Can you tin solder a damaged battery terminal?
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Rednecktek
Solar Wizard
What kind of battery? If it's a lead acid you should be fine, LFP you might have a hard time getting the heat small and fast enough to not damage the cells. The trick either way is fast tight heat and then cool it down as fast as you can once it's all flowed into place, like with a damp rag.
It's lead-acid yes. Here is the terminal
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Rednecktek
Solar Wizard
Wow! That's some nasty arcing! I hope you're OK.
Yes, sand it down real smooth, pre-heat the terminal end as hot as you can, then fast direct heat, solder, wet cloth.
Yes, sand it down real smooth, pre-heat the terminal end as hot as you can, then fast direct heat, solder, wet cloth.
hwy17
Anti-Solar Enthusiast
Just sand it flat and bolt to it like it is, there's still enough contact area.
robbob2112
Doing more research, mosty harmless
I wouldn't try solder, there is no need. Just sand smooth and flat
I will lose most of the terminal if I do that because you see how the arc melted it at the side and it went down deep. Can I fill that with leaded solder, then sand it down?
hwy17
Anti-Solar Enthusiast
You don't have to take it down to full circle again. Just take off the burrs that would prevent a lug from sitting flat on the partially intact flat surface area.
robbob2112
Doing more research, mosty harmless
Exactly right, just make it smooth with divits. Take the jigh points off
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