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It's really not. Using car batteries for various types of welding is common hobby practice
by s5300 6y ago
It's really not.
Using car batteries for various types of welding is common hobby practice
- freehunter 6y agoSomething tells me most hobbyists are not doing their car battery welding on-the-fly in -60F weather in the middle of Sibera with the stakes of failure being freezing to death though.
- s5300 6y agoI inferred that he was simply saying the fact of using chained car batteries for welding is hardcore, which I obviously think is not as I've seen it done by many people in many places. As for the situation in this context though - sure, that could be said to be hardcore.
- pengaru 6y agoYou're right, car batteries are a very accessible source of high-current DC power. It's especially common for budget DIY spot welding.
- nuker 6y agoIt is, it was likely some big thing, like strut support, not small hobby things like jewelry.
- avhon1 6y agoArc welding structural steel with lead-acid batteries is well-established among hobbyists. Here's somebody who reinforced their truck bumper using six 6-volt golf cart batteries, jumper cables, and filler rod, in 2008: https://www.instructables.com/Golfcart--Welder/ https://www.instructables.com/Golfcart--Welder/