Welding with Jumper Cables and Car Batteries
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- In this video Jeremy will show you how to ARC weld with as little as some jumper cables and a couple car batteries. It does work well in emergency situations but you'll still need to carry proper safety gear with you on the trail if you ever intend to use this method. It can be safe if done right and with healthy batteries but do be careful as things could go wrong if you screw it up!
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trail fix? hell, i'll use this as my welder at the house!
That's what I do
Yep works just fine. No depth control so you gotta be careful not to burn thru what you’re welding but I find you can control it by draining the batteries little by little until just right.
I was worried about blowing the fuse in my house not anymore
Finally somebody who gets the polarity right lol. All the UA-cam videos I see of this everyone puts the Negative on the work piece and gets crap results.
Magic Smoke FPV 😊
Normally you’d stick weld with a Constant current source . With this set up you’re using a constant voltage source . With the positive going to the work piece he’s welding DC straight polarity
I was welding with only two batteries just yesterday and the day before. One battery was a new deep cycle r.v. and marine, the other was my wife's old battery that I had brought back to life using distilled water and Epsom salt. I used E6011 3/32" rods to weld. This method worked better than expected! I can sure burn up the rods fast though, much like yours did. I'm no welder, especially with arc, but at least they do hold well.
how many rods can you burn before you gotta charge the batteries?
That's pretty cool. That weld is actually better than what I can do with a real welder!
I been doing this when I was 6years old . When the go-cart broke you found away. This was before UA-cam. IL never forget the 1st time I did it I was 6 almost 7 years old with moms sun tanning glasses on with a pair of my older brother good shades over top.i took mom's battery from her car took the 2 boat battery's and my dad's nice leather Harley Davidson gloves and I was weldin and jumping and welding and jumping around but fixed my go cart.with minor burns on my legs and feet bc I never wore shoes my dad came home and seen me out rideing and ask how and who welded thT for ya. I said I did . And before he could say anything I took off down the road but as I was pulling away I holler back to him said mom said she thinks her Battery is dead her car don't start. And off I went ...boy did I catch hell for using mom's and the 2 very expensive boat battery. But I saved up my chore money had dad take me to the junk yard and I got myself 4 good weilding batteries and showed my dad how todo it. I will never forget that day nor that feeling ..I was teaching my dad something at 6 years old the man that I thought new it all and here I was teaching him how todo it. that was the 1st time my dad showed me and told me he was proud of me for working with what Lil we had and making it work he did not say that much to me but he said it that day and boy it felt good I was always trying to make my dad proud of me and that was easier said then done.thats why I rember that day so well. ....So to all you dads out there let your kids know that your proud of them it means more then you think ,at least it did for me He did end up getting me a pair of those big green goofy lookin googels to wear a d some leather gloves and we weilded like that for years. Not pretty but it worked .we called it redneck weilding.
Pozdrav ,mnogo je dobra prica ,sve najbolje ,pozdrav iz Srbije.
Great story man, thank you. I was only fixing the training wheels on my bicycle at that age LOL.
... and he said, "the weld doesn't have to be pretty". ..
... well.......that weld is mighty perrty to me.
+hoplophobiadoc yeah..i cant do that purrdy welds with a real welder...but i'm a skilled special booger welder for all those special welding needs ;)
it's pretty for weld done with car batteries.
hoplophobiadoc lolol..
Also no mention of the fact you should avoid using the battery on the vehicle you are welding on! If you have to use the battery in the vehicle, make sure to disconnect both battery terminals. A reverse polarity 36 volts through the chassis with the battery connected would be a spectacular explosion!
What would explode and why?
I've seen this done in the field to fix busted spring mounts and it held up for months.
That weld still looks really nice.
coolest video on youtube. that is some heat till it's all said and done
Wow this is really cool! I had no idea you could do this.
Great video and impression!
Awesome explanation of the battery voltages and how to set everything up. I might have to use this idea on a 91 Firebird in a wrecking yard so I can weld a nut to the locking wheel nut to get it off. seeing as how none of the available auto parts shops have bolt extractors or locking nut tool remover kits available. Thanks for the video 👍🏻
Great video, thanks for sharing the knowlage!
Sir, you're a life saver. Thank you, and may God bless you!
Great tutorial, i will definitely give it a go
Im about to try 4 car batteries but think 3 is enough. Cool video.
I’ve always wanted to try this!
Cool thanks man. Gonna try this one day.
Pidge.
Nice man. I'm itching to try this out. What rod was used or what rod do you recommended?
Pidge.
I had jumper fat cables with but only 16 G conductors, so be sure you have at 12 gauge or have insulation burning.
nice job
This method of welding does indeed work, however, be advised, car batteries do explode if you shower them with sparks, always make sure you stay as far away from the batteries as possible doing this kind of welding, i know from experience with a farm generator, the generator was programed to test weekly on a certain day, and it just so happened that when it came time for the generator to auto start, a spark shot out from one of the starter motor wires, and the battery exploded, (the battery was in a battery box with the cover on it), thank god no one was around it when the battery exploded. but it just so happened, me and another guy were looking at the generator shed from a good distance away and saw it all happen.
Optima batteries are closed cell, but any battery with a lid puts off fumes. Either way, you don't want to have molten balls of metal falling on your battery, you paid good money for that battery! And you will again if you destroy it haha
Damn good welding!!!! Thanks
Well done. I do the same and safety for hot metal and the best work surface are always to be considered. Bravo Jeremy!!
amazing!!! thank you!!
I recommend using a transformer to help stabilize direct current.
dam i never would of thought of this thanks
Super video thanks
I get the concept.. many years welding.. welder by profession. But after seeing a lot of this videos..I noticed there is not one that shows a wide view to ensure that the weld is being done by the batteries... I've seen videos claiming 2 batteries.. all the way up to 4 batteries. Reason for all this watching.. buddy asked me to weld on a couple door hinges at his very remote cabin. So we took to brand new truck batteries and made an attempted using both 1/8 7018 and 6011... heck even went DCEP from DCEN... nothing but spit and spatter and one time a rod went sun orange in 2 seconds while scratching the tip... what I would like to see is a video with nothing in the video but batteries, rod, metal, cables... from 1 view point seeing all...
+Richard Elbe we have 2 videos on this topic and over 100k subs... No need to lie, it works but sometimes needs 3 batteries depending on their charge.
24v will work with 5/16" rods, but 30v+ really is ideal for 1/8, it runs hot but you get good penetration and when you're in a bind you really want something to stick. Try it again in your shop with 3 batteries. Always good to test a theory before driving out to BFE only to fail.
BleepinJeep
9/11 was faked too.
You are dumb
I use E7018. Can be welded in any position and its real easy to run. 1/8'' or 3/32'' should be fine.
+ColtDeltaElite10mm I agree....except... there are no Novice people in welding..either you are a trainee/helper ..or a welder.. there is no in between.
@ColtDeltaElite10mm What diameter 6010 or 6011 would work best in this situation with two mostly charged batteries?
Does this go off of amperage or voltage or what? Basically would a motorcycle battery work
Awesome!
Will a 70 amps battery run a small welding machine?
I wish i could use my w201 190d mercedes battery to weld.
excellent
good job
Good video! But that can of highly flammable PB blaster next to welding, LOL!
awesome! ur the man!
I liked the end hahaha
awesome , what rods are best to use?
I know with solar panels if you run them and series you increase voltage if you run them in parallel you increase amperage so what if you ran them in parallel would you still be able to weld?
What kind of rod did you use?
What kind of welding rod did you use for that?
Mark A. 7018 or 6013 is what we would have used..
Looked like a 7018, burnin them b***hes HAWT too 🤣
How long of a quarter inch bead can you lay on 1 charge.
Does the batteries get damaged afterwards? or they still work
What if you. hook 2 batteries in parallel then add the third in series.Then you would have 24 volts but lots of current.
Does this hurt the battery?
Why you putting the black on positive and red on negatives tho? Why wouldn't u switch the connectors on the middle battery? I don't get that
still and still it seems like a pretty good set-up. if he did not have clamps to hold work, he could use the electro-magnets made from micro-wave transformers. Man the internet is awsum.
Big question.............how bout (one battery) in a running truck? Enough juice? Harmful to the truck? I got some thin steel to weld in 5-6 spots only, and I would use a coat hanger for the stick. AM I CRAZY?
john parti you need a welding rod mate... it contains the flux to help the weld stick and prevent oxygen reaching the weld during welding. try get some welding rods.
I accidentally welded a 4 ga copper wire to my chassis a few years back of 12v. never could get all the copper off so I just covered it up.
all I can say is wow
Is it safe to do this with your vehicle running, maybe with heavy duty jumper cables? Is ot ok to use smaller sized cables JUST for the series link(s)?
No. Disconnect the batteries 🔋
Hows the stick, any recommendation for that set up.
Can this be done with the batteries left hooked up in the vehicles? What about with the jeep running to keep the batteries charged??????
+Kyle Dodder I'm not sure to be honest but I wouldnt try it... you could leave them in the vehicle but just disconnect them
Sir bj what kind of rod do u used?
Never do this with the batteries still connected to the vehicles, you're creating a 36v loop, which will fry all the electronics in your rig! You don't have to take them out of the vehicles, just make sure you disconnect at least one of the terminals before attempting this.
i was just thinking of purchesing a welder..... not anymore !!!
Reverse polarity is electrode positive ..
why reverse polarity?
how thick is the rod used?
thanx gr8 video!
***** something to do with the DC setup
Stick welding is always DCEN. The current flows from the metal into the rod, heating it up to melting point. Tig welding is opposite, you don't want to burn up your tungsten so the voltage flows from the electrode into the metal, heating the metal and creating a pool to add your filler to. Hope this helps.
i thought the old transformer stick welders are ac though and new inverter ones are dc? @@Grizzydan
@@MrRobinski Nope. The old transformer stick welders came as both AC and DC. AC had less parts and therefore was cheaper. You can still buy Lincoln tombstone welders in AC only, and AC/DC. It'll cost about twice as much for the DC version however. Not worth it seeing as how cheap no name IGBT welders are these days. That said my tombstone welder is about as old as I am and still works every time I flip the switch.
ok thanks, is there a way to tell if its ac or dc as im trying to find a second-hand dc and ac welder as i heard dc better for arc and ac is good for alloy on tig? Thanks@@Grizzydan
how did he touch both ends of jumper cables without a spark??
But how would the cables be configured with 2 batteries?
Jarris2 you'd still put them in a direct current to get more angry pixies out of them. So if you have battery (a+,a-) and battery (b+,b-), you'd attach a- to b+ and then use b- and a+ to weld
On DC reverse the rod is positive . On DC straight the electrode is negative.
I was going to buy a premier welder but I guess I'll just buy 2 more batteries keep them in the truck and keep them charged with my alternator wiring
How many amps does this pull? Or a better question is (I'm currently out on the road) how dark should my eye protection be?
(Also great video) it was so good In fact that I'm going to stop by a welding supply store and pick up some 6011 rods and some welding goggles. Thank you for the demonstration. Loved it.
about 9 sunglasses worth, lol. Or just buy a welding helmet!
@@bleepinjeep fantastic thank you!
So on two battery system you go positively to positive
what happens if your terminals are flipped? like you don't account for reverse polarity
It doesn't weld very well.
BleepinJeep interesting. I curious as to why
great
DCEN is straight polarity. DCEP is reverse.
The Mysterious Man yes dcen is dc electrode negative
Just remember this and youl never even have to think about it, the negative symbol is a 'Straight' line, (positive being a cross)
So 'Straight' polarity Electrode Negative.
I hate welding videos because as soon as it arks i look away really fast before i remember it can't hurt me through a screen Haha
Hey guys, can some one help me by answering this question. I am novice welder and am trying to weld my motorcycle frame. Can anyone help me by replying what kind of electrode I should buy? So far I have two new car batteries, jumper cables.
F'in Awesome!
Why positive for ground and what kind of rod?
Ken Anderson If youre just running 36V and not controlling the voltage or the current, then I cant imagine that youd need to be really specific with the rod. As long as its relatively close to the right size.
Thanks. Totally new to this. And the polarity? Does it matter?
Ken Anderson E7018 is a pretty good rod to keep. There strong and can be welded in any position. Keep them in a sealed container to prevent moister getting to them.
7018 is always a great rod, but I'd keep 6010 as well for the root weld in really nasty stuff. It spatters everywhere but it will weld through mud and grease and you name it lol
and what trail does everyone keep talking about?? could we be a little more specific? there are many trails in the world... which one is this trail they speak of?
Is Tim even on channel ?
Tim is...
Hello Sir, will that work from a single car battery, with the engine running / idling?! - Thank you very much for uploading.
+Georgezama no will not. will fry system of the car
That a trail fix weld? You could have fooled me bro!
How do you safely disconnect this?
Safest way would be reverse order of connection. But, as long as you ensure that none of the clamps touch each other, you'll be alright.
theres no way you can explode the battery or get hurt in any way with battery stick welding? if so then im definatly using this trick!!!!!
@Brian Woodrow but they can melt.
@Brian Woodrow plus,,you never mentioned,,they need to be disconected,out of the vehicle.
Can you weld galvanized
all steel & any welding material should be cleaned or ground first.!.
Yes, but this method is so powerful it might punch a hole in a thin piece of galvinized steel. Galvinized steel when welded produces poisonous funes, so make sure to wear a respirator
2:20 begins, before it you can let it out... 2 mins explained how to connect 4 cables...
Hes just covering all the bases. If he left it out of went faster you can bet people would be asking about it.
Also... With most rods, you need electrode positive
WE MATH NOW
just buy a 250 amp ARC welder thats safer, more compact and ive seen them starting around 70 bucks, which im sure is cheaper than all these supplies
+keatonf0x yea, and try to get that to work on a trail with a broke down old jeep
it would work swimmingly, seeing how theres less room for injury or death because you dont have high amperage running through exposed outputs, you're not connecting batteries that arent meant to be connected that can cause them to actualy burst, but im sure you have everything you need for severe acid burns and a defibrillator for when you splash mud on your setup, making your body complete the circuit and frying you, and since you're already talkinga bout lugging around this many batteries, you can just get one to run the ACTUAL WELDER on!
face it! this is in no way a better solution than going out in the wilderness with bunch of batteries, making the hold a higher amperage than they're rated for, take the risk of death by electrocution if its even wet out, let alone raining or on a muddy ass trail or the battery actually falling apart, spewing caustic chemical fumes and acid everywhere .It's safe, knowledgeable common sense, but if you happen to have a bunch of batteries and all the hardware and welding equipment just laying around sure, this would work in a pinch, it can also kill someone!
Cheers!
+keatonf0x *ok, so sorry to piss you off so much...* yea, if you are out with a few jeeps you already have a few batteries and if you have just a few welding rods and goggles with you, then yes, "you happen to have a bunch of batteries and all the hardware and welding equipment just laying around".
all i was talking about is how are you going to get a 250 amp arc welder to work in the back of a jeep in the middle of the mountains on a trail with no power? i did not need a fucking safety lesson. this is only intended to "work in a pinch". did you see the big ass miller sitting there in most of the video and listen to him say "trail fix"
is a 'trail fix' worth your life? and youre showing and advising people on how to do this, that's the worst part, is that uneducated people whove never even held a carbon rod trying this out and getting seriously hurt from it
thats all
no power?
just make sure on'es a manual and push it far enough to where you can trip the alternator, but like i said, once the alternator takes over, a cheap and efficient arc welder can easily be powered on one of those outlet kits that plug into your cigarette lighter port
*Straight Polarity
Hey that's not Colt.
Check out my video: ua-cam.com/video/6r6Qh4sQQMw/v-deo.html
where we do this for the first time on the trail. We had to figure it out as we went and it worked great!!