Any reputable canadian 18650 battery vendors?

[tara81]

Hi everyone,
Hope your all having a great weekend! Hopefully someone can help me figure out any good canadian or American reputable vendors for 18650 batteries for my arrow sense mod. Out of all the vendors listed in the battery thread, only one had the batteries I wanted, but it was in the US and would cost over $50 for shipping. Hoping to find shipping for $20-30 canadian instead. I am particularly interested in the batteries on the forums listed as tested by mooch in a stickier post. Or Sony battery with 2500 mah , I like to vape with two 18650 batteries at 60-80 watts.

 

[CloudyFutures]

Hi everyone,
Hope your all having a great weekend! Hopefully someone can help me figure out any good canadian or American reputable vendors for 18650 batteries for my arrow sense mod. Out of all the vendors listed in the battery thread, only one had the batteries I wanted, but it was in the US and would cost over $50 for shipping. Hoping to find shipping for $20-30 canadian instead. I am particularly interested in the batteries on the forums listed as tested by mooch in a stickier post. Or Sony battery with 2500 mah , I like to vape with two 18650 batteries at 60-80 watts.

7 Best 18650 Batteries for Vaping | High Drain Sub Ohm - Mega Vaper

 

[Territoo]

I've never heard of this site before and I'm not sure what their shipping rates are but they do have the Sansung greens.

3.7 Volt Samsung 18650 Lithium Ion Battery (2500 mAh)

 

[tara81]

I've never heard of this site before and I'm not sure what their shipping rates are but they do have the Sansung greens.

3.7 Volt Samsung 18650 Lithium Ion Battery (2500 mAh)

hi Terri too, thank you for your response. But how do you find out if they are genuine Samsung batteries when you get them?

 

[tara81]

7 Best 18650 Batteries for Vaping | High Drain Sub Ohm - Mega Vaper

Hi cloudy, thanks for responding. But how will I know they are the batteries advertised when I get them and not rewraps?

 

[ceeceeisme]

18650 Sony US18650VTC5A 2600mAh High Discharge Flat Top

I have found illumn.com to be the best option. Shipping to Canada is abut $20 via the post office.

 

[CloudyFutures]

Hi cloudy, thanks for responding. But how will I know they are the batteries advertised when I get them and not rewraps?

Some of the batteries you asked for come with authentication codes. For Example, EFest Batteries.

They are all reputable vendors. They sell ecig gear too, and most ecig gear has authentication codes on the items. These vendors have been in business a while and don't have reviews saying that they have sent or had returns for fake authentication codes. I highly doubt the bigger vendors like these ones are selling rewraps. They usually make their bulk of profits in other areas.

 

[CloudyFutures]

And let's say you do receive a clear rewrap. I think if you took a picture and sent it to them they would have no problem sending out new batteries free of charge.

 

[Northernshrink]

I’m also in Canada have used this company several times https://www.18650batterystore.com there also one of the recommended suppliers on here. They are in the U.S. but if you price compare there’s not a huge difference in pricing as they are much cheaper and sell quality products.

 

[puffon]

I highly doubt the bigger vendors like these ones are selling rewraps.

EFest batteries are re-wraps.

 

[CloudyFutures]

EFest barreries are re-wraps.

lol, touche. Yes, u will get authentic rewraps. but still cheaper than breaking your Samsung laptop apart to rewrap the batteries in the brick.

 

[zoiDman]

Hi everyone,
Hope your all having a great weekend! Hopefully someone can help me figure out any good canadian or American reputable vendors for 18650 batteries for my arrow sense mod. Out of all the vendors listed in the battery thread, only one had the batteries I wanted, but it was in the US and would cost over $50 for shipping. Hoping to find shipping for $20-30 canadian instead. I am particularly interested in the batteries on the forums listed as tested by mooch in a stickier post. Or Sony battery with 2500 mah , I like to vape with two 18650 batteries at 60-80 watts.

I'm Not Sure what IMRbattery charges to ship Batteries to Canada? But I seem to recall someone posting that it was Reasonable. You might check them out.

18650 Batteries - IMR Batteries

 

[Hawise]

Dashvapes has a good reputation for authenticity, and I've always been satisfied with them. The batteries are a bit more expensive than with American vendors, but you save on the shipping and don't have to worry about customs hangups.

 

[Ryedan]

18650 Sony US18650VTC5A 2600mAh High Discharge Flat Top

I have found illumn.com to be the best option. Shipping to Canada is abut $20 via the post office.

I've also ordered from Illumn a couple of times, and 18650BatteryStore once. I know that Illumn test their batteries when they get them and they have in the past discovered they received counterfeits. That can happen to any seller, but they won't know it unless they test the batteries themselves. I'm not as sure about 18650BatteryStore, but I trust them enough from what I've read about them to buy from them. Both had reasonable shipping charges to Canada in the past, but things are changing fast and it's been about 6 months since I've bought batteries.

I consider Dashvapes a reputable local supplier (Canvape also), but I doubt they test their batteries. If anyone knows different I would love to know that

 

[tara81]

I've also ordered from Illumn a couple of times, and 18650BatteryStore once. I know that Illumn test their batteries when they get them and they have in the past discovered they received counterfeits. That can happen to any seller, but they won't know it unless they test the batteries themselves. I'm not as sure about 18650BatteryStore, but I trust them enough from what I've read about them to buy from them. Both had reasonable shipping charges to Canada in the past, but things are changing fast and it's been about 6 months since I've bought batteries.

I consider Dashvapes a reputable local supplier (Canvape also), but I doubt they test their batteries. If anyone knows different I would love to know that

hey I was wondering are these batteries legit from illumn? Mooch doesn’t mention them in his list of good batteries, and the CDr is very high. 18650 Molicel 2600mAh INR18650P26A 35A High Discharge Flat Top

 

[Hawise]

hey I was wondering are these batteries legit from illumn? Mooch doesn’t mention them in his list of good batteries, and the CDr is very high. 18650 Molicel 2600mAh INR18650P26A 35A High Discharge Flat Top

That's a Molicel P26A, which is in Mooch's recommended lists. The discrepancy (25A vs. 35A) is because the 35A is a temperature-limited rating. As vapers don't have the technology to monitor a cell's internal temperature, Mooch doesn't count temperature limited CDRs. It's an excellent battery, but consider the CDR to be 25A, not 35A.

 

[zoiDman]

That's a Molicel P26A, ...

That Funny. Because I just got this e-Mail...

https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subs...eb3212e2c83a7bdde&g=RnRM33&m=UMJtHB&r=yi3sxeh

 

[Ryedan]

hey I was wondering are these batteries legit from illumn? Mooch doesn’t mention them in his list of good batteries, and the CDr is very high. 18650 Molicel 2600mAh INR18650P26A 35A High Discharge Flat Top

FWIW, I agree with what @Hawise said:

That's a Molicel P26A, which is in Mooch's recommended lists. The discrepancy (25A vs. 35A) is because the 35A is a temperature-limited rating. As vapers don't have the technology to monitor a cell's internal temperature, Mooch doesn't count temperature limited CDRs. It's an excellent battery, but consider the CDR to be 25A, not 35A.

Also, I really do trust Illumn to find counterfeit batteries if they get some. IMO, rest easy that you have the batteries you think you do

 

[UncleJunkle]

If you're worried about fake Molicels, Liionwholesale.com is guaranteed authentic becuase they are the only US authorized retailer that buys directly from NPE, Molicel's distributor.

NPE G.D.P. partners in U.S.A. – N-Power Energy Limited

 

[tara81]

That's a Molicel P26A, which is in Mooch's recommended lists. The discrepancy (25A vs. 35A) is because the 35A is a temperature-limited rating. As vapers don't have the technology to monitor a cell's internal temperature, Mooch doesn't count temperature limited CDRs. It's an excellent battery, but consider the CDR to be 25A, not 35A.

wow that makes so much sense. It is so strange some companies put the incorrect CDr rating, that’s what tricked me ;D