Reputable UK source of bare 18650 cells? - Page 1
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author: icon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2014, 11:27:46 pm
content: HiI need some bare (unprotected) 18650 cells - so many fakes and dross around; where can I buy genuine, reasonable quality cells with believable capacity ratings? UK preferred.ThanksJohn

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2014, 09:12:46 am
content: Original (not "subsitute"/"compatible") laptop batteries could have good cells inside. But looking at these reviews, you can buy them "loose" as well:http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Common18650Summary%20UK.htmlhttp://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Panasonic%20NCR18650B%203400mAh%20(Green)%20UK.html

author: icon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2014, 10:34:20 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 10, 2014, 03:40:18 pmYes, I had heard that hint!QuoteOnly a single hit in those three - for a Samsung Li-ion with flat ends. Tricky to get hold of the little beggars. I don't really want to dismantle a laptop battery - that seem like an expensive way of going about it.John

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2014, 09:17:22 am
content: Actuallytheseare pretty good... although supposedly there arefake*fire batteries too.(Yes, I'm aware ofthis, but in that case he was charging them with 12.5V!)

author: icon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2014, 12:27:08 pm
content: Quote from: amyk on March 12, 2014, 09:17:22 amHiSadly, protected; I'm looking for unprotected.John

author: amwales
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2014, 01:45:21 pm
content: I bought some fromhttp://www.flashaholics.co.uk/I think if you search for flashlight companies you should find some other retailers.Flashlights seem to be a 'big thing' apparently, I just thought they were flashlights, but somepeople kinda obsess over them.Good luck.

author: amwales
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2014, 01:53:04 pm
content: I have bought some fromhttp://stores.ebay.co.uk/ecoluxshop/in the past.They have yet to catch fire, you may like to give them a try.As the others posters have said, the big named sellers are most likely to carry non fakes.I was a little concerned looking at the batteries with 3 tabs at the bottom, those look likespot welds that have been pulled off, the same I achieved when I harvested some from alaptop battery tearing them free, it does make you wonder about their origins.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 14, 2014, 08:55:51 pm
content: I bought some 18650's from Ebay to repair a FLiR battery pack. So far they seem to be OK - they charge, run the kit, haven't caught fire, etc. My particular bid is lost to the mists of history but this is a very close match from the same vendor:http://www.ebay.com/itm/330909647762

author: Neganur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 15, 2014, 01:53:36 pm
content: Not a UK shop, but you can get unprotected industrial cells atwww.reichelt.de- 6.50 EUR for either LiFePO4 or Li-ion Manganese cells.They have datasheets of them too.hope this helps