This page lists all the different materials required to manufacture the modules.
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| Material | Specifications | Amount Required | Source | Manufacturing Process | Manufacturing Location | Manufacturing Steps | ||||
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| Nickel Strips |
| 100m or 800g | In the bay | Bend and with jig, cut with a jigscissors | ||||||
| Module Busbars - EMS Sigma Clad 60 | Spec sheet in side | about 30 sq ft. | EMS | Water Jet Cutting | Water jet place / bay | Water jet, bend using a jig and vise. | ||||
| Cell Holders - 3/8" Acetal Sheet Sheet | 3/8" Acetal (not Delrin) Black (not Natural color) | about 30 sq ft. | Piedmont Plastics | CNC | E5 Machine Ship /bay | CNC, manual deburr, manual fillet | ||||
| Fish Paper | Adhesive backed | 145P Tags | Laser cutting (with my Micah's laser cutter?) | Outside | Cut it outand stick it on. | |||||
| Aluminum Standoffs | M3, F-F, 60mm | 150 140 | Aliexpress | None | None | None | ||||
| Heat Set Inserts, M3 | Tapered, M3, long | McMaster / Spaenaur | Soldering iron installation | Bay | Press in with DIY soldering iron press | M3 bolts | McMaster / Spaenaur | M3 Standoffs for PCB | McMaster / Spaenaur press. Press is complete. https://hackaday.com/2019/02/28/threading-3d-printed-parts-how-to-use-heat-set-inserts/ | |
| Gusset Plates | Custom Design Captive Nuts | 80pcs, 40 of each | Filament from 3D Printing Canada | 3D Printed | Bay | Print them out, usual print post-processing | ||||
| Top Hard Insulation Cover | Probably Acetal, maybe acrylic 3/64" thick | McMaster | Laser Cut | WatiMake (Thanks Tommy!) | Laser Cut it | |||||
| Series Connection Hardware |
| McMaster / Spaenaur | Bay | Manual Assembly | ||||||
| PCB Mount Hardware |
| McMaster / Spaenaur 3D Printed | 3D Printing, Manual Assembly | Bay | Put it together | |||||
| Balance Wiring |
| Digikey / IEWC | Bay | Manual Crimping | ||||||
| Thermistor Assemblies |
| Digikey | Bay | Manual Assembly | ||||||
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