pic: 2559 Normality Zero 2016 Drive Train v1

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

I'd be weary of damaging the internals of the battery with its flat position, especially with the high shock nature of this game around the outer works. Is this an issue that was considered in the design and is there a way you're going to prevent any battery damage?

I've never heard of this being an issue before. Hundreds of teams have run batteries flat in the robot for years without issue. There are even COTS products available to assist in teams securing batteries laid flat on the chassis. What components of the battery do you suspect would be more suceptible to damage in this orientation?

In any case, the battery in this photo is clearly very well secured, with structure on all sides of it and a tight strap across the open side.