Yes, I'll second Cor's warning, they can put out a LOT of amps! We got thousands of these from A123 in 2009, and built a '33 Ford replica EV hot rod for a TV show.
On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 9:17 PM Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Lawrence, when I removed some of the cells from that pack that you picked > up, I cut the straps with heavy duty scissors. > One time I accidentally shorted the cell I was removing while cutting and > the current was large enough to bite a chunk out of the scissor blades... > These are *very* low resistance cells, so the short circuit current > consequently is very high, even at the low 3.5V of a single cell. > Cor. > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2023, 9:06 PM Lawrence Rhodes via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > > https://youtu.be/zEXx_2Caefc?si=j66-Advfy42A7-Aq I wasn't too careful > > separating some cells. Nicked a few. Used in flashlights they are > awesome. > > However, I nicked a few near the base and my hacked flashlight spring > > shorted the cell. Smoke and brown fluid. Oops. I will tape nicks and > avoid > > making them in the future. Also use an adapter of pvc for extra safety. > > Lawrence Rhodes > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20231128/4e279d1a/attachment.htm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20231127/7ee8eea4/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20231127/9fae2bb4/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
