A portable spot welder — portable Li-ion battery spot welder

90-second unboxing of the H1 portable spot welder: the creator’s old welder built from a microwave-oven transformer was too bulky; the new unit is very light, sits well in the hand and charges over Type-C. In the box: charging cable, nickel strip, welding pins, manual. He will test it tomorrow

The creator’s home-made spot welder, built from a microwave-oven transformer, was too bulky to carry around; today a portable spot welder arrived, and it is very light. Opening the shipping carton reveals a long black AWithZ box (H1 label), nicely packaged; the black cylindrical body sits well in the hand, with a Type-C charging port on one end and a power switch; the box also holds a charging cable, nickel strip, welding pins and a manual. He will try it out tomorrow. Comments: some ask how such a small battery can spot weld at all, suggest opening it up to see what battery is inside, or say it won’t last; one user says they bought this AWithZ unit before and the welds were rock solid, and after the power was bumped up they also bought the supercapacitor model UF20B.

Outcome

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   1. Background: the home-made microwave-transformer welder is too bulky

   The welder built from a microwave-oven transformer is too bulky and awkward to carry; today a portable spot welder arrived and it is very light.

   00:02 – 00:10
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   2. Unboxing: long black AWithZ box (H1)

   Open the shipping carton; inside is a long black AWithZ box, nicely packaged; keep unboxing.

   00:10 – 00:43
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   3. Body: comfortable in the hand, Type-C charging, power switch

   The black cylindrical body sits well in the hand; Type-C charging on one end; there is a switch; the box holds a charging cable and nickel strip.

   00:43 – 01:07
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   4. Welding pins, manual; test tomorrow

   The welding pins look decent; a manual; he will try it out tomorrow.

   01:07 – 01:29

Bill of materials

Li-ion safety

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