DIY nickel-plating onto copper cell connections
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Re: DIY nickel-plating onto copper cell connections
I'm waiting for someone to actually confirm this has worked with a car battery style tab welder
Re: DIY nickel-plating onto copper cell connections
I just defeated 0.2 plated copper ^^..just to save me searching for this test....has anyone verified the actual effects of the plating when spot welding copper ?
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Re: DIY nickel-plating onto copper cell connections
Nice. With what settings, what type of welder?
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Re: DIY nickel-plating onto copper cell connections
check out the boss level spot welder threadAnimalector wrote:Nice. With what settings, what type of welder?
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Re: DIY nickel-plating onto copper cell connections
new info for me is that sodium benzotriazole is a good copper corrosion inhibitor. you can just dip the copper. haven't done it yet. electroplating is pretty damn fun though
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