Breaking down and repacking a 36V battery pack

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Breaking down and repacking a 36V battery pack

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SLK Electronics has a piece on their site about breaking down a DeWalt 36V A123 high-power Li-ion batteries to make your own battery configurations. This (and several other related articles on the site) is gear towards electric model planes, but is obviously applicable to any application.

Dissecting DeWalt 36V Packs (A123 Systems) – [via] Link

Related:

  • Li-ion Life Extension – Link
  • HOW TO rebuild a Li-Ion battery pack – Link
  • HOW TO – Refilling laptop batteries – Link

6 thoughts on “Breaking down and repacking a 36V battery pack

  1. atouk says:

    For anyone that hasn’t seen a high power pack explolde or flame-up because of a short circuit/improper charging/damage…

    Please, wear eye protection, work away from flammables, have a proper chemical type fire extinguisher handy, have a steel can with a lit nearby to dump ‘mistakes’into.

    Modern Ni-Cads, Li-Ion, and NMh batteries have tremendous energy storage capacities. Improper use WILL cause injury, damage, and fires, along with loss of eyebrows, dignity, pride, workbench tops, and permission from the wife to do projects on the kitchen table.

  2. atouk says:

    (steel can with LID) – typo caused by not enough coffee.

  3. aplumb says:

    Agreed on the safety precautions. On a related note, since these packs use A123 cells, here’s some safety-related info on their site.

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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