You see, I said that the max shipping price INTERNATIONALLY for less than 110 springs would be 5$US.
So, for most people, I was going to wait until I received the big springs first, test them, and if they are good, I would then request the batch for small springs to be made.
That last part however, would need to be payed for by you guys and gals, since my hobby funds are almost empty by that last purchase.
However, for some people who ordered A LOT of springs, which are:
- MRsDNF at 120 total springs
- teacher at 160 total springs
- ASF at 200 total springs
- Texas Ace at 140 total springs
DB Custom at 150 total springs
For these guys, it would actually be CHEAPER to send the big springs and small springs separately due to weight reasons.
TLDR: For most people, I am going to send in big and large springs together.
For the people mentioned above, it would be less expensive to send the big springs and small springs together.
- If you have a total of less than 110 springs, it is cheaper to ship small and big springs together.
- If you have a total of more than 110 springs, it is more expensive to ship big and small springs together. Therefore, I will ship the big springs separately for these guys:
Ok, one last thing before the springs are being made, as the BeCu 1mm wire has been ordered and shipped.
We initially, or rather I initially, chose zinc as plating as that would be the best compromise between cost, mechanical properties, and electrical conductivity.
However, I have thought about using nickel tin for plating instead. Because tin has a lower melting point, it would be easier to solder a bypass to than zinc, if you actually need to haha, and since it is a bit softer than zinc, it would provide about better contact area with the battery, and provide about the same electrical conductivity. And nickel substrate below the tin.