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Got some work done today. First hit the secondary coil out of the transformer with a chisel and hammer. Then made a simple welding handle and used the 4mm2 (~awg 11) wire with two loops. Measuring showed I was getting about 1.6V. Welding sorta seemed to work, but couldn't get anything welded, and wires got very hot. Really need something thicker I guess ... | |||
--[[User:Buzz|buZz]] ([[User talk:Buzz|talk]]) 01:48, 8 June 2017 (CEST) | |||
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| Skills | Electronics, Experimentation |
| Status | Getting parts |
| Niche | Hardware |
| Purpose | Use in other project |
| Tool | No |
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For welding batterytabs, i thought it would be nice to have a spot welder.
Parts needed
- Microwave transformer (got this)
- Thick-ass copper wire (profzon or the0 is getting this probably)
- Delay timer ( ordered http://www.ebay.nl/itm/262966589796 )
- Momentary switch
- Some kinda auto-fuse box?
- Case
- Welding handle
Build log
Got some work done today. First hit the secondary coil out of the transformer with a chisel and hammer. Then made a simple welding handle and used the 4mm2 (~awg 11) wire with two loops. Measuring showed I was getting about 1.6V. Welding sorta seemed to work, but couldn't get anything welded, and wires got very hot. Really need something thicker I guess ...
--buZz (talk) 01:48, 8 June 2017 (CEST)
Links
- http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Spot-Welder/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edVKfLGXvtQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTaGa93lOGU
(well, they are all -very- similar, just search around)