Welding parameter lookup
57 settings stated on camera by creators, extracted from 137 videos; each row links to the project and the moment in the original clip.
| Cell | Material | Welder | Setting | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18650 / 3000mAh cells (demo) | Nickel-plated steel strip | UF20B | Gear 7 (0.15mm nickel-plated steel strip); gear 1 too shallow, gear 4 barely, gear 6 welds through · Pulse width Display shows 20ms / 0.15ms | TOP RC FPV · [T.O.P.] Getting i… · 03:26 | |
| LiFePO4 32140 | Nickel-plated steel strip 0.2 | UF20B (touchscreen, voice-over says ‘a capacitor spot welder’) | Gear 30 | Battery Master Zhang · Building a 24V Li-… · 01:02 | |
| 21700 NMC (test cell) | Nickel strip 0.05/0.1/0.2; nickel-plated steel strip 0.1 + copper 0.05 | UK1 (called WP120 on camera) | Gear 20 (0.1 through-welds) / 50 (double 0.1 very solid) / 100 (top, nickel-plated + copper) · Pulse width Trigger time 0.1–5; beginners 1–2 | Maker Hsu · Got another spot w… · 03:50 | |
| 21700 / 18650 | Copper strip, nickel strip; welds 0.4mm nickel-plated steel strip (official spec) | UF20B | Pulse width Preheat 1–10 ms | Kai.Xin FPV Log · Hand-building FPV … | |
| Jiashikai 32140 (steel-can negative) | 0.2 copper sheet + 0.15 nickel-plated (swapped for thinner nickel-plated, then back) straight on | P60F | Gear 400 (won’t hold) → 450 → 600 → 700 (burnt black but can’t be pulled off); 999-gear scale · Pulse width Preheat 0.1, pause 1 (preheat adjusted at level 600) ms | CrazyFun · 0.2 copper straigh… · 00:28 | |
| 21700 power cells | 0.2×10mm copper strip (5 m roll) stacked on 0.15 nickel-plated steel strip | P30C | Gear 600 (main); 500 also works; max 999 · Pulse width Display 2ms / 0.00ms (preheat / pause at default) | MakerMania-RC-Aero · AWithZ P30C spot w… · 07:11 | |
| New EVE 18650 | Nickel-plated steel strip 0.2 | UF20B | Gear Suitable current (no value given) | Battery Master Zhang · Cells dead after t… · 02:08 | |
| 18650 (4 cells in the demo) | Nickel-plated steel strip (practice set included) / thin sheet metal | H2 | Gear 8 | Superman Models · Ep. 127 | Skip one… · 03:38 | |
| 18650 NMC (EVE 2.5Ah); the original pack had salvaged old 18650s | Nickel-plated steel strip 0.2 | UF20B (touch screen; voice-over ‘capacitor spot welder’) | Gear 29 · Pulse width Preheat 0.05ms, pause 20ms, trigger time 0.6s | Battery Master Zhang · Re-celling a 48V L… · 02:59 | |
| — | Copper strip (+ 0.12 nickel-plated steel strip base layer as control) | UF20B | Gear 60 | CrazyFun · Welder at gear 60,… · 00:39 | |
| Jiashikai 32140 LiFePO4 | 0.1 copper strip + 0.1/0.12 nickel-plated (straight on); 0.15 nickel-plated base + 0.1 copper | UF20B (No. 6 pen, No. 6 lead with braided sleeve) | Gear Straight on: 40 → 70 → 90 (not solid); nickel base: 30 solid / 40 tears / 60 · Pulse width Preheat 10, pause 20 ms | CrazyFun · A follower asked w… · 02:46 | |
| 18650 (test weld) | 0.15 nickel-plated steel strip | UF20B (upgraded No. 6 welding pen) | Gear 10 (peels off, two holes) / 15 (takes effort) / 20 (tears) / 25 (completely OK) · Pulse width Preheat etc. left at default; display 01ms / 0.00ms | CrazyFun · Never serve low-en… · 00:57 | |
| — | Stacked combinations: 0.15 nickel-plated + 0.1 copper + 0.15 nickel-plated; 0.1 nickel-plated + 0.15 copper + 0.1 nickel-plated; 0.15 nickel + 0.15 copper (thinner top layer) | UF20B (upgraded to the No. 6 welding pen) | Gear 20 | CrazyFun · Episode 183 | When… · 00:28 | |
| 18650 (power bank, 3 fake, 2 real + new) | 0.15 nickel-plated steel strip + 0.1 stacked on top | U3pro | Gear 5 (said ‘about 5’ while the screen showed 3.2) | CrazyFun · Once you’ve master… · 01:45 | |
| Jiashikai (32140, steel-can negative) | Nickel-plated steel strip 0.1 or 0.12 (not sorted out) | UF20B (upgraded No. 6 welding pen) | Gear 1–5 (1 no stick / 2 slight / 3–4 peels off / 5 sticks slightly) · Pulse width Preheat 0, pause 0, trigger 1 ms | CrazyFun · AWithZ spot welder… · 00:25 | |
| CR2032 coin cell (test weld) | Nickel strip supplied by the manufacturer; welds 0.1 copper / 0.35 nickel-plated / 0.35 steel / 0.2 pure nickel | U3pro (the video calls it U3, Li-ion version) | Gear 3 (starting point for the test weld); range 1.0–9.0, 80 gears | Uncle Jiang's Home · DIY tools | A port… · 01:54 |
These are creators’ own settings as stated in their videos, not official AWithZ values; welder condition, tip wear and strip batch all matter — always test on scrap first.