Does anyone have any idea as to where the VTC5's came from? I mean which laptop battery packs used them? I've been searching around on the internet and can't find any info...
Sony VTC5 Question
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Hmmm..I have access to high quality power tool batteries on a somewhat regular basis. Might worth snagging some and tearing them apart..
Maybe they're still out there...I want to believe.
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I put the word out around my shop and as soon as someone has a battery pack start to go bad I'm gonna snag one and tear it apart. Maybe I'll find gold!
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Considering that the pack would be going bad when taken apart, you'll not find gold at all.
Sony has a plant in the Phillipines that makes the Sony Vtc batteries. Originally they were made in Japan, but that plant was badly damaged in the earthquake. This resulted in a shortage of these batteries recently. The new plant should be near up to full speed soon.
These batteries were designed for use in high-power tools (and not specifically for our vaporizers).
I would not recommend pulling or harvesting old or used batteries from computers or power tools. Your batteries are the most important item in your vape setup. Be sure to purchase new AUTHENTIC brand name batteries from reputable vendors, such as: RTD Vapor, Illumination Supply, Orbtronics, or Lighthound. I don't recommend purchasing cheaper batteries off of Ebay or Amazon, as there are a lot of fake or rewrapped "brand name" batteries on the market.
Think about it. You use your vaporizer in your hand and bring it up to your face. There have been more and more reports of venting batteries and exploding mods recently. Do you really want to increase this risk by using inferior batteries?
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Thanks for the reply, interesting info! I'm fairly competent when it comes to battery safety and wouldn't think of pulling some out of a used battery pack for use in a PV. I would like to find out what manufacturers are using them though, I'm trying to source some.
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Not sure if this is watched anymore but another company is Ryobi has used Sony Cells not sure if it still is since the quake.
I found some Sony cells in a Dyson vacuum actually lol! But they were VC3s and from what little I could find on the web about them, they're nothing special
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It will be interesting to see how the cells in the new Tesla PowerWall spec out. There is supposed to be a factory up and running in Nevada within a year. Hopefully, good quality reasonably priced batteries will begin to enter the domestic marketplace. The individual cells in a Tesla car battery pack ARE 18650 but I don't know who manufactures them.
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