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Two Sided Tape Thermal Insulation for Sticking Batteries Together? Will 04-28-2008
Posted by Will on April 28, 2008, 1:24 am
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 Can someone recommend a two sided tape that also has some thermal insulation
properties? I am replacing 10 12V batteries in an APC Symmetra UPS
battery enclosure and the batteries are grouped in five groups of two.
Each set of two is stuck together using a two sided tape with some thickness
to keep the batteries from heating each other. Can someone recommend a two
sided tape that also acts as a spacer and thermal insulator? The Symmetra
design sometimes overheats older batteries if you don't replace them soon
enough, so I need the tape to stay intact and not burn in a very very hot
environment (just planning for the worst case event). I was using velcro
in one experiment, but that added a bit too much space between each battery.

--
Will



Posted by on April 28, 2008, 8:17 am
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> Can someone recommend a two sided tape that also has some thermal insulation
> properties? I am replacing 10 12V batteries in an APC Symmetra UPS
> battery enclosure and the batteries are grouped in five groups of two.
> Each set of two is stuck together using a two sided tape with some thickness
> to keep the batteries from heating each other. Can someone recommend a two
> sided tape that also acts as a spacer and thermal insulator? The Symmetra
> design sometimes overheats older batteries if you don't replace them soon
> enough, so I need the tape to stay intact and not burn in a very very hot
> environment (just planning for the worst case event). I was using velcro
> in one experiment, but that added a bit too much space between each battery.
>
> --
> Will

Yeah. The last time I required a special two sided tape I cut out the
middle man and rang Scotch direct, explained what was required and and
had it in a couple of days.

Posted by Will on April 28, 2008, 7:25 pm
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>> Can someone recommend a two sided tape that also has some thermal
>> insulation
>> properties? I am replacing 10 12V batteries in an APC Symmetra UPS
>> battery enclosure and the batteries are grouped in five groups of two.
>> Each set of two is stuck together using a two sided tape with some
>> thickness
>> to keep the batteries from heating each other. Can someone recommend a
>> two
>> sided tape that also acts as a spacer and thermal insulator? The
>> Symmetra
>> design sometimes overheats older batteries if you don't replace them soon
>> enough, so I need the tape to stay intact and not burn in a very very hot
>> environment (just planning for the worst case event). I was using
>> velcro
>> in one experiment, but that added a bit too much space between each
>> battery.
>>
>> --
>> Will
>
> Yeah. The last time I required a special two sided tape I cut out the
> middle man and rang Scotch direct, explained what was required and and
> had it in a couple of days.

The only Scotch two side tape I know about is about 1/64 inch thick and
would hardly be called a thermal insulator or a spacer.

If you know of a particular model number of Scotch product that matches to
requirements I would be appreciative to know what it is.

--
Will



Posted by on April 29, 2008, 1:47 am
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>
>
>
>
> >> Can someone recommend a two sided tape that also has some thermal
> >> insulation
> >> properties? I am replacing 10 12V batteries in an APC Symmetra UPS
> >> battery enclosure and the batteries are grouped in five groups of two.
> >> Each set of two is stuck together using a two sided tape with some
> >> thickness
> >> to keep the batteries from heating each other. Can someone recommend a
> >> two
> >> sided tape that also acts as a spacer and thermal insulator? The
> >> Symmetra
> >> design sometimes overheats older batteries if you don't replace them soon
> >> enough, so I need the tape to stay intact and not burn in a very very hot
> >> environment (just planning for the worst case event). I was using
> >> velcro
> >> in one experiment, but that added a bit too much space between each
> >> battery.
>
> >> --
> >> Will
>
> > Yeah. The last time I required a special two sided tape I cut out the
> > middle man and rang Scotch direct, explained what was required and and
> > had it in a couple of days.
>
> The only Scotch two side tape I know about is about 1/64 inch thick and
> would hardly be called a thermal insulator or a spacer.
>
> If you know of a particular model number of Scotch product that matches to
> requirements I would be appreciative to know what it is.
>
> --
> Will

Look, what I required was a two sided tape that was oil proof. Scotch
was very helpful and provided the product I required. Give them a
call, explain what you need and buy it. It's just not that hard.

Posted by Paul Hovnanian P.E. on April 28, 2008, 11:02 pm
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Will wrote:
>
> Can someone recommend a two sided tape that also has some thermal insulation
> properties? I am replacing 10 12V batteries in an APC Symmetra UPS
> battery enclosure and the batteries are grouped in five groups of two.
> Each set of two is stuck together using a two sided tape with some thickness
> to keep the batteries from heating each other. Can someone recommend a two
> sided tape that also acts as a spacer and thermal insulator? The Symmetra
> design sometimes overheats older batteries if you don't replace them soon
> enough, so I need the tape to stay intact and not burn in a very very hot
> environment (just planning for the worst case event). I was using velcro
> in one experiment, but that added a bit too much space between each battery.

How much space between batteries do you need, or can you tolerate?

There are thin foam pads with adhesive on both sides, maybe 1 or 2 mm
thick. They should be available at most hardware stores.

If you are dealing with high temperatures (50°C or higher) you might
want to contact a manufacturer's rep for something more suitable. The
general purpose stuff might break down over time under such conditions.

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Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com
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