Glueing cells together

[ashleyb4]

I have glued oen pack of mine but if you use good quality flux and good solder and there built properly and you use good battery bars ( May i suggest the much more battery bars) you should have a problem.

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[barnyard]

if you find the need to glue cells the best thing to use would be shoe-goo or rtv silicone sealant. the advantage of both of these is they are flexible and can be pealed off without damaging the heatshrink should the need arise.

if using the silicone ensure it is the none conduvtive variety something loctite tempflex or dow-corning 3145. Some kitchen / bathroom sealants may also be suitable.

[MK999]

Shoe Goo is awesome stuff, it's up there with duck tape and fender mender for "must have bodge it kit"

[neiloliver]

I sleeve my cells in 37mm x 50mm x 0.15mm thick clear heatshrink then spot them with cyano to ensure correct alignment. Then I use a gap filling, UV curing adhesive between the cells. This is stronger than anything. Much More Racing straight and right angled battery bars complete the job with Corally 4mm tubes. If anyone wants clear heatshrink then PM me, i take paypal

The advantage of pre-sleeving is it allows you to strip back down to the original cell if you ever need to, it also protects the sleeve, especially on IB's which have thinner printed sleeve than the GP and Sanyo products.