Battery & Reel

It was time to “re-purpose the bulk of the 18650 lithium cells salvaged from the e-scooter battery.   This time I would use 15 cells instead of the previous 10 cells as the remaining cells have less capacity.

A slight improvement on my previous method.  This time I secured the individual frames inside the battery case using hot glue

There were sufficient cells to make two batteries with cases ordered from Aliexpress.

After completing the spot welding I tested the battery before final assembly

With 15 cells to a battery the rated capacity is 9Ah.   However as the cells have a reduced capacity the batteries have an actual capacity of slightly more than 6Ah.

The last three lithium batteries I “liberated” from the local rubbish tip disappointingly only provided two usable cells.  However that brings my total number of available cells to 11 which means I can make another battery.

That got me thinking about the different types of batteries I have for my power tools

[L – R]

Aldi 14.4V battery for the Aldi drill.  I’ve already replaced the cells in the battery.  They were very poor quality and in future I won’t be buy and Aldi battery devices. 

The next battery is for my Bosch drill which I bought to assist in the fitout of Waiouru.  It still works but only has a 3Ah capacity

The 3rd battery is a DeWalt 6Ah

The last two I made and are 6Ah and 9Ah respectively.  

I’ve now discovered it’s possible to buy a battery adapter plate.  If the Bosch battery fails I’ll buy a DeWalt to Bosch battery adapter plate and standardise my batteries around DeWalt.

After gaining confidence using the drone during the recent fishing competition I realised one limitation was the length of line on my spinning reel.   This prevented the drone from taking the line further out.

A search on Aliexpress identified a trolling reel which a much greater line capacity.  It had an initial price over $100 but had been discounted to $80.  Jan did her magic thing with discount codes and Cashback reducing the price to $40.   A bargain!  she also managed to get $8 off the 1000 mtrs of braided line

 

 

Now I need a cool and still day to test my new drone fishing setup.