htc desire accessories - Arc Welding with 3 Car Batteries (Tutorial & Demo) Videos

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hitachi088 Says:

May 24, 2012 - way to much power, try with two batteries.

james jeep Says:

May 22, 2012 - I love this shit!!!

SKEL45 Says:

May 1, 2012 - try to get it xray inspected

natealb Says:

Apr 24, 2012 - Very cool! I love these old tricks

WheeliePete Says:

Apr 16, 2012 - yep. Electricity flows from the negative side to the postive side. Electrode negative produces more heat at the material being welded for better penetration.

ratn9nex Says:

Apr 15, 2012 - So you connect the POSITIVE terminal to the frame of the truck you are welding?

WheeliePete Says:

Apr 15, 2012 - I've picked up some pretty good scars over the years....lol...

chainer2322 Says:

Apr 15, 2012 - "Arc tan" haha, more like Spark Tan. Burn your face into tatters.

ShortyzProductionz Says:

Apr 12, 2012 - Your welding sucks!!!! Jk thts actually not too bad for batteries lol when I first started on my homemade welder that's exactly what they look like!! Great vid!!!

7ReyZor Says:

Apr 12, 2012 - The size of a cable does not directly influence how much electricity runs through it. I'm stunned you would say something that ignorant, given the clever ideas you presented in this video. The reason the rods are going down so fast is because he is using them way above their intended current. A rod like that should get maybe 200 amps, but it's probably getting more like 600-700 amps.

JoeyDeCrease14 Says:

Apr 11, 2012 - lol i live in wheeling WV

ricerust Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - holy!

WheeliePete Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - Well, I have first hand experience seeing a rapid drain when a remote mounted battery's long main wire managed to come off it's mounting and drape across a hot exhaust, whereupon it promptly melted the wiring and grounded out. The wire gauge was thick so it allowed the battery to RAPIDLY discharge (all the energy in the battery, with no resistance to speak of due to the size of the wire, draining at once) so rapidly that the battery terminals blew out with a loud bang. Scary situation!

ricerust Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - thanx alot sir! im not in any hurry to do this kinda thing but was jus curious how this stuff works. ya i was thinkin about the isolator to so it wont kill the main battery. but then again i was thinkin about adding another alternator. ok now my next question would b, y would a rapid drain happen?

WheeliePete Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - Technically, yes, that would net you 12 volts. You'd basically have a MONSTER 12v battery. The problem with that is if you get a rapid drain you would have serious problems. Multi-battery systems in vehicles usually use battery isolaters so if one battery dies it doesn't take the other one with it. The best way for most situations is to use a VSR (voltage sensitive relay) activated solenoid which will keep multiple batteries charged without letting a drain on one kill the other.

ricerust Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - if i wanted to use 3 batteries in my truck, do i connect them in parrallel?

3dreams2flyby Says:

Mar 25, 2012 - Cool vid! We use 6010 as a root bead only, on pipe in the oil fields. It's a fast freeze rod good to cut through grease dirt and moisture. It's a high hydrogen rod, these rods should not be allowed to dry out. A hot pass and cap with 7018 is how the welds are finished out. I don't know about 6011 or 6013 though.

WheeliePete Says:

Mar 22, 2012 - Yeah, your flow of electricity is being regulated by the size of the wiring so if you have big wires, it will flow a LOT. That's why it's good to practice at home before you need to use this technique in the field under emergency conditions.

212jonrouse Says:

Mar 22, 2012 - Seems like the rods are melting down really fast compared to a regular welder...nice vid tho

WheeliePete Says:

Mar 16, 2012 - You're absolutely right about dragging. I usually drag, not sure what I was doing in the video. I really have been wanting to update this video with more testing of supplies, number of batteries, etc. Just need some time (and extra batteries.) lol...

ColtDeltaElite10mm Says:

Mar 15, 2012 - @Wheelie..... I forgot to mention an observation I made in the AWESOME video.... When stick welding, to get a much better weld bead, always angle the rod like your "dragging" the tip. Do NOT "push" the tip ahead. Reason being, slag will become infused inside the beads. Only time you angle rod where it looks like your "pushing" it, is vertical up. In your video, you were "pushing" while welding horizontally. Love this video!!!!!

WheeliePete Says:

Feb 29, 2012 - There is TONS of ventillation in that garage. The prior owner was painting cars in there and what you can't see are the massive roof vents. I've welded in much, much, more confined environments..lol...