kamkar
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Okay i have just inspected the 8 batteries and everything is as it should be, but the reason i was a little worried was as you can see in the picture below.
The plastic holding the 2 power rails either side of the batteries, on the + side and with flat top batteries it is close that the plastic tab touch the batteries.
So with this particular power bank ( brand / model unknown to me ) i would recommend that people use button top batteries.
I dont have one to test with but i even think protected button top batteries can fit in there, still more flex in the springs on the - side of the batteries.
If you get into trouble with longer batteries you could always flatten the bumps on the positive rail ( in picture ) a little with a hammer.
PS. i do find the battery retention springs in this power bank a little soft, but i think its fine, its just i am used to a little more beefy springs in flashlights that often carry a higher load.
So not a complaint just putting my findings and feelings out there, i would install a power bank like this on the inside wall of my center console and to it would stand up and the batteries face in the front/rear direction of the car, so a massive impact in either end of the car could maybe be a problem, but by then i and everyone else would have more important things to think about.
Here at the end i am engaged in thinking forward and looking for problems that might not be there,,,, its my job.
So far i like this and think it could work just fine, i am a little sad i dont have a MEG product to test the triggered parking signal, but maybe i get in on the testing of the dual remote MEG might be working on.
I hope they are and it will be a "race" version with big cooling powers that can support big bitrates from both cameras.
The plastic holding the 2 power rails either side of the batteries, on the + side and with flat top batteries it is close that the plastic tab touch the batteries.
So with this particular power bank ( brand / model unknown to me ) i would recommend that people use button top batteries.
I dont have one to test with but i even think protected button top batteries can fit in there, still more flex in the springs on the - side of the batteries.
If you get into trouble with longer batteries you could always flatten the bumps on the positive rail ( in picture ) a little with a hammer.
PS. i do find the battery retention springs in this power bank a little soft, but i think its fine, its just i am used to a little more beefy springs in flashlights that often carry a higher load.
So not a complaint just putting my findings and feelings out there, i would install a power bank like this on the inside wall of my center console and to it would stand up and the batteries face in the front/rear direction of the car, so a massive impact in either end of the car could maybe be a problem, but by then i and everyone else would have more important things to think about.
Here at the end i am engaged in thinking forward and looking for problems that might not be there,,,, its my job.
So far i like this and think it could work just fine, i am a little sad i dont have a MEG product to test the triggered parking signal, but maybe i get in on the testing of the dual remote MEG might be working on.
I hope they are and it will be a "race" version with big cooling powers that can support big bitrates from both cameras.