XR footpads into GT rails

ed_co

@lemur said in XR footpads into GT rails:

@ed_co The pictures are deceiving because the footpads are close in size.
The GT pad is stack on the Kush lo that I'm finishing up for a friend.

Is it possible to see the kush lo on top of the rails in the board itself?

Lemur

@ed_co I'll get a picture tomorrow.

HanahsDax

@ed_co @Samuraipunch Sorry guys looks like I was late to the party but Lemur has us covered and probably has more useful information to share.

ed_co

Well, knowing that the floatwheel will not be compatiblw with GT accessories, I am out of this possibility, I was having hopes about the rails, but not anymore. I am not interested on GT platform as it is very expensive to get third party rails... :(

ed_co

My only hope now is to be able to some day get a batterybox that can store 20s2p 21700 batteries, being safe enough. Which I am not sure if I have to throw the towel. Maybe I have to.

Lia

@ed_co Has anyone managed to come close to fitting 20s2p into an XR battery pack, especially 21700?
That pack would probably have to be longer than the stock pack or taller like it is in the GT.

ed_co

@lia said in XR footpads into GT rails:

@ed_co Has anyone managed to come close to fitting 20s2p into an XR battery pack, especially 21700?
That pack would probably have to be longer than the stock pack or taller like it is in the GT.

Igor Samul did it (the one who made the TORque box, well didn't made it, order someone to made, I have the .stl file BTW -maybe not the final one but almost-):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/231469878541536/permalink/577012303987290/
He was able to put a 20s2p in a printed TORque box (as I said I have one .stl almost like his final version), but taking advantage of the space where the BMS is. Even though have to be a much better way with a much better design.

Taller will fuck up the XR stance, and as I said, a gasket is not an option. It will just dismissed the purpose of the XR platform. What no one ever tried, is going crazy about the shape of the box. Always tryinng to fulfill exactly the same shape of the original. Maybe there are other ways to make it work, in the same volume but slightly different.

The other day I thought:

Maybe getting rid of the blue holes and making them differently... Being flat, it will have much more space. Maybe there are more ways to close the lid...

Maybe another kind of design more in line with the Pint-X... don't know...

I know how hard is the task. That's why I think maybe I just have to throw the towel.

Lemur

@ed_co The Kush lo is back on my Xr, but here's a wood XR rear on the GT rails over the controller.
The controller is abou t 2.5mm higher than the rails.

ed_co

@lemur thanks for the photos man
Would love to see that with the bumper around, and how the footpad fits around, if looks bad...
To overcome the 2.5mm would be pretty easy with a 2.5 gastket.. this is not a problem I guess.

Samuraipunch

Just going to say "you don't really need a gasket"... If you're willing to RTV it shut... Just goop it on the top edge, and plop the lid on. You can always go around the outside edge of the box too, and if you don't do the slide in/out method of disassembly and go for a straight pull off the rail it'll be fine. I run a small bead of silicone along the inside of my rails like this for an extra bit of sealing.

Lemur

@ed_co Doable with a wooden footpad or a stiff printed XR style footpad, but a Kush would need a stiffener underneath.

ed_co

@lemur I am fine with a thin stiff plank underneath

I just hope the proper XR battery box could be a reality one day. Wouldn't care anymore about GT platform.

ed_co

@lia said in XR footpads into GT rails:

@ed_co Has anyone managed to come close to fitting 20s2p into an XR battery pack, especially 21700?
That pack would probably have to be longer than the stock pack or taller like it is in the GT.

@Lia, I think I have an idea. Can we talk about it?