I need to buy good 18650 cells -> where should I go?

tecu81

tecu81

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Hi!

I live in Toronto, Canada and I need buy 18650 cells. I'm looking to build two 14S4P batteries for my e-bike so I hope to get good cells with about 3000 mA and high discharge rate.
So far I've tried a few stores on AliExpress but hit and miss. Some of the cells have 2000 mA and some have 3000 mA.The cells are never the same somehow... :huh:

Another problem is shipping, takes about 2 months and some vendors canceled the orders because of new regulations for shipping li-ion batteries to Canada.
I hope I'm posting this in the right section.

Thanks in advance!
Alex.
 
Try QueenBattery. They are a reliable supplier of genuine cells.
 
nkon.nl is another supplier
 
I can verify Battery Hookup (e.g.alarmhookup ebay username) - have purchased about 4,000 cells over last 1.5yrs and all purchases have been as adverstised / good price / responsive customer service.
I have also purchased about 500 cells from Power2Spare ebay username - again, exactly as advertised / responsive customer service.
 
For the few who have purchased cells from me on this forum, you can check the feedback. All good with no complaints and I always give back to the forum when I sell something here. But my cells now are all new cells because my sources for used cells have dried up, so due to the trend on here for used cells my traffic is low on this forum. Life is too short not to follow the golden rule.
 
How much do you want to spend per cell? Are you looking for new?

You can go to places like this, but you are looking at retail pricing.
https://www.imrbatteries.com/18650-batteries/

Maybe even https://batterybro.com but I have never used them

If you want used cells my best luck for those has been from hoverboard or scooter packs if you want deals.

Alarmhookup is who I have used in the past but these days I just get creative and find my own used sources.
 
CrimpDaddy said:
How much do you want to spend per cell? Are you looking for new?

You can go to places like this, but you are looking at retail pricing.
https://www.imrbatteries.com/18650-batteries/

Maybe even https://batterybro.com but I have never used them

If you want used cells my best luck for those has been from hoverboard or scooter packs if you want deals.

Alarmhookup is who I have used in the past but these days I just get creative and find my own used sources.
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Thanks for links! I'm working on a e-bike pack so I'm looking for new batteries that are around 2500 to 3000 mA.

Looking at this website, are these reviews real? You guys ever used these batteries?
https://www.imrbatteries.com/awt-18650-3000mah-flat-top-battery-red/
 
You will get 5300 mAh out of Boston Power Swing 5300 ...equivalent to two 18650 with 2750mAhand a continuous discharge rate of 13A. There is a good review on these by Thunderheart on this forum at this link:

https://secondlifestorage.com/t-Boston-Power-Swing-5300-Li-ion-cell-test?highlight=thunderheart

The Boston Power Swing 4400 gives a lower mAh of 4400mAh equivalent to two 18650 2200 mAhand verygood performance as well ....at a lower price.

Yes I sell them ...and yes I believe they are great batteries....and I have many customers who built bike batteries with them and very happy with them ...... becausedeliver the performance in their specs.
 
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