I worked in a battery making factory for a couple years when I was young. The grey plates are negative plates. The positive plates are orange-ish when making them. The lead you are seeing is the frame of the plate. You start out with a metallic lead waffle-like frame and put them through a machine with rollers that squishes a lead based mud/clay paste into them. After a kiln-like drying process they are assembled like you see.
All of us are buying battery powered power tools, craftsman for me. Do you have ideas on taking care or rebuilding those. I would like to rebuild my dead ones
The older tools have NiMH battery packs, and those can easily be rebuilt. Buy “Sub C NiMH cells with tabs” and replace the cells in your packs. You will have to solder them in, but its easy. Lithium Ion batteries are much harder. There is a battery management system in the battery pack and all the cells have to be carefully matched. Instead, i would recommend buying non-name-brand compatible battery packs. Amazon sells them for Dewalt, Craftsman, Ryobi, Black&Decker…. Much cheaper than the original tool batteries, and work just as well. You often have the option to increase the Amp Hour rating, so they work longer between charges.
I worked in a battery making factory for a couple years when I was young. The grey plates are negative plates. The positive plates are orange-ish when making them. The lead you are seeing is the frame of the plate. You start out with a metallic lead waffle-like frame and put them through a machine with rollers that squishes a lead based mud/clay paste into them. After a kiln-like drying process they are assembled like you see.
Good inside info. Thanks!
Lou! Don't get so bored out there on the farm that you dig into things you shouldn't! Be careful with those things!😊
Safety Third!!
Nice job!
All of us are buying battery powered power tools, craftsman for me. Do you have ideas on taking care or rebuilding those. I would like to rebuild my dead ones
The older tools have NiMH battery packs, and those can easily be rebuilt. Buy “Sub C NiMH cells with tabs” and replace the cells in your packs. You will have to solder them in, but its easy. Lithium Ion batteries are much harder. There is a battery management system in the battery pack and all the cells have to be carefully matched. Instead, i would recommend buying non-name-brand compatible battery packs. Amazon sells them for Dewalt, Craftsman, Ryobi, Black&Decker…. Much cheaper than the original tool batteries, and work just as well. You often have the option to increase the Amp Hour rating, so they work longer between charges.
@@HowToLou is your background electrician engineering?
That brand new, but no liquid inside..
why there is no liquid inside?
The "wool" is soaked in it.
@@jimbanda So it is safe to lay it aside?