How may I weld pure zinc strip to a lithium battery terminal with Everlast I-MIG 200?

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A friend of mine has a high school aged son who has a huge interest in robotics and building briefcase-housed computers.  For one project, he needs someone to weld a .1mm-thick sheet strip of pure zinc to a battery post.  How would I do this, if at all possible, with my I-MIG 200?  And what wire or welding rod would I use for a pure zinc strip.  I don't want to have to purchase a precision pulse welder, unless my currently owned equipment can not do the job (it might be fun to learn a new welding process anyway!).  Anyway, here's a demo of the specific application---a spot welder is being used to tack weld a zinc strip onto several batteries.  The batteries are type 18650 lithium batteries. Last edited by Agape Guy; 09-30-2018 at 02:08 PM.Reason: typosAgape GuyEverlast Power I-MIG 200 (dual voltage)Everlast PowerArc 200 stickHarbor Freight Titanium 125 Easy FluxHypertherm Powermax 30Way too many power tools
Reply:There wouldn't be much of a way.  You'd likely get more results out of a soldering iron.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:It's not zinc, it's tin. You either spot weld or solder them on with a hammerhead iron.