A Better Battery Design - How to build a 48v Lifepo4 battery (Ep. 22)

Thank you all for your patience! Work is as work does... Today's video is brought to us by "Grant in Utah" who emailed a new battery design that removed the need for the long battery positive cable. This video involves learning how it works, fixing mistakes while trying to implement it, and a couple of kitty interludes. 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - This Video's Task 3:01 - New Design Overview 4:05 - Repacking Cells 5:25 - Two Options 7:25 - New Bus Cables 10:15 - New Wiring Plan 12:03 - Wiring and Cleaning Up! 13:12 - A Mess, an Unexpected Test 14:20 - Back to Cabling 17:20 - Relieving Shrink Tubing 19:35 - Verifying Pack Voltage and Balance Leads 22:32 - A Note On This Channel 25:18 - Oops. 26:36 - Take 2! 28:27 - A Tatters Interlude 29:20 - Midway Checks 30:18 - A Warmth 31:00 - A Kepler Interlude 31:41 - Cleaning Up and Velcro Benefits 32:12 - Final Checks 32:45 - Summary