Hackaday (unofficial) February 21, 2024 5:00pm Power Tool Packs Make a Portable Powerhouse #batteryhacks #batterypack #inverter #makita #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Power Tool Packs Make A Portable Powerhouse The revolution in portable and cordless appliances has meant that we now own far fewer mains-powered gadgets than we might once have done, but it hasn’t entirely banished the old AC outlet fr…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 8, 2024 10:00am Half Power Bank, Half Spot Welder #teardown #toolhacks #batterypack #batteryspotwelder #spotwelder #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Half Power Bank, Half Spot Welder There was a time when every gizmo on AliExpress also had a big white LED so it could also work as a flashlight, but maybe the power bank is the new flashlight. [Aaron Christophel] has a battery spo…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 28, 2023 10:00am A 48 Volt Battery Pack With Carefully Balanced Cells #batteryhacks #batterypack #cellbalancing #liion #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A 48 Volt Battery Pack With Carefully Balanced Cells Many readers will have at some time or another built their own lithium-ion battery packs, whether they are using tiny cells or the huge ones found in automotive packs. A popular choice it to salvag…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 26, 2023 3:00am Vehicle-to-Grid Made Easy #greenhacks #battery #batterypack #can #electricvehicle #ev #grid #inverter #modbus #opensource #vehicletogrid #vehicletohome #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Vehicle-to-Grid Made Easy As electric cars continue to see increased adoption, one associated technology that was touted long ago that still hasn’t seen widespread adoption is vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-home. Since…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 3, 2023 3:00am E-Bike Battery Tapped For Off-Grid Laptop Power #laptopshacks #transportationhacks #batterybackup #batterypack #ebike #poweradapter #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 E-Bike Battery Tapped For Off-Grid Laptop Power If you’ve travelling via bike, you’ll know there’s a certain advantage to packing light. But what if you need to take your beefy desktop-replacement laptop with you on one of thes…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 29, 2023 12:00am Soldering Station Designed Around Batteries #toolhacks #3dprinted #battery #batterypack #controller #freecad #powertools #soldering #tools #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Soldering Station Designed Around Batteries Companies now are looking to secure revenue streams by sneakily locking customers into as many recurring services as possible. Subscription software, OS ecosystems, music streaming, and even food d…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 5, 2022 9:00pm Hackaday Prize 2022: A Backup Battery Pack #batteryhacks #thehackadayprize #18650 #18650battery #18650cell #2022hackadayprize #batterypack #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackaday Prize 2022: A Backup Battery Pack These days, we’re all running around toting smartphones and laptops that could always use a bit more charge. Portable battery packs have become popular, and [Anuradha] has designed one that p…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 23, 2022 12:00pm Ryobi Battery Hack Keeps CPAP Running Quietly #toolhacks #backup #batterypack #cpap #inverter #liion #ryobi #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Ryobi Battery Hack Keeps CPAP Running Quietly When it comes to cordless power tools, color is an important brand selection criterion. There’s Milwaukee red, for the rich people, the black and yellow of DeWalt, and Makita has a sort of te…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 23, 2022 9:00pm Fighting Back Against Dodgy Dyson Batteries #batteryhacks #batterymanagementsystem #batterypack #dyson #plannedobsolescence #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Fighting Back Against Dodgy Dyson Batteries If you’ve ever worked with multi-cell rechargeable battery packs, you know that the individual cells will eventually become imbalanced. To keep the pack working optimally, each cell needs to …
Hackaday (unofficial) February 16, 2022 5:00pm When Battery Rebuilds Go Wrong: Understanding BMSs, Spot Welders, and Safety #parts #battery #batterypack #lithiumion #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 When Battery Rebuilds Go Wrong: Understanding BMSs, Spot Welders, And Safety Batteries are amazing. Batteries are horrible. Batteries are a necessary evil in today’s world of portable everything. If you’re reading this sentence, even if it’s not on a mobil…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 31, 2021 12:00pm A LiPo Cell Makes A 4AA Pack For A GameBoy #nintendogameboyhacks #aabattery #batterypack #gameboy #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A LiPo Cell Makes A 4AA Pack For A GameBoy Electronic toys of yesteryear were fantastic objects of desire, but came with the fatal flaw of requiring batteries. Batteries that cost more than the average youngster’s pocket money and for…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 16, 2021 3:00pm Review: Battery Spot Welders, Why You Should Buy A Proper Spot Welder #hackadaycolumns #reviews #toolhacks #batterypack #batteryspotwelder #review #spotwelder #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Review: Battery Spot Welders, Why You Should Buy A Proper Spot Welder Making battery packs is a common pursuit in our community, involving spot-welding nickel strips to the terminals on individual cells. Many a pack has been made in this way, using reclaimed 18650 ce…