Battery Heater

[foxontherun]

I'm using a Victron temperature sensor and the heater relay is controlled by a Victron Cerbo GX. The temperature sensor is all set up to clamp to the battery terminal.
Bruce

Thanks for the info Bruce.
I will need to research the inkbird and see if I can do something similar with it. Appreciate your help!
Harry

[foxontherun]

Bruce, if my memory isn't tooooo bad I think I read where you put gun cloth under your battery heaters for padding. Do you think something like the thinsulate material might work for that? Just brainstorming for what I will put under mine; had not considered that until I read what you did.

Thanks,
Harry

[bdosborn]

I don't think thinsulate is a good choice, it will compress down to nothing under a heavy battery. I wanted some cushioning for the wires that come out from the heating pads so I used a gun cleaning pad I had laying around. I think I'd use a desktop sized mouse pad if I had to do it all over again and I didn't have anything laying around.

Bruce

[foxontherun]

Mouse pad sounds like a good alternative; good point on thinsulate compressing down. Appreciate your input!

Thanks,
Harry

[foxontherun]

Good evening,
Got some silicone trivet pads to put under the beehive heater pads for my Newtipower 300AH batteries. I've read in several posts on the forum about using a sheet of aluminum between the heater pads and batteries to help with consistent heat on the batteries. I understand you need to use a Kapton tape on the aluminum for DIY batteries but would you need to put it on the aluminum if you are using batteries already built in a plastic (ABS??) box?

I have a piece of my trailers aluminum 040 siding that I cut out when I put in my AC Vent and it is the perfect size for my battery box. Just want to make sure I don't still need to wrap it in tape since my batteries are not DIY cells.

Thoughts and advice appreciated.
Harry