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Hands-on 21700 pack for FPV long-range / goggle power: nickel + copper strip about 0.3mm at gear 25, fish paper, weld + and − separately, balance lead, then fibre tape + flame-retardant foam + heat-shrink
Field battery boxes, long-range packs and goggle batteries for FPV quads are all 21700 NMC inside; if you can build your own you save money for other parts. Tools: 21700 cells, a cell holder, nickel strip, copper strip, heat-shrink and a spot welder — a soldering iron can hardly get nickel strip to hold, and poor temperature control raises the internal resistance. The creator uses an AWithZ machine that welds nickel strip or 0.15mm copper strip with ease, max gear 99; the nickel + copper combination of about 0.3mm is usually around gear 25. First stick fish paper on the cell to insulate the outer rim; when welding, one pen presses the strip down while the other welds; on the other side, weld + and − separately — never weld them together; solder the balance lead and power lead to + and − (red positive, black negative); wrap in fibre tape, add flame-retardant foam, slide on heat-shrink, and a goggle battery is done. Reminder: lithium batteries are flammable and explosive, so take extra care while building.
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Comments (10)

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普通的少年1 · 1 yr ago

Internal-resistance meter, spot welder, and you need to be handy too, otherwise... Coolapk DIY battery.jpg

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十月八 · 1 yr ago

Last time charging at school, had the mode set wrong, it blew up straight away, whole-school notice. I'm out, I'm out

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凡尔赛 · 1 yr ago

72V 120Ah pack (liked by the creator)

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来一箱哒不溜 · 1 yr ago

I've already pierced two cells

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霜序初六·听南ˇ · 1 yr ago

2170s, I paid 40 a cell

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越久越习惯*飞 · 1 yr ago

Only a fool goes to this trouble, a few yuan sorts it

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青山依旧在 · 1 yr ago

How do you activate lithium cells

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迷途 · 1 yr ago

Is the discharge C rating of 21700s enough

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白云间 · 1 yr ago

Pretty practical

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无人机打药 · 1 yr ago

Buy a retired crop-sprayer drone battery and make a pack, it's better than DIY. ¥500 stores 0.95 kWh, supports super fast charging, full in 20 minutes, 20C discharge

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