Fanz Kits Battery pack mounting?

[SR_matt]

So I picked up one of the Fanz Kits DIY kits they have and have yet to figure out a decent mounting option for the battery pack. Realistically it can only go on the back of the mask strap but I am a bit at a loss as to how to attach it there well. Has anyone come up with a more elegant solution than just stuffing it into the strap? I was thinking about finding a little pouch but most I am coming up with seem bulky. The other ideas ive had involve velcro and stuff like that but that feels like it's not going to be secure enough.

[pghp8ntballer]

When I bought one of the kits years ago, it came with a large Velcro piece that you could use to secure the box to the strap. The piece they provided was something like 1.5” wide by maybe 4” long so there was a lot of surface area. I never had an issue with it.

[SR_matt]

I was think about basically that but was thinking about making it. Then from reading this just realize I may be able to find a jumbo Velcro cable tie that would do that.

[loveaboveall]

How about zip ties?

[SR_matt]

Maybe. Not sure if that would work well but I may play with that. I had been thinking about something that was easier to take on and of but they are cheap and easy to cut so that may work

[Toestr]

I'd say Velcro is the way to go. Maybe you could get a small tackle box or something and drill a hole for the wire (and switch?) if you're worried about the pack taking a hit. There's also battery boxes/counterweight pouches for using helmets with NODs which you could maybe somehow adapt?

There also used to be a homemade mask fan kit on eBay from somewhere in Europe that had an on/off switch and disconnect from the battery pack part way down the wire.

[SR_matt]

The kit has a battery box for a 9v with a switch, problem is it’s just a box with no holes or clips or anything. I think I am going to try and see if I can get a wide kind of cable tie of some kind and glue or rivet (I laugh at my self saying that as I don’t have the tools for pop rivets and would totally justify purchasing them just for this lol) it so it can’t slip out.

Of course I am already making the kit more complex by adding barrel connectors to disconnect it and pulled out some wire loom I had to make it look nicer (which of course is bigger than I want but I’m not spending 20+ bucks after shipping on thinner stuff for all of 8 inches of the loom I want haha).

[SR_matt]

Ok so yall got my brain working enough to try and go with some Velcro strips that are the double sided kind, going to put a piece of adhesive backed Velcro onto the pack it self and then use the 2” wide strips to wrap around like a cable tie, which will hook onto the pack so it can’t slide out.

if I feel like procrastinating chores this weekend I may get it all together (have to solder up the connectors, heat shrink, and loom it still, plus figure out the Velcro set up with what I just ordered).