18650 cells.
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18650 cells.
Can anyone recommend any good 18650 batteries or conversely, any to avoid?
Ta.
Ta.
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Fogstar. Cheap and reliable
My stash of Panasonic ones are still going strong but fogstar have been recommended by folks I trust
My stash of Panasonic ones are still going strong but fogstar have been recommended by folks I trust
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Fogstar do discounts on Fridays
LG and Sony are decent too
LG and Sony are decent too
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Nitecore. It'll be the last 18650 cells you'll most likely buy. Get from Flashaholics to ensure some strength of not being fakes (don't want fake 18650 batteries Stu). Very very good company to deal with who stand by the warranties and don't make it a big hassle...Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:20 pm Can anyone recommend any good 18650 batteries or conversely, any to avoid?
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Re: 18650 cells.
Have you got any old power tool, laptop, etc. batteries lying around? They can be a good source of cells if you're willing to dismantle the pack. Often one or two cells will fail and the charging circuit will prevent under/overcharging of them and so the battery appears past its best, but most of the cells are still good.
A guy in our local club posted some pictures yesterday of a battery pack he'd made using a Bosch drill battery with a failed charging a circuit, a new generic charger board with a charge indicator, and one of those bottle cage tool stores. Looks great.
A guy in our local club posted some pictures yesterday of a battery pack he'd made using a Bosch drill battery with a failed charging a circuit, a new generic charger board with a charge indicator, and one of those bottle cage tool stores. Looks great.
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@thenorthwind I have a couple of old laptop batteries which I can try to open up. How do you recognise if a cell is no longer usable?
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Good question. The voltage across the terminals might be enough to tell you, though it will vary with state of charge. You might need to do a more elaborate test whilst discharging. I don't know a great deal, but I'm sure there'll be a guide somewhere on the internet - plenty of people will be doing it.
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Stu mine are all Panasonic and a few yrs old now and still strong not cheap though think they were 18 each
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Cheers all. Now it's Fri I'll see what discounts Fogstar are offering and see what's what. Ta, much appreciated.
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Re: 18650 cells.
I thought the standard answer for these soer of q's was Mtb batteries?
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I only want the cells for a torch Tim, I don't need a battery pack as such.
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Understood. I imagine he might sell you cells separately, but dont actually know.
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I thought it was Torchy (the battery boy) off eBay...?Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:03 am I thought the standard answer for these soer of q's was Mtb batteries?
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I've used Torchy batteries a lot and not had any problems with any so far (over a few years) but he doesn't seem to hold the same level of stock these days. I think he mostly sells batteries for those vape things now rather than bike lights. I'll maybe try Frogstar next time I'm after 18650s although I couldn't see any 14500s on their site (which I also use).K1100T wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:53 pmI thought it was Torchy (the battery boy) off eBay...?Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:03 am I thought the standard answer for these soer of q's was Mtb batteries?