Scout X4 Battery mod

I thought I'd share a very easy battery pack / case mod I did for the Scout X4.

This mod gives you direct access to the battery without the hassle associated with trying to open the case. Which, if you ever tried getting the front cover off the case you know what a chore that can be.

Onto to the mod...

It's pretty much self explanatory via the pics.

What you're going to do is simply take a sharp razor knife and cut the top portion of the back side of the battery cage off.

It'll look like so...



There's a natural line right where the charge terminals plug in. It's very easy to cut if your knife is sharp. DO NOT put a ton of pressure on the knife. Or insert it too deep. You only want to cut the case, NOT the wires or battery inside the case.

Once cut, you can simply pull the top part of the cage off by squeezing along the center line. There's little clips that hold it together.

Once open, you can pull the battery to charge it without going through the circuit boards and possibly frying the on/off switch.

Or replace the battery with another brand if it goes bad. Or deflate it if it's puffy. (that last one is your call)

Any way...
Here's the battery installed...



And what's cool.
The cover will snap back on because of the little clips on each side.



Use some Scotch tape to secure it so it doesn't come apart inside the Scout. Or just run it without the top and use a strap over the top to hold the battery in place. I haven't tried that method but plan on it.

Something else I did at this point was to print out the positive / negative symbols on a Dymo label printer as you see below.



This way if I opt to use that terminal. And tossed the top back section or have it off or whatever... The polarity is right there and clearly visible.

And some may have noticed the front concert is off this particular battery cage. It's off for painting.

Here's one with the front cover on that the mod was done to.



Hope you guys find this helpful..

Cheers...