Where to buy Li-ion batteries in volume???........ - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2021, 09:12:30 pm
content: I'm doing a project that looks like it will actually take off this time, and it needs a Lithium Ion battery in the 110mAH range. Something like these:https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/sparkfun-electronics/PRT-13853/6605197I'm going to need to source them in the 1000s and while it's great that Digikey sells these particular ones, I'm not liking the fact that they come through Sparkfun. I'd rather not take so many hops between where these actually come from and how they get to me, and I don't think of Sparkfun as a volume distributor (am I wrong?).Where do you guys source Li-ion batteries like these in volume?

author: 48X24X48X
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2021, 01:33:14 am
content: I bought from these guy before:https://www.lipolbattery.com/index.htmlProper professional battery factory I guess although I never bought in huge quantities before.

author: I wanted a rude username
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2021, 04:51:19 am
content: 1,000 units may be a small order to contact a manufacturer about directly, but some will do it. I've bought smaller quantities from Nova before for example. You need to factor in a head start because there's a lead time in manufacturing and then the shipping will probably be slow.https://www.nova-battery.com/about/https://novabattery.en.alibaba.com/

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2021, 05:24:05 am
content: The datasheet actually tells you what company they came from, if you wanted to order that specific one:http://cdn.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Prototyping/spe-00-DTP401525-110mah-en-1.0ver.pdfBut, I couldn't tell you if the company is reputable.

author: uzbek
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2021, 10:22:03 am
content: We also usedhttps://www.lipolbattery.com/index.htmlWe ordered both samples and quantities up to 5k pcs and we didn't have problems.

author: Martin Miranda
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2021, 10:58:56 am
content: search in google 401525 battery... i think for 1000pcs there is always on stock for that battery, but for the battery leads. you need to tell them which are your spec.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2022, 01:08:21 am
content: Quote from: Martin Miranda on December 31, 2021, 10:58:56 amThat would be a great strategy, but I have a feeling my partners wouldn't appreciate it if I told them that "sorry, we can't ship anything because google couldn't find any batteries this month".

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 03:34:38 am
content: As a quick follow-up.,... I ended up working with dtpbattery.com . Ordered about a thousand units so far. Good prices, service, and quality.One thing I love is that I need to jump through about 77 thousand hoops and pay a ton if I want to try to ship one single li-ion battery in the USA, but its apparently no issues whatsoever to ship a box with like 40 pounds of individually wrapped li-ion batteries from China.

author: mon2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 08:25:55 pm
content: Sharing a few contacts from past visits to HK electronic fairs:QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuote

author: DLE
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2022, 03:30:13 pm
content: I've usedhttps://www.batteryspace.com/before. They have made some custom packs for me a few years ago, I assume they still do.