diff --git a/content/post/battery-pack-building.md b/content/post/battery-pack-building.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b142d5a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/post/battery-pack-building.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +title: "Battery Pack Building" +type: post +author: micha +date: 2022-08-27T16:00:00+02:00 +url: /battery-pack-building/ +tags: + - DIY + - battery +--- + +I have inherited the following collection of battery packs, which were already at least 5 years old at this time: + +![image](/img/battery_packs.jpg) + +Two battery packs should now be built from them: One as power supply for my Yaesu FT-817 during portable operation and another bigger one from the remaining cells. For this I took all packs apart, charged each cell and then measured their capacity. I also needed do order a spot welder kit for this. + +After I received the spot welder kit, I assembled it and built the smaller battery pack (4s2p) of the two with 14,8V and a capacity of 6200mAh. Worked fine but I had to use a 100Ah battery as power source to make it actually weld. + +The spot welder: + +![image](/img/spot_welder_1.jpg) + +![image](/img/spot_welder_2.jpg) + +The battery: + +![image](/img/4s2p_1.jpg) + +![image](/img/4s2p_2.jpg) + +Then I've built the bigger battery pack in a 4s6p configuration with 14,8V and a cpacity of around 12,5Ah: + +![image](/img/4s6p_1.jpg) + +![image](/img/4s6p_2.jpg) diff --git a/content/post/m17_md380_pistar_mmdvm.md b/content/post/m17_md380_pistar_mmdvm.md index 47a089a..10eebbe 100644 --- a/content/post/m17_md380_pistar_mmdvm.md +++ b/content/post/m17_md380_pistar_mmdvm.md @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ We can now compile and flash the new firmware: ``` # make clean # make -# make mmdvm_hs_hat +# sudo make mmdvm_hs_hat ``` ## Usage diff --git a/static/img/4s2p_1.jpg b/static/img/4s2p_1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..938acdb Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/4s2p_1.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/4s2p_2.jpg b/static/img/4s2p_2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1fdfb27 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/4s2p_2.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/4s6p_1.jpg b/static/img/4s6p_1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4725581 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/4s6p_1.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/4s6p_2.jpg b/static/img/4s6p_2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c983469 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/4s6p_2.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/battery_packs.jpg b/static/img/battery_packs.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93fdcd2 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/battery_packs.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/spot_welder_1.jpg b/static/img/spot_welder_1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07cb4f0 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/spot_welder_1.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/spot_welder_2.jpg b/static/img/spot_welder_2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..26998e9 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/spot_welder_2.jpg differ