How to stop "battery wiggle"

[llmercll]

I've got a cheap light and the battery is a little loose. When I shake it I feel/hear the battery moving within. I'm wondering what the simplest/safest solution for this is.

Currently I just have a piece of paper wrapped around the battery and that seems to be working well, but could it endanger my battery or light somehow?

thanks!

 

[march.brown]

I've got a cheap light and the battery is a little loose. When I shake it I feel/hear the battery moving within. I'm wondering what the simplest/safest solution for this is.

Currently I just have a piece of paper wrapped around the battery and that seems to be working well, but could it endanger my battery or light somehow?

thanks!

Lots of people use that technical method of reducing the amount of battery movement in their torches ... If you have a high power torch where the battery gets warm , then don't cover the whole length of the battery with the paper wrap ... With a cheaper , less powerful torch , then there shouldn't be a problem ... You might be able to find some thin-walled plastic tube to do the same as the paper , but if you can't then don't worry ... Nobody is going to see the paper anyway.
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[DM51]

Wrapping batteries in paper is a very good solution, and it is perfectly safe. The temperature at which paper catches fire is waaaay above the danger temperature for batteries, so if the battery compartment ever got that hot you would have far more serious problems to worry about. There's insufficient air inside the battery compartment for paper to burn anyway.

 

[bmmeadors]

Electrical tape works well for me. I usually use it on 18650 sized bodies where CR123s rattle a bit.

 

[llmercll]

^that was another consideration,

thanks!!

 

[llmercll]

How about aluminium foil? That would probably aid with heat transfer as well, no? Or could it cause the light to short circuit?

thanks!

 

[Burgess]

I would certainly NOT use a conductor, like aluminum foil.

:shakehead


BTW -- i've found Post-It Notes does a splendid job in this capacity.

Easily removed, and never leaves any sticky residue.

:thumbsup:

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[Mike_TX]

I use a plastic drinking straw like you get at any fast food place. Cut it to roughly the length of the battery, then press it flat between your fingers and slip it in the barrel alongside your battery. It retains enough "springiness" to take up the space and cushion the battery, but is easily removed to take the battery out - just shake the light and out comes the battery and straw.

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