My first design!

[gareth01422]

Hi guys

only my second post and ive come up with a design.

a brief description.

2 x M8 stainless screwed rod to hold negative and posative plates .
1 x M6 Stainless screwed rod to hold neutrel plates.
Acrylic boss to hold all the assembly together there will also be another one at the other end.
all nuts, washers and bosses to be make of stainless steel.

Pink plates are neutrel
Red are posative
Blue are negative

all plates are 316L 1.2mm stainless steel and to fit in a 4" tube

Please let me know your thoughts on it.

Gareth

[BoyntonStu]

Hi guys

only my second post and ive come up with a design.

a brief description.

2 x M8 stainless screwed rod to hold negative and posative plates .
1 x M6 Stainless screwed rod to hold neutrel plates.
Acrylic boss to hold all the assembly together there will also be another one at the other end.
all nuts, washers and bosses to be make of stainless steel.

Pink plates are neutrel
Red are posative
Blue are negative

all plates are 316L 1.2mm stainless steel and to fit in a 4" tube

Please let me know your thoughts on it.

Gareth

Circles are cut from square stock. Wasteful.

Dry cell are more efficient than wet cells.

Compare the use of SS to this design:



BoyntonStu

[Gary Diamond]

Hi guys

only my second post and ive come up with a design.

a brief description.

2 x M8 stainless screwed rod to hold negative and posative plates .
1 x M6 Stainless screwed rod to hold neutrel plates.
Acrylic boss to hold all the assembly together there will also be another one at the other end.
all nuts, washers and bosses to be make of stainless steel.

Pink plates are neutrel
Red are posative
Blue are negative

all plates are 316L 1.2mm stainless steel and to fit in a 4" tube

Please let me know your thoughts on it.

Gareth

Nice drawings

[gareth01422]

Circles are cut from square stock. Wasteful.

Dry cell are more efficient than wet cells.

Compare the use of SS to this design:



BoyntonStu

BoyntonStu

Hi and from looking on the internet i would have to agree as most people are building the dry cell instead of a wet cell. My idea behind this first design is just so i can calculate the surface area of stainless steel plate in contact with the electrolite. I think it will turn out that a dry cell will have much more surface area rather than a wet cell like my design. And to be honest in my first design I think it will be more expencive to manufacture.

[gareth01422]

Nice drawings

Thank you. I use software called SolidWorks.

[gareth01422]

Hi guys

Here is a picture and video of my second cell. This one being a dry type.

Same as before:-

3 x Posative plates
2 x Negative plates
12 x Neutrel plates

all 316L stainless steel about 6" x 6" x 1.2mm

I think I am going to use M6 threaded stainless bar for this unit.

Link to video: http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...ent=Assem1.flv

Gareth

[Gary Diamond]

Thank you. I use software called SolidWorks.

Our drawings were done with solidworks by a friend of mine, my question how did you convert them to a useable jpeg or what ever that you put on photo bucket

Thanks Gary diamond

[BoyntonStu]

Hi guys

Here is a picture and video of my second cell. This one being a dry type.

Same as before:-

3 x Posative plates
2 x Negative plates
12 x Neutrel plates

all 316L stainless steel about 6" x 6" x 1.2mm

I think I am going to use M6 threaded stainless bar for this unit.

Link to video: http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...ent=Assem1.flv

Gareth

Gareth,

Instead of cutting the corners on the plates and the gaskets, I suggest that you use simple squares.

No holes in the gaskets.

Less waste, easier to make, easier to assemble.

Also, one hole at the top of every plate, except for one end plate, that has its single hole lower.


On the center plate contact, use a taller plate.

Make the ends Negative so they can be directly mounted to the car frame.

KISS.

BoyntonStu

[gareth01422]

Gareth,

Instead of cutting the corners on the plates and the gaskets, I suggest that you use simple squares.

No holes in the gaskets.

Less waste, easier to make, easier to assemble.

Also, one hole at the top of every plate, except for one end plate, that has its single hole lower.


On the center plate contact, use a taller plate.

Make the ends Negative so they can be directly mounted to the car frame.

KISS.

BoyntonStu

Great advice BoyntonStu. I like it.

Think i might incorperate your ideas into a diamond shaped cell.

Regards

Gareth

[gareth01422]

Hi guys

Heres a quick update on my cell design.

Please have a look at the attached PDF document.

Gareth

http://www.box.net/shared/5k56d4xtbm