Well they are passive/active. But all you need is to widen the cavity channel between the pickups and control plate just enough to put the battery in sideway. I did that to a few of the Squier including the Steve Harris. There’s no need for battery box.
I love the Delano. I have 2 the SH is running with Sonsr xpure and the other one is on my sterling cutlass project running with Sonar 2.