Battery Clips

[patman]

Hi everybody

Okay, so I just finished my third build (A Condor Cab Simulator, and its awesome!) and I bought a radioshack battery clip to hold the battery in place. The only problem is, I can't figure out how to get it to adhere to the enclosure (Taiwanese BB from Small Bear).

I couldn't find any info on this subject. Is there a preferred method?

[caress]

i sometimes use velcro!

[dano12]

One of the few things that Radio Shacks sells that is stellar is the 3M double-stick tape. It is very easy to work with, incredibly strong, and holds things in place for close to 3 centuries. I've put a load of 9v holder clips in using it. Don't settle for the Scotch crap, the 3M rules.

[rockgardenlove]

Epoxy!  I use the quick set stuff, which works just fine.  Marine epoxy is even stronger.

[patman]

Thanks for the responses, guys

I found some adhesive in my garage that might work. I think I might try the 3M tape for future builds.

[96ecss]

I always use JB-Weld epoxy. It works great.

Dave

[choklitlove]

hot glue works too

[markm]

I always use JB-Weld epoxy. It works great.

Dave

+1 

[sfr]

hot glue works too

Is there a trick to this?  I've used a dab of hot melt here and there numerous times to keep wires put and out of the way, and over the bare leads of components (LED current limiting resistors, caps attached to switches, etc.) to help prevent shorting out (when I forgot to put heat shrink on *before* I wired up both ends of the wire) Works well enough, but attached to aluminum, the first time it receives any decent force (like say, putting the battery in the clip) it tends to pop right off the side of the enclosure. 

[tcobretti]

I have struggled with hot glue, but have a tube of Big Lots contact cement that has been working well.

[petemoore]

  Contact cement can be very strong, but for something that gets pry'd on, scratched up clean surface and JB weld, we literally 'glued' Tim's cracked engine block, yes, then added antifreeze, it was holding @ 20 below to operating temperatures, through the winter season he sold it...I didn't think we cleaned the rough slit crack out good enough or applied enough JB in it, it was a very encumbered process, worth every penny of the 5d for two tubes, a bunch left over. Very surprizingly strong stuff...I use breadbags on my hands and newspapers to keep any mess handy.