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Battery braid
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:09 pm
by sandkil
Hey guys,
I need your help. Trying to find battery braid for upcoming battery pack build. Seems like braid is a thing of the past. I just can’t find any.
Do you have any ideas were to source 1/4” 6x1mm braid or similar?
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:12 pm
by jwscab
mcmaster carries it:
https://www.mcmaster.com/#69925k66/=19ro5vy
oh, yeah, you are in sweden. Hmm..... maybe you have supply house like mcmaster somewhere in Europe?
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:26 pm
by GoMachV
Isn’t it just desoldering braid? Should be really common?!
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:06 pm
by Timmahhh
1:24 slot cars use braid for the contacts
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:20 pm
by bluewormx
hi I think the stuff I used was this.
http://www.partsconnexion.com/heatshrink_braid_tinned.html
but I cant remember I bought it for an audio project many years ago.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:49 pm
by RC10th
+1 for slot car braid, I've used it many times for batteries.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:09 am
by lmw94002
I remember building packs like that... so much easier than using bars.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:48 am
by Lonestar
happy to GIVE you some bars if all you want is assembly and you aren't hung up on using braid
(you just pay shipping...)
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:23 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: Battery braid
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 1:58 pm
by NomadRacer
I may have a piece of the old school heavy duty battery braid. I'll check...
I was able to find it! The braid is 10" long, 1/4" wide, 0.045" thick. Real heavy duty stuff. I don't remember the RC brand it was. I used some building Clod Buster battery packs and slot car controllers a long time ago.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:19 am
by sandkil
NomadRacer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 1:58 pm
I may have a piece of the old school heavy duty battery braid. I'll check...
I was able to find it! The braid is 10" long, 1/4" wide, 0.045" thick. Real heavy duty stuff. I don't remember the RC brand it was. I used some building Clod Buster battery packs and slot car controllers a long time ago.
Now we are talking. Emm.. You do not happen to have one more of those 10" braids?
My intentions are to build two 8-cell battery packs. That equals 9 pcs of braid with a length of just over an inch per pack.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:25 am
by sandkil
Lonestar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:48 am
happy to GIVE you some bars if all you want is assembly and you aren't hung up on using braid
(you just pay shipping...)
Much appreciated Lonestar. I will get back to you on that offer if no braid is to be found.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:02 am
by Lonestar
sandkil wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:25 am
Lonestar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:48 am
happy to GIVE you some bars if all you want is assembly and you aren't hung up on using braid
(you just pay shipping...)
Much appreciated Lonestar. I will get back to you on that offer if no braid is to be found.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:25 am
by NomadRacer
Hey sandkil. That's the only piece of braid I have. Your welcome to it.
Re: Battery braid
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:02 am
by Timmahhh