Battery holder

[mahwah1]

I have the antique controller that I would like to get working again for my grandson. The holder for the batteries has broken. I tried to glue it, plastic weld it and use a wire to hold it together but as you can tell it is still broken. My question is there an after market part that will hold the 8 AA cells? I really don’t want to invest too much money in as the car is old also.

 

[Lukedavis]

View attachment 262518 I have the antique controller that I would like to get working again for my grandson. The holder for the batteries has broken. I tried to glue it, plastic weld it and use a wire to hold it together but as you can tell it is still broken. My question is there an after market part that will hold the 8 AA cells? I really don’t want to invest too much money in as the car is old also.

Welcome to the forum! are the batteries held into the controller like a cartridge? If so, could you get a nickle metal remote battery and use that instead of the AAs? I'll take a look online here shortly.

 

[PonkyKong]

If that's vintage abs you can chemical weld it with acetone. Use just enough on a Qtip. Glue won't work. MEK works also.

 

[CertifiedMike]

I bet a small 3s stick or 2200 pack could work in there.

 

[PonkyKong]

Also if you want you can get a really premium radio and receiver combo on amazon from Meus for less than 40 dollars. Or Alibaba

 

[mahwah1]

Welcome to the forum! are the batteries held into the controller like a cartridge? If so, could you get a nickle metal remote battery and use that instead of the AAs? I'll take a look online here shortly.

Thanks for the reply - the 8 AA batteries are inserted into the ‘cartridge’ making up the 12 volts. There is a lot of force from the springs pushing on the ends of the ‘Cartridge’ that force the repairs that I have tried into failure.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Or plan B...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1877948845...FTLkKE1PflHvD2S7/TyC4dRXDs|tkp:Bk9SR6bbmc_0Zg

 

[mahwah1]

Or plan B...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/187794884592?_skw=vintage+tower+hobbies+pistol+grip+rc+radio&itmmeta=01KEJF6DPC7R8HKR58HP44GS5P&hash=item2bb97287f0:gToAAeSwQUxpLKLt&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dgTDrhZuP7JITRDD6y2SU9R+MUfGPUeqAWUo9S1NmGbmzj8vQ0cZPUCL+7JznG5nlbM61lF9Z/Kj6vBEgU4J6pGQc172x0LxhZ/riCH15ILHkF3LdDsZplLhxhGLHdXs7zTKcS1aYrLP1TFS42ITbmOjJOCiEZwk+f2cGsNRz6kqYsz9BncY3ROdYeEw2SrJ70aeCzzcckrnUnsT9lOnZ6ZRNoqQOMqGToJ9MvYL1IsB/MRfL5LCgZumerRJFTLkKE1PflHvD2S7/TyC4dRXDs|tkp:Bk9SR6bbmc_0Zg

Thanks for the reply - I took a look at the item that you pointed to on EBay and if you look close at the battery holder, it has the same problem as mine. He tried to glue it back together.

 

[9x19]

Futaba's part number is 10730, but it has been discontinued for some years now.

 

[mahwah1]

Futaba's part number is 10730, but it has been discontinued for some years now.

Thanks - looks like I am going to be out of luck

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

If you can solder, open it up and tap the 2 main leads that pack feeds. I bet you can find a lipo that fits in the handle instead of that stick.

 

[CertifiedMike]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3251255400...4v69xNL27k1nyPQgKMm/iNsLvQ==|tkp:BFBM0p7n2PRm

How about something like this?

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

Oh sure, take the easy way out...

 

[9x19]

Honestly, I'd replace it... Amazon has the Flysky GT3B for about $35

I have one of them and wouldn't go back to the old Futaba

 

[RustyUs]

Yeah, I went on a fifteen minute Futaba battery holder search and came up empty. That was rough. Even if you would find a compatible replacement... $$$. I'd open 'er up and solder some long enough leads on there for an out of the handle battery holder experience. That's just me thinking for what I'd do for adult usage and before just tossing the thing. Don't want to jerry rig something for potential "little hands" to mess up... a FlySky FS-GT2 for $15, or FS-GT3, or FS-GT5.

Get a new radio... final answer.