Two Sided Tape Thermal Insulation for Sticking Batteries Together?

 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.

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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.

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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.

 Will wrote:

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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