

 

[Ron from Michigan]

George,thanks for the tip.HH Ron

 

[Critterhunter]

Both my battery tabs on the alkaline holder I house my 3 cell lipo battery in are now broken off. I saved them for using an epoxy fix on down the road, but found that even without them the battery holder would still click into place and stay put, and that just by pulling down and out on it it would still unsnap and come out easy. Lately though the holder won't snap in place and stay put anymore, so I've just taken to using some box tape to hold it in place.

I'm going to ditch that soon here though and just glue a velcro strap to the GT that will then loop down and around the control box to hold the battery in place. Less ghetto-looking that way. Or, I might just use velco between the battery and the control box to snug them together. Probably the best solution, since then it won't be visible to the eye or suck up mud or dirt in the field.

If anybody still has their battery tabs in place, they might want to do some preventitive maintence by applying some CA or epoxy to that weak point on the tabs before they break. Something flexible but strong would probably be the better solution though, because CA or epoxy are both not flexible. In RC plane building any stress points such as on motor mounts I'd try to use a glue with a more flexible give to it so it could withstand vibrations, where as epoxy or CA might crack over time. Certain hot glue sticks are good for this. Some are so flexible without breaking even when thin I've seen guys use it for hinges on control surfaces.