Battery and a speaker in close proximity?

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Placing a small speaker in direct contact with a lithium-ion battery is generally safe, with minimal risk of interference or noise. The primary concern is the potential for movement friction, which could damage the battery's plastic casing. To mitigate this risk, two effective solutions are recommended: using a thin layer of Teflon strip between the speaker and the battery or securely gluing the speaker to the battery using hot glue.

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Greetings, in a small project I'm doing, I need to have a small speaker literally touching the outside of a lithium-Ion battery. Will there be any negative results to these devices being in such close proximity? e.g. noise introduced into the speaker, or odd behavior induced upon the battery? If not, cool, but if so, what options do I have to prevent undesireable interaction?

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hi tetra

no not likely from the things you mentioned.
The only thing I would be worried about would be movement friction between the 2 items and that may wear through the plastic covering of the battery
2 possible ways to help avoid this would be
1) a thin layer of Teflon strip between the 2 items
2) gluing the speaker to the battery --- hot glue etc

Dave
 
Cool! Thanks Dave.
 

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