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Cheap and Easy Battery Holder Version 1

Battery holders of course hold batteries and are VERY useful in electronic projects especially those that require batteries. This is the simplest battery holder I could come up with. The best thing is that it is cheap and it uses household items that everybody should have. If you want to make a holder for a larger battery then adjust the dimensions accordingly.

Keep in mind that this is my first instructable, so please be gentle. And please hit the little + thingie up there.

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Step 1Materials and Tools

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For this holder you need tape of some kind. I used electrical tape because its awesome and it is maybe a better insulator than cellophane but if you don't have electrical tape then use cellophane, its better than duct tape in this case. You also need cardboard preferably from a cereal box because it is sturdy and thin. You also need aluminum foil because it is conductive and easily shaped.

You need a pen to mark the measured points on your cardboard and aluminum foil. A ruler is needed to accurately make the holders otherwise you're going to have one wonky battery holder. You need an exacto knife or scissors. An exacto is more exact ;) but scissors work wonders cutting the tape straight. The golf tee is for scoring the aluminum it isn't neccesary.

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23 comments

Apr 6, 2011. 4:27 PMbabble112 says:

THANK YOU SO MUCH....this really helped for my science project

Jun 28, 2008. 2:33 PMsk8erdude says:

dude this is awesome! i got the exact same idea but u beat me to posting. this is a great money saver. those ones at the source are like 5 bucks -sk8erdude

Nov 2, 2008. 10:37 AMDYLEGO says:

a 2 AAA battery holder at radioshack is only 99cents

Feb 10, 2009. 2:32 AMsjs229 says:

It costs only Rs10(about 0.2$) in India lol

Feb 10, 2009. 7:05 PMDYLEGO says:

And they are much nicer, too!

Feb 11, 2009. 12:36 AMsjs229 says:

Jun 14, 2008. 1:15 AMlooking4ideas says:

You saved me about 30 ytl(Turkish lira) THANK YOU

Nov 4, 2008. 2:21 PMTrainman 2001 says:

u turkish me too

Aug 21, 2008. 5:18 AMtubbychick3n says:

i've always wanted to know how to do this myself! i know how you could wire one up to hold multiple batteries.

Jun 13, 2008. 4:34 PMcowscankill says:

wow. need this :)

Nov 30, 2007. 2:45 PMledzep567 says:

just a few questions. this is for one battery right? if you were to make it for 2 you would just add another tick mark? the leads connect to the two tinfoil covered tabs? and the leads are the two wires that are normaly sideby side in a powercord? and you can connect the leads with just tape or something? also, do you have any ideas for a on/off switch?. thanks. by the way, great instructable ben

Nov 30, 2007. 7:16 PMxtank5 (author) says:

Yes it is for one AAA battery but you could change the dimensions for a AA. No because I reccomend you use each holder for one battery each. Yes the leads do connect to the tinfoil tabs. Yes the leads are the two wires side by side in the powercord (if it's ungrounded). And yes you can connect the leads with just tape but it won't be as good as with alligater clips (reccomended) Yes I do have some ideas for an on/off switch that I might post later. Your welcome. And thank you for reading.

Dec 1, 2007. 11:52 AMledzep567 says:

why do you recommend using only one battery per holder?

Dec 1, 2007. 3:47 PMxtank5 (author) says:

If you put more that one battery in each holder the likelyhood of the battteries popping out of the holder is greatly increased.

Nov 30, 2007. 8:09 PMledzep567 says:

thank you so much (I know I may sound like a complete moron but I have had no instruction in this feild other then electricity hurts lol)

Oct 29, 2007. 7:02 AMpsyci says:

Usually when people say "this is my first instructable", it implies they rushed it and did a poor job on it. This one is very good, and useful, too! You should be proud of it!

Oct 30, 2007. 5:00 PMxtank5 (author) says:

I most certainly am proud of it and I thought other people put "first Instructable" because they were proud too (and wanted other people to be gentle with their comments as well).

Oct 30, 2007. 4:58 PMxtank5 (author) says:

Thank you for your nice comments. I appreciate them very much. If you have any constructive critisism though it is most certainly welcome.

Oct 28, 2007. 10:46 PMpattern86 says:

good instructable--i understand completely except what it's for. it just holds a battery?

Oct 29, 2007. 7:10 AMsleeping_gecko says:

These are used to hold batteries for electronics projects. If you take any battery-powered device (a remote control for a TV, for instance), and disassemble it, you'll find some sort of battery holder. If you're building some project that requires a battery, you could either buy a battery holder, or make one similar to this. It's just a handy way to keep the battery in place and in contact with the leads. Hope this helps explain it!

Oct 29, 2007. 7:37 AMpattern86 says:

oh, ok! =) thanks! i get it now!