00:00Best Nickel Plated Steel Strip Under $4.57 Honest Review
00:05Ok, so if you build battery packs, you already know nickel strip is the thing you never want
00:10to run out of and you also know the good stuff can get pricey fast. I went looking for the
00:15best
00:15nickel plated steel strip under $4.57 and honestly, I found 4 absolute bangers and one that's worth a
00:21mention even though it breaks the budget. These are the ones thousands of people are actually
00:26buying, so let's get into it. First up, the 10-pack of protection boards for 3.7 v 18,650
00:33cells and yes, I know, it's technically a board and not a strip but for $4.32, you're getting 10
00:39of these little 28x3mm boards with solder tabs already on them. That's 43 cents each. If you're
00:46salvaging cells from old laptop batteries, this is the safety net that keeps a dead cell from taking
00:51your pack down with it. 4,700 sold, 4.7 stars, and at that price you just throw them in
00:58your cart.
00:59Next, the one I grabbed first if you're brand new to spot welding, a single roll of nickel
01:04plated steel strip made specifically for 18,650 builds. For $0.32, and it's the highest rated thing
01:12on this list at 4.9 stars with over 4,500 sold. Why it wins, it's a full roll, so
01:18you're not counting
01:19out little pre-cut pieces while you work. You just unroll, lay it across your cells, and weld.
01:25For a first pack, that flow matters way more than saving 50 cents. Third up, and this is the picky
01:32builder's option, the same style of strip but in your choice of thickness. 0.1, 0.12, 0.15, or
01:400.2
01:41millimeters. $4.38. Most cheap listings make you guess what gauge you're getting, this one actually
01:48lets you match the strip to your welder. Thin stuff for small packs and low power spot welders,
01:54thicker stuff when you're pulling real current. $44.93 sold and 4.9 stars, so people clearly know
02:01what they're buying. Now here's the value king, a meter or 10 meters of nickel plated steel strip
02:06for $3.09. That is the cheapest thing in this entire video, and it's still sitting at 4.9 stars
02:13with $44.85 sold. If you just need a little bit of strip to fix one pack or test your
02:19welder settings,
02:20buy the meter option and don't overthink it. If you build regularly, the 10 meter option is
02:25basically a lifetime supply for the price of a coffee. Hard to argue with that. Alright, that's
02:32the list, four of these land under $4.57, and the fifth is there for the folks who build constantly.
02:38Links to every single one are in the description below, sorted by price so you can see it yourself.
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02:48rundowns every week. See you in the next one.
