Recommended battery vendors

[Jon1]

Hi , I tried to make an battery ( Sanyo 18650 GA ) order from NKON but they respond was that I had to order from their ru.nkon site and shipping was about 30 euro...

So I'm looking for another recommended vendor.
Is Imrbatteries recommended ?
Others ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Heartsdelight]

Liionwholesale is highly recommended by Mooch & most people.

 

[Jon1]

But they are selling "Made in China" battery
Sorry if this is a newbie question , but to my understanding only "Made in japan" is accepted

From their website :

 

[bombastinator]

But they are selling "Made in China" battery
Sorry if this is a newbie question , but to my understanding only "Made in japan" is accepted

From their website :

Yes and no. The issue is rewraps can be dangerous. For a good while the only manufacturers actually making batteries, rather than just wrapping factory rejects with their own logos and fanciful power claims were in Korea and Japan. This may have changed. Panasonic may have opened a factory in China. I don’t know. As a rule I only use batteries @Mooch has tested, and to make sure they’re real, I only buy from recommended retailers. If mooch has not tested this particular battery model I wouldn’t buy it anyway.

 

[sonicbomb]

UK/Europe

Batteries Plus - Specialists in rechargeable batteries for cordless phone, mobile phone, digital camera, solar light and torch batteries and a large range of button cells, all at Batteries Plus in the UK
Fogstar - The UK's #1 trusted source of 18650 Batteries
NKON | nkon.nl
www.myepack.co.uk/


North America

www.liionwholesale.com
www.imrbatteries.com
www.illumn.com
www.rtdvapor.com
www.batterybro.com
www.orbtronic.com

 

[Jon1]

Panasonic may have opened a factory in China. I don’t know.

Panasonic actually has a factory in Dalian China
Panasonic Opens New Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Factory in Dalian, China | Headquarters News | Panasonic Newsroom Global

I guess they are mostly producing 21700 cells in that factory

I heard about rumors that they are not producing their best 18650 cells in China ( sorry I did not bookmark that article )

 

[FΛDED]

I use imr batteries. Never had an issue with them in 5 years and my batteries were authentic, not rewrapped.

 

[Baditude]

I primarily use RTD Vapor. It's on the recommended list. If they don't have what I need, I use IMRBatteries.

I try to avoid any batteries made in China (except for AW batteries, but their plant has been shut down due to a flood incident for almost a year).

Samsung = South Korea
LG = South Korea
Sony/Murata = Japan

Although the above companies manufacturing plants may no longer be located in Korea or Japan, their manufacturing plants maintain their previous high standards as before.

 

[Punk In Drublic]

I try to avoid any batteries made in China (except for AW batteries, but their plant has been shut down due to a flood incident for almost a year).

Samsung = South Korea
LG = South Korea
Sony/Murata = Japan

That is where the companies originate, not necessarily where the batteries are manufactured. Samsung did have a battery plant fire in China back in 2017. And LG & Sony both have battery manufacturing facilities in China. That’s not to say the batteries we use to vape from these companies are made in China, for these big 3 have multiple facilities, but there is that possibility.

 

[Baditude]

That is where the companies originate, not necessarily where the batteries are manufactured. Samsung did have a battery plant fire in China back in 2017. And LG & Sony both have battery manufacturing facilities in China. That’s not to say the batteries we use to vape from these companies are made in China, for these big 3 have multiple facilities, but there is that possibility.

I agree, and I added (editied) something similar just before you posted.

When Japan suffered from the big earthquake and tsunami a couple of years ago, Sony's battery plants were destroyed. They also have manufacturing plants in the Phillipines.

 

[TrollDragon]

Is there a reason you are specifically looking for a 10A battery? Any good 3000 mAh battery would suffice HG2/VTC6/30Q.

 

[Jon1]

I'm gonna use it to power my Gemini Titan 4000 Bicycle light.
With 6 battery and 7.4 volt , it should give about 10500 mah

Thanks for asking

 

[Punk In Drublic]

I agree, and I added (editied) something similar just before you posted.

When Japan suffered from the big earthquake and tsunami a couple of years ago, Sony's battery plants were destroyed. They also have manufacturing plants in the Phillipines.

Missed the edit

The 3 are juggernauts in the tech industry, and should any one of them suffer a horrible fate, such as the Japan tsunami, it is felt world wide. Can’t recall when but Samsung suffered a serious flood in one of their microprocessor FAB’s. Given they're the largest of only 3 computer memory chip fabricators, the price of computer memory skyrocketed!

 

[Baditude]

Is there a reason you are specifically looking for a 10A battery? Any good 3000 mAh battery would suffice HG2/VTC6/30Q.

I was wondering the same thing. Panasonic and Sanyo merged some time back but retained their original names. Panasonic doesn't make an 18650 battery over 10 amps that I am aware of, but Sanyo does.

Sanyo UR18650NSX 20A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a great 22A battery, about equal to the 25R5

Sanyo UR18650NSX, 2500 mah 20 amp CDR

Sanyo NCR18650GA 10A 3300mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a great 12A battery

Panasonic CGR18650CH 10A 2250mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a so-so 10A battery

Panasonic NCR18650B 4.9A 3200mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a so-so 4.9A battery

Panasonic NCR18650BD 10A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...an good 10A battery

Sanyo NCR18650GA 10A 3300mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a great 10A battery

Panasonic NCR18650PF 10A 2680mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...an ok low capacity 10A battery

 

[bombastinator]

I'm gonna use it to power my Gemini Titan 4000 Bicycle light.
With 6 battery and 7.4 volt , it should give about 10500 mah

Thanks for asking

A 7.4v LED bicycle light. Planning on blinding anyone?

 

[Jon1]

7.4 volt is the standard for bicycle batteries ...

Gemini Titan is one of the most powerful bicycle lights out there , and I can quickly adjust the light from 10% up to 100 %

 

[Robin Becker]

I'm gonna use it to power my Gemini Titan 4000 Bicycle light.
With 6 battery and 7.4 volt , it should give about 10500 mah

Thanks for asking

maybe that can be interesting for you: 2S Batteries (7.2V-7.4V) – ENERprof
Their batteries are really good and they assemble them with a coiled cable.
To Samsung SDI manufacturing plant. They have one in Tianjin China (at the end you have the T like INR18650-29ET) and in Malaysia (sometimes you can find INR18650-25RM)

 

[Jon1]

Thanks for tip. I already have a battery case :

And if all of the 6 batteries goes out of power , I can quickly put in 2 or 4 new batteries from my backpack :

 

[Robin Becker]

I know this case...has only one problem...no protection circuit and no passive balancer on that. After some time your batteries will be drifted and the main problem can be, that the weak ones will go very fast into deep discharge.
Usually if you don´t have any protection circuit you would need an external balancer, but in this box, you have neither the one, nor the other...

 

[Jon1]

According to This thread taken from mtbrforum it actually has a protection circuit. Not perfect but it works ...or ?