battery help

[hazardous0388 10+ year member]

I have a nsb90 battery and am wanting to make bars such as the ones shown in the pic. My question is, will i have to keep the metal off the plastic, thus having a clearance gap between the bar and the plastic on the battery? My second question is, is there a specific type of metal to use to these bars? I have a friend that works at a sheet metal factory so I can have these made easily.

THANKS

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[dan5505 10+ year member]

copper would be your best bet for the bars. i dont think you will need to keep a gap between the bars and plastic. i dont think it would hurt anything.

 

[hazardous0388 10+ year member]

Im jus not sure if it will get hot enough to melt the plastic at all.

 

[dan5505 10+ year member]

i doubt it, if it were to get that hot, then your power wire would also get that hot, thus your shielding would melt. also, those bars of copper would dissipate heat faster than the power wire. if your worried about it you could just put a spacer in there somewhere

 

[hazardous0388 10+ year member]

yeah, thats what I was thinking as well.

Thanks for the advice!