2018-04-29

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GreatScott!

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Previous video: /youtube/video/DWsVvdd8QJ4

Electric Bike Conversion (Part 1): /youtube/video/YV-ee8wA5lI

Battery Type Comparison: /youtube/video/LqgP16JQ24I

Make your own Li-Ion Battery Pack: /youtube/video/hwhqn4BmC2I

Battery Spot Welder (CD Welder): /youtube/video/5TVNdMqVZpk

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More project information (pictures, parts list,.....) on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-EBike-Battery-Pack/

The spot welder that I used in the video: https://www.keenlab.de/index.php/portfolio-item/kweld/

https://www.keenlab.de/index.php/product-category/kspot-welder-kit/

Parts list (incomplete, see Instructables for more, affiliate links):

Aliexpress:

26x INR18650-25R: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dY2Dqpb

13x Spacer: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dVZZNeh

7mm x 0.3mm nickel ribbon: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d6k3sXr

13s 20A BMS: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_BfZtptat

10 AWG Wire: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dYeiEM1

Ebay:

26x INR18650-25R: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=282784768261&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

13x Spacer: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=311659219371&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

7mm x 0.3mm nickel ribbon: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=263177771984&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

13s 20A BMS: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=362070141286&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

10 AWG Wire: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=332180455387&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

In this episode of DIY or Buy I will show you how to create a proper EBike battery pack. The main components for the build are Li-Ion cells, nickel strips and a BMS. At the end of the project I will then conclude whether DIYing your own battery pack is cheaper than buying a premade one.

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Music:

In the Hall of the Mountain King, Kevin MacLeod

2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

Killing Time, Kevin MacLeod

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