Paper Power Pouches

Battery pouches made from paper, plastic and fabric are quick to make and are a cheap alternative to commercially available options. Copper tape and conductive fabric work great as conductors and some squishy foam or fabric, or else some flat magnets, help achieve a reliable contact between your pouch conductors and the contacts of your batteries.

Vinylcut plastic pouch with copper tape conductors

Stencil:

Vinylcutting:





Vinylcut paper pouch with copper tape conductors




Conductive painted conductors:

Lasercut coin-cell pouch with conductive fabric tape conductors



Stencils:

Paper coin-cell holders


Hand-cut paper pouch with copper tape conductors



Links

Jie Qi’s paper battery holder tutorial >> http://web.media.mit.edu/~jieqi/?p=50

2 Comments so far

  1. Oliver on May 10th, 2012

    oh my god!

    I find nothing so frustrating as paying/waiting for pesky but incredibly necessary battery holders.
    Genius, is there a pdf of the other designs?

  2. energy consumption on March 15th, 2013

    We are a bunch of volunteers and starting a new scheme in our community. Your website offered us with helpful information to work on. You’ve done a formidable task and our whole neighborhood shall be thankful to you.

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