Humorous is good. I am done though.
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:03 PM, David Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Michael Ross <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I really don't care what anyone else does with this information. But, > don't > > think you are doing anything but getting marketed/suckered. This is not > an > > argument for fun or I would have quit long ago, I am trying to be > helpful. > > Save you money, or keep you from failing in the field. Please do as > you > > wish. > > With how you have carried on about joints that are not in Al and Cu > studs I find your statement above a bit humorous. > > You have conveniently ignored the questions I posed above. So here > they are again. What is your experience with prismatic batteries like > the TS or CALB cells that many of us are using? Is your pack put > together with no terminal prep and no washers? What is your climate > like? > > Those are the joints that this discussion is about. The fact of the > matter is that some people have had joints loosen when using the OEM > supplied SS bolts & split washers and when they went with nord locks, > the joints quit loosening. I went with brass bolts (because they are > much easier to center drill and tap), a bronze lock (split) washer, a > brass flat washer on top of layered copper straps and have not had any > joints loosen. Also, I know of people who didn't clean the battery > posts and seal them with something have high resistance joints down > the road a way. When they sanded/filed/wire brushed the surfaces and > applied a dielectric grease of some sort then reassembled the pack > their issues disappeared. > > Maybe they did something wrong with their initial assembly but the > cure worked. Maybe I wasted my money buying bronze split washers and > brass flat washers but it works. I would still like to know how many > miles you have on your LiFePO4 pack of TS, SE, or CALB cells and how > the joints are holding up. If you don't have such a pack in a road > going EV then please get one ASAP and assemble the way you think it > should be done and report back how it is going over the next 5-10 > years. > > -- > David D. Nelson > http://evalbum.com/1328 > http://www.levforum.com > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, "The summer day." To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140113/6c5499e4/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)
