# Devterm battery space too tight **URL:** \ **Category:** DevTerm\ **Created:** [January 2, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-battery-space-too-tight/7779 "2022-01-02T18:47:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bicyclesonthemoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/bicyclesonthemoon/32/4755_2.png) [@bicyclesonthemoon](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bicyclesonthemoon)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-battery-space-too-tight/7779/1 "2022-01-02T18:47:36Z")
Battery when inserted into devterm, does not stay inside completely: ![DSC00144](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/7/7396a5cef38f0d70b18af37318fefb30498cdfaa.jpeg) Because of this the battery cover does not want to close. If I force it, then this happens: ![DSC00145](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/e/eca9453eaab95ee4b1569324c4cfb2509a0b618f.jpeg) the top and bottom of the case don’t stick together. To avoid this and to be able to close the battery cover without problem I had to make it a bit deeper: ![DSC00146](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/7/7a7168b258feed4ef587a96a9993374f3954bcff.jpeg) With this it does close normally, finally. I’m glad that I didn’t choose the transparent version because that would not look nice. I would suggest improving the dimensions in a future revision of devterm. ---
**Author:** ![geckdeco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@geckdeco](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/geckdeco)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-battery-space-too-tight/7779/2 "2022-01-04T19:30:54Z")
I’ve got these: [Panasonic NCR18650B Flat Top 3400mAh 4.9A Battery - 18650 Battery Store](https://www.18650batterystore.com/products/panasonic-ncr18650b) And they just barely fit. Took some work to close the door. I might do the same if I end up swapping them often. ---
**Author:** ![tumalso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@tumalso](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/tumalso)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-battery-space-too-tight/7779/3 "2022-01-04T21:53:47Z")
It is possible to close the door…but if you take a closer look you will notice the gap between the front shell and the backshell as [bicyclesonthemoon](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bicyclesonthemoon) stated in his post. ---
**Author:** ![geckdeco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@geckdeco](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/geckdeco)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-battery-space-too-tight/7779/4 "2022-01-04T22:01:45Z")
I don’t have that gap, but I had a rough time getting it on the first time. Now that I know the trick it’s easier.