Do Not Short A123..

[legobrains]

I once lost my little cap that went over my fuel bottle.
The only replacement I found was I cut an inch section off my camel back, then I heated one end with a lighter, then used pliers the 'squish' the heated ends together.

It made a nice replacement cap since I had a camel back around.

[aqwut]

Originally Posted by BrianG

...or you can use those new SuperDeans they have out now rated for 100A continuous.


Oh wait, that was a dream...

Where are the super Deans... LOL

Before the bullets, I was thinking of using 1 Deans for + and 1 Deans for -.. but it would've been way too big...

Have you guys ever used that super thick Shrinkwrap..?

[suicideneil]

I've got some really thick shrink wrap- its like about 1mm thick, and very rubbery. If 'they' had some tube like that it would be ideal... *ding* aquarium tubing, for the airpump- a short length of the 5-6mm inner diameter stuff would be perfect.

[_paralyzed_]

any auto parts store should have a variety of vacuum caps, should be pretty cheap too

[Mister-T]

It happen to me, while sodering a A123pack in my garden last year. I did accidentally touch 2 battery with the body of my handheld gaz welder. The spark did make a hole on the gaz tank !, nothing bad happen, except that was damn scary to ear the pressurized gaz going outside, I just throw away the gaz tank as far as I can.

[lutach]

They pack a nice punch. My pliers lost that fight in less then a sec.

I use 5.5 bullet too. I use :
Batt: male -
female +

ESC: female -
male +

But on the batterie female + plug, i put a piece of fuel tubing in it when i don't use the pack

[aqwut]

Thanks GUYS... I really like the Clear flex and the Fuel tubing idea.... I'll give that a shot tomorrow....

ack. why not switch to traxxas high current, deans, power poles, or anything. Too many safety issues having exposed plugs on your batteries. YIKES.


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[BrianG]

...Probably because all those connectors are only rated for around 50A continuous. The 5.5-6mm bullets are rated for higher current.

[BrianG]

lol, I would be more scared with 220v systems! And depending on battery type, exploding acid is never a good thing either.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by BrianG

lol, I would be more scared with 220v systems! And depending on battery type, exploding acid is never a good thing either.

Actually 220V felt good. Made my body numb and I was walking funny. I had goose bumps for a few minutes and afterwards it felt like a million ants was crawling on my body. Now those high amp audio batteries are no joke. They pack a punch and that didn't feel too good. I was watching TLC a few days ago about Gadget's garage and I swear, I almost saw Mr. Gadget get is trouble with his batteries. Now I have attached a picture of what I thinks is the best looking lipo packs out there. It's for a very large electric boat.

[glassdoctor]

OMG!!! Those are some HUGE packs!

And they are nice Kokam cells too. I know people think Enerland is the greatest, but Kokams are very good also and are proven to be safe and have awesome cycle life.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

OMG!!! Those are some HUGE packs!

And they are nice Kokam cells too. I know people think Enerland is the greatest, but Kokams are very good also and are proven to be safe and have awesome cycle life.

I heard Kokam is the choice for the F5B (Something like that) guys who sees currents of 300A+. BTW the packs in the picture are 6S8P (12S8P total) and the guy said they put back 28Ah into the pack.

[BrianG]

220v felt good? Hmmm, you need to get out more. I never feel 12v battery voltage - I only start feeling around 60v. The worst bite I got was playing around with an old console TV flyback transformer - in the neighborhood of 75kv, but the current was low so no lasting effects.