26650 holder

[akis]

Hello

I am trying to put together a battery pack composed of 6 x 26650s and I have bought plastic holders from ebay, but they take up a lot of space and it is unworkable. If I put 6 x 26650s side by side with small gaps, they take around 16cm. The holder I am looking for should be sturdy enough to hold them in place and also allow regular insertion and removal for recharging or replacing bad cells. Any idea how I could do it?

Maybe I can repurpose an old style D size battery charger they usually have sturdy spring loaded contacts.

But I would have thought that 26650s are the way forward and that there would be plenty of holders to choose from.

[ajb]

Do you have a PCB or other flat plate you can mount to?  You can get C-size two-piece battery clips and mount them at the appropriate distance for your 26650s, something like these: http://www.keyelco.com/category.cfm/Cylindrical-Cell-Clips-THM-and-SMT/For-C-Batteries/p/404/id/943/c_id/953

You can also buy the sort of contacts and springs that are meant to be installed into a housing, if you have the ability to fabricate the housing:  http://www.keyelco.com/category.cfm/Battery-Coin-Cell-Holders-Contacts-Clips/Cylindrical-Cell-Contacts/p/404/id/410

[innkeeper]

https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/k/keystone/26650-battery-holders

[akis]

Thanks, I now have some more ideas.