best way to temp mount battery

[BlacksmithEJ]

Gaffers tape, lots and lots of gaffers tape

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Anupam Goli

Large zipties, one of the AndyMark battery mounting kits, or a tie-down kit will work for temporary mounting purposes.

But make sure temporary doesn't turn into permanent. Like Chris said, start designing a permanent solution to take use of existing robot geometry. You don't want to go out on the field and have your season ruined by a loose battery

Why wouldn't you trust the AM battery mount kit as a permanent solution?

[hardcopi]

We ordered ours without Death...

How much you have to do to secure it depends on the frame you are using. Also what do you mean by a "few runs". If you are running around on the flat floor, some zip ties would probably be fine (we have some really thick ones), but if you are going over/through obstacles you might need more. Also, do you have anything really solid to attach to, etc.

[Sperkowsky]

If you have a kit chassis you have scrap pieces from it. Those scrap pieces happen to fit perfectly on a battery. So, cut 1 of them in half and bolt it to your frame. Get a Velcro strap and bam Permanent Battery holder in 5 minutes.

I do not see a point to a temporary battery holder.

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by BlacksmithEJ

Gaffers tape, lots and lots of gaffers tape

That is a very expensive battery mount.

[Chak]

Originally Posted by matthewdenny

Remember that the battery is a 8lb box of acid, death and lead. When in doubt mount it more solidly then you think you need.

More like 14lbs. So, it's even worse than you thought!

[PowerfulKitty]

We've just been running with it held down by a small aluminum base and an old leather belt.