Amish_Fighter_Pilot
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Hello everyone. I have been planning to build a replacement battery for my son's Action Wheels Yamaha Raptor ATV and I've been trying to figure out what cells to buy for this(I don't have time to salvage cells right now).
It seems like there's a massive number of fake units being sold all over eBay and other sites. I've even heard of local stores having fakes and not even knowing. I really want to build him a modest battery with some 26650 cells, but units claiming 12800 maH are clearly fake and even some of those claiming to be certain brands are apparently fake.
Does anyone keep a blacklist of sellers who peddle fakes? Is there any site that is truly reliable to get proper units from? I have picked up a BT-3400(Rev 3.1), so I have the means now to test these cells for legitimacy. I already have some 3000maH LG batteries that I got with a vape a while back, but those were not cheap at all(10 bucks a piece at the local shop). I would really like to do something like a 4 or 5 p battery with 4 or 5 series. The original lead acid battery is 12V and rated at 12AH, but its about worthless now.
I need to keep the price low because we are very poor but my kid has needed something awesome for a while and I really want to make a good pack for him. I would really appreciate help sorting this out since I am so new to this. I'm also going to need to find a premade BMS that is affordable. Will I need a specialized charger too? Thanks!
It seems like there's a massive number of fake units being sold all over eBay and other sites. I've even heard of local stores having fakes and not even knowing. I really want to build him a modest battery with some 26650 cells, but units claiming 12800 maH are clearly fake and even some of those claiming to be certain brands are apparently fake.
Does anyone keep a blacklist of sellers who peddle fakes? Is there any site that is truly reliable to get proper units from? I have picked up a BT-3400(Rev 3.1), so I have the means now to test these cells for legitimacy. I already have some 3000maH LG batteries that I got with a vape a while back, but those were not cheap at all(10 bucks a piece at the local shop). I would really like to do something like a 4 or 5 p battery with 4 or 5 series. The original lead acid battery is 12V and rated at 12AH, but its about worthless now.
I need to keep the price low because we are very poor but my kid has needed something awesome for a while and I really want to make a good pack for him. I would really appreciate help sorting this out since I am so new to this. I'm also going to need to find a premade BMS that is affordable. Will I need a specialized charger too? Thanks!