Cover for hailong battery mount/bracket?

[mohammed]

I recently bought this battery which I am planning to mount to the rear rack, this will be an additonal battery.
I am looking to use the new battery on the weekends so will store at home, that'll mean the mount/brack will be 'naked' on the weekdays when I commute to work.
I was thinking the you can never trust British weather, there could be a downpour anytime so I am worried rain will affect the mount/bracket so looking for some sort of cover that will protect it.
Does anyone have an idea of what I could use?

 

[tomjasz]

Best to buy a high quality Black RTV and work it into all case seams. Get ACF50 of Boeshield T9 to treat all connections and buttons.

 

[mohammed]

high quality Black RTV and work it into all case seams

I just looked in to it (I'm a n00b) looks like a great idea! I might give it a go... might cock it up but I can tell myself I tried!

 

[6zfshdb]

@tomjasz suggestion above is probably all you need but here are some other ideas:

Like yours, my Dorado battery mount does not contain any electronics so I generally don't worry about rain water. The contacts on my mount are a different style than yours though, so I use a vinyl cap to protect them. It's more for physical protection rather than moisture:

You may be able to find a vinyl cap to fit your contact block. A good place to look is here:

Flat Vinyl Plastic Caps and Grips for Product Finishing and Appearance - Manufactured by MOCAP

Large selection of sizes and styles IN STOCK and ready to ship - Buy Plastic Caps and Plugs online direct from manufacturer. MOCAP manufactures flat vinyl plastic caps and grips for appearance finishing. Our FVG Series flat plastic caps and grips are durable, dip molded and can be customized...

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Samples can be ordered to avoid a quantity purchase.

Another possibility is to order a set of dummy battery contacts to insert when the battery isn't mounted. The 5 pin male or female should fit:

Hailong Battery Case Discharge Power Connector 4pins or 5pins Male or Female | eBay

Use for: Hailong 1 battery case, Hailong 1-2 battery case, Big hailong battery case and samll Hailong battery case. We will try our best to reduce the risk of the custom duties.

www.ebay.com

It won't be immersion proof but it will keep out debris and most rainwater.



When transporting the bike, particularly on treated road surfaces, I use one of these rectangular stretch silicone bowl covers:

https://www.amazon.com/14PCS-Silicone-Stretch-Lids-Rectangular/dp/B09V13QY58/ref=sr_1_29?crid=15ZMMFS824XEL&keywords=silicone%2Bbowl%2Bcovers&qid=1675434967&sprefix=silicone%2Bbowl%2Bcovers%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-29&th=1

The smaller sizes work well for covering other sensitive bike parts as well:

 

[mohammed]

@6zfshdb Thank you so much for the silicone lid idea, this is exactly the sort of this I was after! I might actually do this!