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techtalk:evo:body03a [2019/09/17 00:17]
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techtalk:evo:body03a [2019/09/17 01:25]
hippysmack [Fix the Rubbermount Battery Cover Popping Off]
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 ====== Fix the Rubbermount Battery Cover Popping Off ====== ====== Fix the Rubbermount Battery Cover Popping Off ======
 This may or may not become a problem. But if it does happen, here are some ideas to fix it. \\ This may or may not become a problem. But if it does happen, here are some ideas to fix it. \\
-While riding, if the battery cover pops open, it could be a weak or bad plastic clip that holds the cover. \\+While riding, if the battery cover pops open, it could be a weak or bad plastic clip that holds the cover. ​((Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) ​\\
 You can use Velcro or zip ties instead of the plastic clip to secure it instead and reinstall them if you have to take the cover off. \\ You can use Velcro or zip ties instead of the plastic clip to secure it instead and reinstall them if you have to take the cover off. \\
  
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 An 1/8" drill bit was used to drill several holes in a row to wallow out a slot in the clip. ((Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\ An 1/8" drill bit was used to drill several holes in a row to wallow out a slot in the clip. ((Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\
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 {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_1_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\ {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_1_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\
  
 +A piece of zip-tie about 2"​-3"​ long was then slid into the slot to hold the cover on without working it's way back out of the clip. \\
 {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_2_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_3_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_4_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\ {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_2_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_3_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_4_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\
  
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 +Install the clip, insert the zip tie and that's it. \\
 {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_5_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_6_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_7_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\ {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_5_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_6_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) {{:​techtalk:​evo:​body:​04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_7_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?​direct&​300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&​t=538118)) \\