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Electrically secure connection of battery tabs
Thanks Topher, I certainly won't put anything between the tabs, other than alcohol to make sure there absolutely clean before pressing them together. Welding isn't an option, as you say; it's very difficult to get it right and I like the possibility to be able to replace a bad cell without to...- Andy Haard
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Electrically secure connection of battery tabs
Hi I'm working on a way of connecting prismatic LiFePo4 pouch cells into a battery pack. I'll probably use G10/FR4 for the isolators, as suggested by MQuack in the Mechanical section of this forum, see this animation (the green parts are the FR4...- Andy Haard
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- Battery Connection
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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What electric isolator material?
That's an excellent suggestion Mquack! I'll look into that :-)- Andy Haard
- Post #5
- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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What electric isolator material?
Thanks streeters, they will be pressed together, the 15mm sides against each other, 75 of them. Between each pair will be two thin alu tabs. It is not for series production. It is for building battery packs for these cells: http://blog.evtv.me/store/proddetail.php?prod=123 The idea is to have...- Andy Haard
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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What electric isolator material?
Hi all I need some suggestions on what material to use, hope you guys can help me. It needs to be an electric isolator, as rigid and stiff as possible without being brittle. I must be able to drill holes into it and put some pressure on it without it cracking and it needs to be as durable in...- Andy Haard
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- Electric Material
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering