Battery Clip Problem

[GVC]

I feel very stupid :oops:

I am having trouble getting the Battery Clips I got from Small Bear to adhere (and stay adhered) to the 1590s.

any advice?

[Mark Hammer]

What have you used so far to attempt this?

[GVC]

everything from two sided tape to super glue, you name it.

[Mark Hammer]

More secure options would be rivets or epoxy.  Sometimes it is possible to use small bolts/nuts, but there is some planning involved.  The lowest-tech and cheapest solution would be your standard 5-minute epoxy found in any hardware store.  If you rough up the inner surface of the chassis a bit, and clean and dry it before applying the epoxy, you should get better adhesion.

[GVC]

thx Mark

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

That double sided adhesive plastic strip you use for mounting mirrors usually works well for joining two flat surfaces. I havn't used it in this application, though. <edit> Not sure what kind of two sided adhesive you used, I mean the heavy grade stuff, not what you use for paper.

[formerMember1]

hey guys,
I picked up some of that epoxy, in CVS pharmacy,  Anyway:

If i use that to hold my terminal strip in my aluminum 1590B box, will that "ruin" any grounding or anything?

See, it is for my RM according to Geofx.  And in the instructions he mentions that the outer lugs on the strip are used for grounding connections since they can be bolted/rivoted to the enclosure.  

I know the epoxy will brake the connection but, i don't think i need a connnection from the first (ground) lug to the enclosure.

Plus, even though the bottom would be epoxied the sides will still touch the enclosure anyway.

So i guess i am OK either way? :?

[aron]

I usually just use the extra mounting lugs to mount the terminal strip. I don't rely on them for ground so it should be ok.

[Mark Hammer]

In the current (Yngwie Malmsteen cover) issue of Guitar Player, there is an inside picture of the current Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz.  One of the things that is visible from the picture is a brilliant solution to the battery securing problem.  Duncan uses an aluminum bracket with a hole drilled for the stompswitch to poke through.  So, essentially, the stompswitch is securing the metal piece that presses the battery up against the chassis.  Brilliant!

[formerMember1]

Yeah that is cool.