BUSS BARS

[jasonhc73]

Next time you need a copper bus bar, go to Lowes/Home Depot/Menards and get 5 FEET for about $7.

Type L is thicker than N or M.

Cut+Smush+Drill = Bussbar. Add some heatshrink in the middle to get fancy, or use a garden hose to hide the copper.

No, it's not tinned, but it's still copper!
Don't over think this stuff and pay for bus bars at 100x what it costs to just make them.

Lowes
Home Depot
Menards

 

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[jasonhc73]

It isn't $7 anymore but is this the one you are talking about?

1/2 in. x 2 ft. Copper Type L Pipe LH04002 - The Home Depot

Ideal for durability and strength, the MUELLER STREAMLINE 1/2 in. x 24 in. Copper Type L Pipe is perfect for residential water services. Used for thicker wall tube, it is rigid and makes a neater installation.

www.homedepot.com

Yuuup

 

[E. Cho]

Maybe add info on determining Amp capacity for a DIY L copper busbar for one's, 12-24-48 volt system, inverter and battery capacities?

A link to a reference or a formula or a calculator to capacity based on length x width x thickness and ?, which could be helpful and safer to newbies than just saying "...Don't over think this stuff...."

Or maybe I'm over thinking it?

 

[cs1234]

Looks like it has been discussed in some depth on this very forum..

Copper pipe for bus bar!

 

[cs1234]

Use these, suspend them in mid air by drilling your lugs onto them. You would have the coolest bus bar around!