"Despite what I said in the video, I went ahead and hooked up the power supply as soon as I had the cells configured in parallel as I realized this is the best way to go about the top balance." lol
I know right! He says things like "this is going to take a couple weeks" Its both inspiring & sobering. I want to build a 16 cell battery & I'm looking at all the steps, equipment & time required. Its no joke.
Yes. I use Permatex Red and do not torque the studs into the terminal. I only use 4 to 5 Nm on the nuts and that was the concensus about enough pressure to get good contact.