Anyone used these?

[Papa Hoyt]

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Listed a 18.6W X 65.2L

I am concerned that they are to wide to fit inside the GGTS.

AW are listed as 18.52 and they are just about the most you can get in there.

After my experience with the jackets getting peeled back I am leery to try anything without confirmation or a caliper which I no longer have.

 

[imeothanasis]

Many people say that they are better than AW batteries but I dont know if they fit inside GGTS Papa

 

[Major]

I too have read of Callies Kustoms and their good build. As for using in the GGTS, I have heard of a few reports that they are indeed too wide as they are recived to fit in the GGTS. Maybe someone else can give feedback but the thickness has been an issue for some.

 

[Torqueguy]

AW is to batteries what GG is to machines

 

[Ways]

My Callie's Kustoms 3100mAh cells are too tight to fit in my GG's without removing the sticky label. They fit after removing the label but are still tight in the telescope section due to the diameter of the protection circuit although i have found they aren't such a tight fit after a couple of weeks of use with daily removal and replacement for a top up charge.

 

[Papa Hoyt]

AW is to batteries what GG is to machines

OK but if others did not innovate to push the limit and make better than the best you would be driving a Model T.

 

[MrKrinkle]

OK but if others did not innovate to push the limit and make better than the best you would be driving a Model T.

I would rather drive a model T honestly the crap they make and sell these days nothing but plastic and aluminum... The cars of the old days didnt need crumple zones or airbags cause you could actually run into something and only dent a bumper today the same impact would render the car unrepairable which is why we now pay absurd insurance premiums... Ill take my 72 Chevy C20 over anything new on the market today... So much so that I laugh when lil Hondas and Nissans want to tailgate me cause I know if they do hit me Im just going to have some pretty asian paint on my bumper as they will be calling a tow truck... I do understand what you meant but todays cars are crap IMHO and I feel what makes the GG above and beyond the rest is that it is a simple mechanical mod built to be durable as well as elegant and repairable much like the Model-T and early model autos...

 

[imeothanasis]

Imagine a car like model T with the ability to accept a mechanism that would make it a modern car when ever you wanted Mr. Thats the limit I want to reach making the VV as I have it in my mind!

 

[Papa Hoyt]

I would rather drive a model T honestly the crap they make and sell these days nothing but plastic and aluminum... The cars of the old days didnt need crumple zones or airbags cause you could actually run into something and only dent a bumper today the same impact would render the car unrepairable which is why we now pay absurd insurance premiums... Ill take my 72 Chevy C20 over anything new on the market today... So much so that I laugh when lil Hondas and Nissans want to tailgate me cause I know if they do hit me Im just going to have some pretty asian paint on my bumper as they will be calling a tow truck... I do understand what you meant but todays cars are crap IMHO and I feel what makes the GG above and beyond the rest is that it is a simple mechanical mod built to be durable as well as elegant and repairable much like the Model-T and early model autos...

Just sold of my 79 F100 So I know what you mean, I honestly wish i still had it.

 

[MrKrinkle]

Imagine a car like model T with the ability to accept a mechanism that would make it a modern car when ever you wanted Mr. Thats the limit I want to reach making the VV as I have it in my mind!

I would rather think of the GGVV as say air conditioning for a sherman tank...

 

[imeothanasis]

hahaha, yes why not Mr!

I would rather think of the GGVV as say air conditioning for a sherman tank...

 

[ChaosAffect]

FYI, the OP batteries are the exact same ones I posted that I got 10 for $17. CGR18650! They're working GREAT!

Got some of the black Callie's customs, and on the whole I've been very disappointed with them. They seem to drop off pretty fast, and yes, they're too big to fit into the GGTS with the sticker, and even with it off it's a TIGHT fit.

 

[Papa Hoyt]

FYI, the OP batteries are the exact same ones I posted that I got 10 for $17. CGR18650! They're working GREAT!

Got some of the black Callie's customs, and on the whole I've been very disappointed with them. They seem to drop off pretty fast, and yes, they're too big to fit into the GGTS with the sticker, and even with it off it's a TIGHT fit.

So are you saying that the grey ones are to big or the black 3100's

 

[silentt]

The ones I just recieved fit perfect in the GGTS(CGR18650D).

 

[Papa Hoyt]

The ones I just recieved fit perfect in the GGTS(CGR18650D).

OK are these the same?? The one I was looking at are marked 'CH' at the end and not 'D'

How are they doing? IMR with li-ion time?

 

[silentt]

I will give you my results after I get some fully charged and use them over an extended period of time. I just tested to see if they fit and threw them on the charger.

 

[Papa Hoyt]

The ones I just recieved fit perfect in the GGTS(CGR18650D).

It seems that these are not the same cells like Chaos suggested, the ones I posted are a high draw cell capable of 10A and not the 2C (4.5A) that the 'D' model is showing.

 

[silentt]

Yes they could be different. I bought the ones that were 17 bucks for 10, the deal that Chaos posted in another thread.

 

[Papa Hoyt]

Yes they could be different. I bought the ones that were 17 bucks for 10, the deal that Chaos posted in another thread.

Yeah I am thinking of reaching out to in that thread, I do not need 10 but if someone wanted to split them up I could be down for 4 of them. I would like to see how well they perform. If they are no good then I think I will get some IMRs

 

[ChaosAffect]

You may be right, the ones I have are D's, not CH's. IMO, though, 4.5A, 10A, no big diff for us, except the 4.5A you can get 10 for $17, and the 10A you can get one for $13...