tomjasz said:
flangefrog said:
I scored a cheap ebike which had suffered a battery fire so made up a 14S5P battery with 70 of my Samsung 29E cells recently.
I used these nice battery holders, apparently made of heat proof material. Some of the cells were a bit hard to fit so I used a deburring tool to chamfer the edges of each hole. When putting the second holder on I tapped it lightly with a hammer to set it in place.
Would you share where you found them?
I bought them from here:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-4-14-56-holes-18650-battery-holder-integrated-Used-for-4P14S-51-8V-10ah/32428290291.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/18650-li-ion-battery-pure-nickel-strip-3P2S-4P2S-5P2S-nickel-belt-lithium-battery-nickel-plate/32366776392.html
If they don't have the right size or quantity you can send them a message. Slow to send and slow shipping but got here eventually. Note that the bulk prices for both nickel and holders are pretty good. If you get nickel somewhere else make sure it's the right size for these holders, the nickel strips for the snap together holders or cells with no holders are a slightly different spacing. Also they're not always the same thickness, the stuff I got was 0.15mm.
Available sizes:
The 180mm Φ115mm (180mm flat, 115mm diameter) heatshrink from here is perfect for the 5P holders, you can ask him for transparent if you prefer. He also sells silicone wire and all sorts of other heatshrink and tubing. Fast shipping and good service:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191657288012
You can also get the holders from here:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-6pcs-4X14-integrated-not-stitching-18650-battery-holder-bracket-combination-electric-bike-battery-bracket/32411692467.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/plastic-battery-holder-for-18650-cell-52-holes-and-48v-10ah-battery/716013844.html
Some alternative staggered holders that include nickel plates:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/E-bike-li-ion-battery-bracket-48V-battery-pack-bracket-with-nickel-strip-14pcs-full-set/32374118905.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/48V-54-6V-Electric-bike-battery-bracket-13s5p-65-cells-lithium-battery-pack-bracket-full-set/32372373504.html
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