Mondo
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So I have cells, and I forgot to ask for extra bars. It’s going to take a couple weeks to get them, so I’d like to make my own. sadly, all the threads here, and charts, accomplished only making me question my intelligence.
I have 2 options right now:
- decent thickness zinc plated “mending plates” from Home Depot
- some 0.025” copper sheets from the “hobby” section
the Home Depot plate metal looks EXACTLY like the bars the battery manufacturer sent. In a moment of bravery/stupidity I said “why not try”, and hooked the cells in parallel (to balance), and tested just about every spot on the bars to ensure consistent voltage. But I was too afraid to try a load. Warranted?
the copper sheets I plan to cut down with tin snips to 1” x 5” x 0.025” strips. I have a 2,000 watt inverter, and cells (3.2v x 280ah) will be arranged as 12v x 560ah. Is one strip that thin ok? Do I need to double/triple/more?
am I ok with just the cheaper zinc plating? They are way stronger, at about 4-5x the thickness.
photo of copper label.
photo of manufacturers bars on left and mending plates on right (I’ll remove stickers)
I have 2 options right now:
- decent thickness zinc plated “mending plates” from Home Depot
- some 0.025” copper sheets from the “hobby” section
the Home Depot plate metal looks EXACTLY like the bars the battery manufacturer sent. In a moment of bravery/stupidity I said “why not try”, and hooked the cells in parallel (to balance), and tested just about every spot on the bars to ensure consistent voltage. But I was too afraid to try a load. Warranted?
the copper sheets I plan to cut down with tin snips to 1” x 5” x 0.025” strips. I have a 2,000 watt inverter, and cells (3.2v x 280ah) will be arranged as 12v x 560ah. Is one strip that thin ok? Do I need to double/triple/more?
am I ok with just the cheaper zinc plating? They are way stronger, at about 4-5x the thickness.
photo of copper label.
photo of manufacturers bars on left and mending plates on right (I’ll remove stickers)