I agree with everyone else.
You HAVE to get the Deans battery jig. It's a must if you want a nice tight pack. Deans solder is awesome. I contacted the main marketing dude @ Deans to see if they sold 1lb. batches of their solder but he said no. But what he did say is that, that sounded like something he could research. There just needs to be a market for it. So maybe we can start bugg'n 'em. I also use a different brand that I REALLY like- KESTER- real nice product & it's thin (.031in./.079cm.) Some guys use SHOEGOO between their batts to help hold the pack together but I find this to be kinda sloppy. It's a good idea though so what I do instead is after I'm done assembling my pack, I pull it out of the Deans jig and I put 1 drop of CA glue in-between the batts on both sides. WORKS EXCELLENT & you can't tell anythings there. And it doesn't harm your batts cover. Last but not least, make sure that the polarity of your batts MATCH the way your wires are. (left/right & front/back)
- jaybee