Boss level custom spot welder

Left the pen provided by Aulakiria and right another made by me. It is easy to do. Two 50 cm 8awg wires 2 pure copper pins and some shrink pvc. I did it because I am currently testing copper weld and I am making some serious pressure, i don’t want the pins to bend.Aulakiria’s is way more comfortable than mine.

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Will this work with a 4s LiPo or is 3s a must?

Yes works with 4s but it is more dangerous. You must go easy and set lower flux times if you use 4s. That’s why aulakiria recommends 3s. I guess installing heatsinks and fans are also a must if you use 4s.

I promised myself I wasn’t going to spend any money today…dammit

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I did a small video testing copper

this needs more testing, The copper takes a slight damage on the surface because is too thin to work with. The contact must be perfect or the short makes holes.

copper is almost 5 times more conductive than pure nickel while disipates better the heat so it’s worth testing. 0.1 almost equals 0.5 nickel strips. I will test some thicker strips next week. let’s see…

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I succeeded making a battery with pure copper. I did a video showing the proccess. works like a charm.

In case you wanna use copper make sure you understand this: You need 4s lipo, that makes the boss welder more dangerous. Copper is difficult to work with, Do not try this if you are a rookie battery builder. The contact must be perfect or it will make a short and damage the copper strip and probably the cell. Use manual mode only. Automatic is very dangerous. Wearing gloves and glasses is MANDATORY. Lots of sparks and projectiles. Enjoy the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOh_15mri8&feature=youtu.be

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i got mine earlier this month. It is awesome. And the dude that sells it is awesome too. Usually gets back to me in a day (probably because of time difference). I hope this guy makes a killing on these as he deserves to. I’m very satisfied with it.

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where do you source the .1mm copper strip?

Very cool! If the .15mm nickel = about 15A capacity per strip (so we use layers) - how does this compare?

I have 4s in plenty - easier for me to find than old 3s…

Thx for the video - liked the music too!

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This is just amazing :slight_smile: Can you weld copper with the provided spot pen or how does your modded one differ?

Yes, He is a genius yet a humble and polite man. I can tell this right now: Aulakiria will be legend in the spot welding world !!

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http://www.ebay.es/itm/Kupferblech-KupferfolieKupferblech-0-1-x-30-mm-5-m-Rolle-/172201113452?hash=item2817fc776c:g:kBgAAOSw4CFYrF-g i got mine there. The music is “fali faly” by kepa junquera. He sings in a spanish old tongue (Basque)

I did it with aulakiria’s. I realized it’s not just pressure what it needs but perfect contact. I still need to do more testing with the copper. Copper vs blade= perfect Copper vs 18650= perfect Copper vs copper= weak…extremely weak. Not viable. Therefore i asume it’s better doing the parallel with nickel (very low conductivity needed) and the series with copper (Very high conductivity needed). Also i got permission today from aulakiria to test with more voltage (even more danger aaaaaaaah) Maybe increasing the voltage copper vs copper makes decent welds… but i do not find it neccesary. Copper is extremely expensive and the parallel made with copper would be a waste. I’ll test more thickness in a few days. I’ll let you guys know the aftermath.

Anyone bought this in the US? If so, what is the amount of customs declaration?

Ok guys. I tested 0.2 copper today and it seems it is not a good idea. Rising the voltage is dangerous. Let’s stick with 0.1 and 4s lipo. 0.1 almost equals 0.5 nickel. That’s already a great accomplishment. I recommend you to use only 3s lipo and 4s tops if you really have to or you wanna try copper.

As you can see low time flux is useless and high times are very dangerous. I did quite a hole. Definitely do not go above 4s guys.

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Did you use that battery for this spot welder or for another project?

Sorry. I do not understand your question. What battery? Any of my lipos? The 6s1p I did in my last video? If you mean the 6s I did it for another project non related to sk8. It is also perfect for some off the grid solder job with my welder.

Yes. Sorry i wanted to know if the 6s pack you made in the video. If you are using it to power aulakiria’s spot welder? Because i figured it might be dangerous for the spot welder bacause of the high amp drawing mentioned, but if it works that would be awesome lol

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The spot welder has two ports. One for the welder xt90 and one for the solder. The solder can take up to 35v. Actually it works better if you use above 19v. The welder works better under 16v. 3s best and 4s tops. It can take 5s and 6s but becomes really dangerous so do not go above 4s. I tested the 6s battery of the video with the solder. 24v on that port is ok.

Awesome. Thank you that really helps. I’m going to purchase 2 of them because where i live it can get pretty warm and i would love to be able to build big battery packs and not have to wait for it to cool down. Switching from one to the other would be awesome. Plus during winter time the power goes out sometimes for several days. This item would be very convenient for me. Lol :smiley:

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Stick heatsinks on the plate and a couple 40mm fans. That will help a lot. I did it and power them with a 12v charger. The welder has a 5v port to install a fan. 5v is enough in cold weather but 12v is mandatory on intense use or warm weather conditions. I posted pics of my mod in the first post.