Nano: spot welding just got easy and affordable

A project in Ottawa, Canada by RePowered Batteries
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Cordless, 18650 powered, fuse wire welder, active cooling, hacker friendly, and more! Check out our video https://youtu.be/AyyM81l77Q8
Backers: 215
Average Pledge Per Backer: $125 CAD

Funded: $26,805 CAD of $4,000 CAD
Dates: Aug 27th -> Sep 26th (30 days)
Project By: RePowered Batteries
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Latest News

23 hours to go and another major update!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Well it seems everything is falling in place at the last minute! We've been working at a spring loaded solution for two months now and finally got somewhere early this morning! With this, you will always get the correct pressure. Check out the addons... (Read More)

24h to go and a new accessory and a new record!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Great news, with 24h to go, Micah, our designer extraordinaire, just finished his new clamp tip prototype and managed to weld 1.8mm nickel plated steel with it! Not 0.18, ONE POINT EIGHT MM!!!!! Thanks all for being along for the ride with us :)  (Read More)

DC-DC improvement

September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone. In a previous update we talked about how we implemented soft-start on the DC-DC to reduce power surges. We have since found a better solution, and will be implementing both soft start, and a full current regulating circuitry instead... (Read More)

Upcoming battery tester

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, we are planning the launch of a battery tester / data logger as part of our contribution to project PABL-O (Project for the Analysis of Battery Life - Open sourced). Since this crowd is pretty into batteries, I figured I'd send an... (Read More)

Stretch goal unlocked!

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch goal Wow! 500% We are closing in on our goal to make an injection moulded case! To celebrate the 20k milestone, we are designing a new addon. We are making the LED voltmeter available. The nano already has an indicator LED that turns on when... (Read More)

New features

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Just an update on development. our current round of prototypes was being used and we got some more feedback. For the next round of prototypes we added a few more features to help with device longevity. First, we added a reversed polarity protection... (Read More)

Day 5... what a week!

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
As I write this, day 4 is ending in a few minutes, and we are just shy of 400%. So first off, amazing, a huge thank you! We did hit CAD $15,000 which means everyone will get a nice little bonus! A pack of 10x10cm 0.15mmx10mm pure nickel strips  to... (Read More)

External 9v power supply option

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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Group buying and shipping cost

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
As many of you are aware, the shipping in this campaign is a bit of a hurdle. At CAD $40 for international shipping, we understand it is a bit disappointing. If you organize yourself with others in your country to do group shipping. please contact me... (Read More)

Stretch goal information

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Three. Hundred. PERCENT!

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! We just hit an amazing milestone, 300% in just under 3 days! To celebrate this, we are releasing a list of stretch goals for the future milestones. Help us grow by spreading the word, and make your backer reward even better!  (Read More)

New tip incoming

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The design of the nano is meant to encourage people to hack and mod and create their own inventions. Well, once again it is paying off, one of our beta testers is at it again! Micah made a rough draft of a spring tip accessory which might become... (Read More)

Fully funded in UNDER 12 HOURS!

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Thanks is all I can say. Our goal was to make an affordable entry level device, and you proved to us there was a need for it. As the campaign keeps going and the number of units grow, our cost will go down. If it grows enough, those funds will... (Read More)

Our first accessory

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
As some of you know, this project had an attempted launch some months ago which we paused to make sure we had everything right. That soft start also got us a few dozen test users, and one of them really took to heard the open hardware aspect,... (Read More)

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