Hi Buddy, I figure you have some sort of square/prismatic type of cells, right? (based on your statements below, I assume so). I don't think you need metal straps. Here's what I did, and a step by step directions on how I did it:
http://www.corbinstreehouse.com/blog/2010/12/plug-bug-strapping-thundersky-batteries-together/ corbin On Sep 21, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Buddy Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > I finally joined the ranks and purchased and picked up my LiFEP04. (42 > cents Ah). Now I need to install. If the list serve thought my questions > were novice before wait till you get a load of my latest ones. > > > > 1st to strap. What type of strapping have others used? Metal, > Polypropylene, polyester strapping? I am going to strap 8 cells, 2X4 with a > Aluminum Plate 8" X 9" on each end. I was thinking three strap per group. > Also what is the cheapest kit or individual tools that anyone has to used to > do the job. My second question is interconnecting between the strapped > cells. since the 8 cells will be stationary to each other, within the 8pack, > can they be connected with a solid piece of copper or aluminum plate between > the terminals? Between the 8 packs I know I will need a flex loop, be it > wire or metal strip. Also can someone point me in the direction to figure > out the width and thickness this plate and interconnects should be in either > copper or Alum? I will be running about 300 amps max at 192 volts. Normal > driving my amp meter is between 100 and 170 amp. > > > > Battery specs - Max Continuous Discharge Current 10% to 90% DOD, Active > Cooling 180 A (3C) (times two parallel cells = 360 A) > > > > Thanks all, > > > > Buddy Mills > > <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > > > Look mom, no gas. <http://www.evalbum.com/2887> http://www.evalbum.com/2887 > > > > Disclaimer: No animals were harmed or killed in the process of writing this > email. Any stories to the contrary are, for the most part, either fictional > or greatly exaggerated. > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130921/474dcc0a/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
