Radioshack > Batteries?

[Tribalwolf]

Preparing for a bit of Modding here and had a quick question.

Given the fact that I will get the majority of my parts from Radioshack, do they have any AA sized protected Lithium Ion batteries that can be used in a Nicostik type mod?

 

[boxhead]

i dont know about that but i was there getting some switches and res. and leds saw the hugh supply of 3.7vdc 2000mah cell phone batterys and chargers, and will try one of those flat pacs in a box, soon.

 

[bigozone]

the only LI batteries they carry are for replacing OEM batts... they had nothing i could put in my LI battery charger....

you may run into issues trying to charge any cellphone battery outside the cell phone, unless you open the battery and circumvent the protection IC inside (which recommend you stay away from)

 

[boxhead]

i do have an old motorola flip phone that i got way back, i got a spare battery and a dock that charges a battery and the cellphone attached battery, i did not look to close at the slection at RS because gf was in a hurry, the flip phones dock had three slots, and the first one was for the phone, theres got to something like that out there now, i cant climb up in to the attic right now to dig out the old phone and stuff.

 

[lunaras]

I've not found a brick and mortar store yet that carries rechargeable cylindrical li-ions. Batteries Plus around here carries non-rechargeable 14500s for about $12, I think RatShack does too. So I've at least got that in an emergency.

 

[raddiver]

I asked them this weekend if they would be carrying any of batteries like the cr123. They told me, that they didnt know. They had a new battery shelf up with about 12 empty pegs. he said they may come in to fill those pegs.

I'm not going to hold my breath however.
On an unrelated note, I have a degree in electronics engineering, and i haven't been into rat shack in a long time. I perused their electronic components and was amazed to find some pretty cool stuff. RFID reader, accelerometers, etc.

Btw big, that charger i was talking about in the 3.8 4.2 charging thread, will do cell phone batteries too. Ive used it to bring back a t-mobile mda battery from the virge of death a few times.

 

[boondongle]

you may run into issues trying to charge any cellphone battery outside the cell phone, unless you open the battery and circumvent the protection IC inside (which recommend you stay away from)

Why would you recommend that? I've done that several times now, with no problems. You end up with an unprotected 3.7v flat battery, and as long as your charger has protection, you shouldn't run into any problems. In fact, I've used the Lenmar PowerPort Mini charger and Digipower Jump Start charger (available at RS) along with old cell phone/PDA batteries, and I haven't had any problems.

 

[opuscroakus]

Why would you recommend that? I've done that several times now, with no problems. You end up with an unprotected 3.7v flat battery, and as long as your charger has protection, you shouldn't run into any problems. In fact, I've used the Lenmar PowerPort Mini charger and Digipower Jump Start charger (available at RS) along with old cell phone/PDA batteries, and I haven't had any problems.

I'm with you on this. I've got the power port mini that I have removed the stock battery and replaced with a 600mAh battery out of a hand scanner and it charges and cuts off just fine. I'm just waiting on a box to put it in so I can actually vape with it.