Yep, sickly, sweet, very potent/overpowering.
Its an unmistakeable smell.
But any ooze seems like bad ooze to me 
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No doubt.
Could it be that there was a gap between the nickel and cell and the spark could have blown a hole?
I didnāt notice it, might be just me tho
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Very possible. What shape was the cell in before re-welding?
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Spot welding question how to I keep the cell from leaking?
Iāve purposely damaged bad lipos just to know what they do smell like. That way you know the smell. It being an unmistakable smell is spot on.
@Tamatoa if you are able to vent a cell safely outside, I strongly recommend doing so you are familiar with the smell. Itās a lovely yet deadly smell.
By the way, PSA, I do not recommend breathing the toxic fumes from a comprised cell of any kind. But you do youā¦
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Itās not suppose to leak in the first placeā¦
Get it out of your house and outside in a hole or a bucket of sand/dirt.
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Hmm why are you so worried it just leaks nothing dangerous I have gloves on. I weld them fully discharged.
Oh really I must be doing something wrong is tig welding safe on these cells?
No lmao! Youāre creating may too much heat on the cell and its rupturing the cell.
Well these are recycled cells and I only have welding equipment. Iāll try the blow torch.
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Please video any further experiments and report back.
Glob I hope youāre a troll lmao
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Nothing interesting is going to happen the cells at a flat charge. F it Iāll just solder them I have a 90watt iron and leaded solder.
Iām tempted to believe youāre trolling, but if you arenāt and you canāt be bothered to get a spot welder, good luck. Have the fire dept on speed dial.
Soldering heats up the cells too much, which can cause them to degrade at best.
There are reclaimed vtc5ās so no worries on the degrading fire yeah I learned my lesson from the last time do not weld fully charged cells. Once they are flat they just leak no fire.
Iām doing this in a shop so if all hell breaks loose I can beat the fire with some spare pipes and metal till it submits.
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Hey man, I can sell you a descent spot welder for around $100. Please donāt try soldering or welding the cells.
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He be trolling, show me what you got for 100$
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I think they were like new/good, but like I posted yesterday, I may have pushed the probes too hard and made dents during initial welding
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Iām just experimenting with these I got one of them spot welders on order to do it proper with New Molie cells. Iām a welder by trade so thought I would try and make structural components out these junk cells as for the hell of it. I got one 12s8p pack that looks like a skateboard only non battery part is the bms the trucks and some metal sheeting to keep it stiff. Rand it a few times works fine.