PBusardo shows us how Aspire's batteries are made

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A tour of the Yong De Li New Energy Company's factory...



Thank you for the video Phil!

I think this is the most important of pbusardo's china videos. I learned a LOT. These people would have an interesting perspective and deep knowledge of battery safety. They could also tell us what "quality" means. Now I wonder, how does LG or Sony's battery plants look different. Do the major companies make 100% of the batteries with their name or do they farm out some of it to other plants. The final aging proceedure took me by surprise. Does everybody do this? Are the major battery makers so much more high tech than this and if they are what does that contribute to quality?

What I see in the video is there is a lot of old fashioned craftsmanship in this battery business. It appears that if a smaller maker cares about qualiiity and safety he can do just as good a job as any billion dollar company. If I'm wrong I'd definitely like to hear more about it.
 

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Have to admit it is a Good vid, thanks Phil, And it does show that pride in craftsmanship can still be had.
I hope unscrupulous companies that over rate second hand batteries get smoked by outfits like this.

@Mooch Thanks for the testing and the unbiased reporting of your results, I am sure you have educated more people than you know.
 

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I've always wanted to see how 18650 batteries are made, so this video was extremely interesting.

I was tickled that PBusardo made a mention of "battery Mooch" at the beginning of the video. I would love for him to interview Mooch in a future segment.

I wasn't surprised when Phil was turned down by a competitor battery manufacturer for a visit. Not only do these manufacturers not want vapers to be using their batteries (because of possible litigation reasons), they are extremely protective of their manufacturing processes. I recall reading about the battery manufacturer lawyers fighting the courts to not release detailed information about their clients' manufacturing process after some batteries exploded and caused a jet to to catch on fire. The companies were afraid their competitors would learn of their manufacturing techniques.

The following article helps explains why battery companies are so competitive and secretive. What you should take away from this article is how legally entrenched batteries actually are. Energy fuels revolutions in technology, and li-ion batteries are exactly the energy which will power our future devices.

Legal Battles Between Li-Ion Battery Manufacturers & Vendors
 
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