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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:23 pm
by AlBargey
I don't know if it's been posted before, but in case anyone else is thinking about placing the cells on their sides, the way Joeboy has done it is the best way:

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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:16 am
by Colin Deng
Back to work after the Chinese New Year holiday now
And already arrange the battery cells now
Will send video before ships out

By the way , the battery can be put upside down now
Xiaomi SU7 car's battery is putting upside down

It will be ok for the cells

Thanks all

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:23 am
by Joeboy
Colin Deng wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:16 am Back to work after the Chinese New Year holiday now
And already arrange the battery cells now
Will send video before ships out

By the way , the battery can be put upside down now
Xiaomi SU7 car's battery is putting upside down

It will be ok for the cells

Thanks all
Thank you Colin, much appreciated 👏. We had a meeting in my garage yesterday. I think it's fair to say we are all quite excited 😊 !

The more photos the better. :D :)

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:54 am
by Joeboy
Fintray,

I watched the cat L factory video, excellent. Thanks for the tip.




Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:56 pm
by Joeboy
A nice wee morning, spaced out and strengthened the board then stained and fixed to wall. All from stuff lieing about from other projects.

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Spent about a ton on material for the frame build, clamping rods, cables ordered too. Just to buy a 1/2 sheet of engineered board and can get going with that. 8-)

Isolation switches arrived today too. :D

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Had a decent amount of bits & Bob's left over from the last 2022 pack that will be used on this pack, i like that. 👌

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:11 pm
by resybaby
Well thats my two new Us500's added to the stack, head height now and bloody heavy to lift that high :facepalm:
Hope for a bit of sun tomorrow to charge the new ones SOC to 100%, then switch back and do the same with the existing ones and then link them up.
Oh and better change the signiture.

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:35 pm
by Countrypaul
resybaby wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:11 pm Well thats my two new Us500's added to the stack, head height now and bloody heavy to lift that high :facepalm:
Hope for a bit of sun tomorrow to charge the new ones SOC to 100%, then switch back and do the same with the existing ones and then link them up.
Oh and better change the signiture.
And don't forget to tell Nowty :D

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:56 pm
by nowty
Countrypaul wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:35 pm
resybaby wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:11 pm Well thats my two new Us500's added to the stack, head height now and bloody heavy to lift that high :facepalm:
Hope for a bit of sun tomorrow to charge the new ones SOC to 100%, then switch back and do the same with the existing ones and then link them up.
Oh and better change the signiture.
And don't forget to tell Nowty :D
The two extra were added to the list 6 days ago. ;)
https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/view ... 541#p43541

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:27 pm
by resybaby
No flies on you then Nowty :hysteria:

So technically i have been in arrears for 6 days :fight:

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:42 pm
by Joeboy
To keep the info flowing. Selina Li at Deriy just got back to me 23 days late and more expensive than Colin Deng.

Worth bearing in mind if the reader has a battery order planned.