What is the best glue for bulding battery packs?

[Luminous]

Does anybody knows what is the best glue for batteries when building side by side battery pack?

 

[mdocod]

I saw some videos online once of a guy using GOOP... Seems like decent glue to me

Eric

 

[Fallingwater]

I use liberal amounts of melt glue. Note that if the pack is meant to get significantly warm (hard driven NiMH, say) melt glue should not be used, as it will soften and the pack might get deformed.

 

[mikevelarde]

I once disassembled a pack from a professional batterypack builder, they use 3M doubleside adhesive tape to hold all the cell in place before placing tabs on the cell. after all the tabs is electrowelded in place. the builders uses some shrinkwrap on the outside of the batterypack to finish the job.

just my 0.02

mikevelarde:thumbsup:

 

[odessit]

I used Goop too to assemble battery packs.
Single layer held OK, but I've put 2 layers just in case. (it was on about 50 battery packs for industrial application). Heck, I even used it to attach LED stars to reflectors for my 1st and second flashlight mods
Goop is amazing stuff. It sticks to almost everything, it is strong, flexible and with some effort - even removable. Our hardware guy saved our company lots of money by repairing stuff with Goop.
BTW, we found that "Plubmer's Goop" is exactly the same thing as "non specialized" Goop.

 

[unclearty]

I've built battery packs for many years for RC use...and that's pretty brutal use....GOOP IS the product of choice.

 

[VidPro]

Shrink Wrap can be purchaced in small quantites , its not so easy to find locally, but at least you can get some somewhere.
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=306

 

[qwertyydude]

All goop is pretty much the same except for how much solvent they use, from my experience buying several types. Automotive goop is thinner almost liquid, regular goop is in between, Plumbers is a little thicker, and Craft is the thickest it's practically half dried coming out of the tube.

 

[kramer5150]

Goop or shoe goo for my RC side by side packs. I use some light sand paper and scuff the sides of the cells to help improve adhesion.

 

[Daravon]

BTW, we found that "Plubmer's Goop" is exactly the same thing as "non specialized" Goop.

All goop is pretty much the same except for how much solvent they use, from my experience buying several types. Automotive goop is thinner almost liquid, regular goop is in between, Plumbers is a little thicker, and Craft is the thickest it's practically half dried coming out of the tube.

Interesting. I personally felt that all varieties of Goop including automotive, plumbers, and shoo goo were the same exact thing only in different sections of the store, but I never thought that maybe they were different thicknesses. I'll try to get automotive from now on since it tends to thicken after opening anyway. But I recommend goop, it's a great adhesive.

 

[LuxLuthor]

While I agree that Goop kicks *** for its glue power, personally I find the smell to be profoundly noxious...even days after it dried, and messier to use. Eventually about 5-6 days later, I can be around its reduced irritating smell.

I strongly prefer using the quick grip craft glues. Favorite is called "Quick Grip" (Beacon Adhesives) sold at Walmart in crafts section. Next best is "Quick Hold" (Eclectic Products) sold at many online or crafts shops.

Both enable a strong secure bond with smooth battery cans or labels using a very thin quantity in 1-2 minutes, so very brief vapors, and not as noxious. Full strength overnight. Other trick is using support rods & shrink. I've made hundreds of packs, and this is way better than using goop, gorilla glue, duco & other contact cements, epoxy, etc. I tried so many options before settling on this as the best setup.