in this short video i go over some things i noticed while using this cheap tool for some projects .. as always when working with stuff like this use appropriate safety measures !
Did you calculate how much current would be passing through the thinner nickel strip compared to the capacity of the strip? I always worry about exceeding the strip's capacity. I am using fused nickel strip for 18650 cells but plan on using strip similar to what you used for a 48v 16s24p LiFePO4 32650 cell pack configuration. I am hesitant to use larger packs as I am using 0.15 x 10mm pure nickel strip not sure of the capacity of it.
Yea i did this is a 3.2volt pack which will be connected to other packs to create a 8S lifepo4 configuration.. the application they will be used for will be spread out over many different packs so should see less then 20 amps draw per larger pack . so the amps on the nickel strip will be overall low. Once i upgrade to a better spot welder i will not worry so much but this is doing ok for now.
Great video
Did you calculate how much current would be passing through the thinner nickel strip compared to the capacity of the strip? I always worry about exceeding the strip's capacity. I am using fused nickel strip for 18650 cells but plan on using strip similar to what you used for a 48v 16s24p LiFePO4 32650 cell pack configuration. I am hesitant to use larger packs as I am using 0.15 x 10mm pure nickel strip not sure of the capacity of it.
Yea i did this is a 3.2volt pack which will be connected to other packs to create a 8S lifepo4 configuration.. the application they will be used for will be spread out over many different packs so should see less then 20 amps draw per larger pack . so the amps on the nickel strip will be overall low.
Once i upgrade to a better spot welder i will not worry so much but this is doing ok for now.
@@offgridmaryland Can another 0.1 mm nickel strip be added, to obtain a 0.2 mm nickel strip?
@@antomarkic7190 I could do that but i think I would have just used thicker nickel