Recent content by Ballistrophobia

So the vanguard battery is only 10AWG wires, no nickel strips at all? Just saw your newest thread, the vanguard, and it looks fantastic as well! The composite enclosures turned out very sharp. I did the composite layup for my universities SAE BAJA vehicle. Lots of fun!

Just saw this thread. Great work as always, Whitepony. I love your build style. Hope I can post my own build eventually but I'm still, frustratingly, waiting on parts to become available. I'll have to settle for salivating over you builds til then haha.

I like your selfmade spot welder! If I had tools at my disposal I would attempt to make one myself. Pretty neat stuff. I definitely understand wanting to use all of the packs potential. With the nickel strips can you just spot weld them directly on top of each other? Do you have plans for...

Looking for different Nickel and Copper options online and came across this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/221895723691?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Would this be a good option? It's 0.1x200x1000mm, which I could easily cut down into 100- 0.1x10mm strips for spot...

Thanks for the replies. I'm wanting to power a single brushless outrunner motor, it's rated for up to 80A max, but I don't expect it to pull much more than 20A or so under normal conditions ('it's very flat where I live). Even if I got 10A out of each 25r cell, I think I'll be ok with 4p. With...

Completely new to spot welding. This looks like a great thread, I will definitely take some time to read through this later. I want to build a 10s4p pack using Samsung 25r's. They're rated for 20A continuous, so 4p should give me 80A continuous theoretically. I saw the amperage chart in the OP...

Looking for cheap spot welders to build my 18650 battery pack. Which do you think is a better choice between these two options below, and why? http://www.joyfay.com/micro-computer-pulse-spot-welder-battery-charger-800-a-0-1-1-0-mm-36-v.html?gclid=CI3FlZrx-swCFQIOaQodQzMN6w...

Awesome, thanks!

Whitepony, what are your thoughts on this motor: http://alienpowersystem.com/shop/brushless-motors/alien-6374-sensored-outrunner-brushless-motor-170kv-3200w/ I've been trying to decide between an Enertion motor or a Turnigy motor (if they come into stock), but this looks like a nice option...

My Loaded Tesseract-complete from Nordboards arrived today. A bit disappointing. I ordered 83mm Abec 11 75a flywheels and they sent me 76mm 78a flywheels. I contacted them thinking it was a simple mistake but when I called they told me they were out of stock of the 83mm wheels and put on the...

Yay! I hope that means I found a great deal haha. Here's a link: http://www.gearbest.com/batteries/pp_241350.html Edit: Also used the first promo code that came up when I searched google and it worked. This site also had great prices on LG HG2's, but they're out of stock, and honestly the...

Is aliexpress reliable? I've visited the site looking for batteries, but I wasn't sure how trustworthy they are. Are Samsung 25R's comparable to LG HE4's? I just found a good deal on them. Edit: Welp, just purchased 36 Samsung 25R's at $3.70 a piece including tax and shipping. Hope that's an...

Found what I think is a good price on some LG HG2's. Just under $6 USD each including shipping. Do you guys agree that a good deal or should I wait for a better price?

Looks great! I'm currently researching for my own build. What size pulleys did you end up using and how did you attach the wheel pulley to the drive wheel?

Thanks for the link and replies! I read that article. The HG2 seems like a great battery. If I can find it for a decent price, I think I will try to purchase at least 36 for a 12s3p pack. If I am unable to secure a good price on some HG2's in the coming weeks, I think I will go with 36-48...