Figured this subject was most appropriate in the LiFePO4 Forum since it’s only that technology that seems to benefit from ‘fixtures’.
After first seeing reference to ‘Belleville Washers’ in this Forum, I’ve now come up to speed on what they can do, and they are an elegant solution to solving the ‘12psi problem’
Having started to look for sources, what I’ve discovered is that the Belleville Washers that are fully specified including Spring Rating (‘ at flat’ or ‘lbs F 100%’) are expensive:
while the cheapo washers on eBay or Amazon don’t come with any Spring Rating.
I know several members here on the Forum are planning to use Belleville Springs in their fixtures and I’m wondering whether there are any members who have found good sources they can share.
And I suppose there’s no dedicated thread to designing a 300kgf fixture with Belleville washers, it would be great if any posters could also summarize their plan and/or how their fixtures worked out...
After first seeing reference to ‘Belleville Washers’ in this Forum, I’ve now come up to speed on what they can do, and they are an elegant solution to solving the ‘12psi problem’
Having started to look for sources, what I’ve discovered is that the Belleville Washers that are fully specified including Spring Rating (‘ at flat’ or ‘lbs F 100%’) are expensive:
while the cheapo washers on eBay or Amazon don’t come with any Spring Rating.
I know several members here on the Forum are planning to use Belleville Springs in their fixtures and I’m wondering whether there are any members who have found good sources they can share.
And I suppose there’s no dedicated thread to designing a 300kgf fixture with Belleville washers, it would be great if any posters could also summarize their plan and/or how their fixtures worked out...