You seem to be independently wealthy. That is the real sad part. A lot of very ingenious people just don't have the means to put their brains to work like you have here. Great job btw.
good luck ... hope you find a workable solution ... I saw some of your earlier videos of your torch setup and your welder kicks some butt ... I want to see that toy working again better than ever ...
do you remember how Boyce did his connections on the end plates of his big series cells ??? Pretty thick stainless bar stock I think he used, welded to the outer plates. Drilled a hole in them, then passed a bolt through his case to connect outside. Any chance a setup like that might work for you??? you would trande the flexible connector for what I suspect might be better connectivity. Then again your mounting might not support it, dont know.
I am going to try and find thicker wire from the yacht mast riggers as I agree with you, 90 watts is a lot of heat! ( and that is only one cable , so a total of 180 watts! )
your numbers sound encouraging (90w, ouch!!!) I guess ... that's a hell of a hit on efficiency you're gonna take with a 90w water heater lead ... but in a welder who cares as long as the damn thing delivers a high volume of gas, safely and reliably ... so here's to ya', hope that thing makes you proud ... press on, you got a solid plan ...
those stainless steel hook up's need to be insulated one from the other.... bare wire is dangerous and can be cause of sparks - explosions.
Thom in Scotland.
fuelban 1 month ago
You seem to be independently wealthy. That is the real sad part. A lot of very ingenious people just don't have the means to put their brains to work like you have here. Great job btw.
saturnx311 9 months ago
How did the old sparking connections not explode the vessel? And what gap do you use between plates?
Watchdog1010 2 years ago
dam thats nice but how can i make this i dont have a welder.
aaronisdumbusa 3 years ago
good luck ... hope you find a workable solution ... I saw some of your earlier videos of your torch setup and your welder kicks some butt ... I want to see that toy working again better than ever ...
SmartScarecrow 3 years ago
That might be the way to go thanks
I am going to give these cables a try first and see what heat is generated
bornman88 3 years ago
do you remember how Boyce did his connections on the end plates of his big series cells ??? Pretty thick stainless bar stock I think he used, welded to the outer plates. Drilled a hole in them, then passed a bolt through his case to connect outside. Any chance a setup like that might work for you??? you would trande the flexible connector for what I suspect might be better connectivity. Then again your mounting might not support it, dont know.
SmartScarecrow 3 years ago
I am going to try and find thicker wire from the yacht mast riggers as I agree with you, 90 watts is a lot of heat! ( and that is only one cable , so a total of 180 watts! )
bornman88 3 years ago
your numbers sound encouraging (90w, ouch!!!) I guess ... that's a hell of a hit on efficiency you're gonna take with a 90w water heater lead ... but in a welder who cares as long as the damn thing delivers a high volume of gas, safely and reliably ... so here's to ya', hope that thing makes you proud ... press on, you got a solid plan ...
SmartScarecrow 3 years ago
I have done a test today on the bench
I pushed 10 Amps through the Stainless cable and measured a 90 Millivolt drop across the cable. So the resistance is 0.009 Ohm
So at a 100 Amp I will get a 0.9 volt drop
That means I will dissipate 90 watts across the cable and two thirds of the cable will be submerged and hopefully the electrolyte will keep it cool!
bornman88 3 years ago