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Arc Welding with 3 Car Batteries (Tutorial & Demo)
Emergency welding technique using 3 car batteries wired in series. Knowing how to do this may just save you from haivng to leave your rig out in the middle of nowhere. If you’re going to go wheeling you need to know how to save your own butt. AAA doesn’t respond if your 20 miles off the beaten path. This is the second video that I’ve done on this subject. The first video showed me doing an acutal trail repair, but wasn’t very detailed. I had so many responses from people that didn’t understand what was going on, or for some reason thought it wasn’t possible, that I decided to do a video in a controlled environment and show exactly what welding with car batteries is all about.
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I say pack the 3/32 7018 rods then u don’t need three batteries or a buddy to? ride with u. And pack some 6010 rods if u do have a buddy with you for better penetration and hold.
Good video..thanks !?
And too think i payed all? that money for a welder…. lol
Not exactly xray quality, but in an emergency this is great! Not bad looking bead either
Which is exactly what it is.
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This is a nice trick to get off the mountain.
The funny? thing is, it didn’t sound like a stick welder – it sounded like three batteries shorting out!
never push? the rod with stick welding or flux core wire feed.
The reason I ask is that I bumped into a jeeper who said he’d seen people get off the trail with welds made with two car batteries and a coat hangar (obviously a welding rod would be better, but when you need to get? off a mountain….)
I’m mostly just curious if that method’s even remotely possible.
The problem with 2 batteries is that it DOESN’T work that? well. 24v usually isn’t enough to get a 1/8″ rod to burn. I’ll make sure and try it in the next video, I have some super small rods (3/32″) that may actually burn with 24v.
well, maybe this is your encouragement? two batteries seems like it’d be a bit more useful if it really works as a lot of people only go out with? two vehicles and might not want an extra battery in the back
Sometimes 24V isn’t enough juice to get the arc to stabilize and you end up just sticking the rod to the material. When I’ve done this in the field with fresh rods? and batteries, 36V (three batteries) can run pretty hot…
Yes, but you only net 24V by running two batteries. I need to get off my butt and make a follow up video using different volt counts, different rods, etc. and compare and contrast. I’ve been wanting to? do it for a long time, but I just need some encouragement to get it done…
would? that work with 2 batteries?
That isnt bad stick welding for useing three car batteries, although seemingly a lot more? sparkage. i give you props man!, and if you can stick it in a vise and beat the shit outa it with a hammer any weld would have to hold till you could get it fixed right/better. im gonna have to try this if the situation ever arises
Is that because there is no? regulating component in the system mate?
way to much power, try? with two batteries.
I love this shit!!!?
try to get it xray? inspected
Very cool!
I love these old? tricks
yep. Electricity flows from the negative side to the? postive side. Electrode negative produces more heat at the material being welded for better penetration.
So you connect? the POSITIVE terminal to the frame of the truck you are welding?
I’ve picked up some pretty good scars over the? years….lol…
“Arc tan” haha, more like Spark Tan. Burn your face into? tatters.
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!!!
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.
lol i live in? wheeling WV