I got my new PARDNV008lrf in just now, and see they want a flat-top, not button/nipple top, 18650 3.7v battery. And I've seen people strongly recommending getting really good ones, including ones I can't find on Amazon. Any recommendations on that battery and/or charger, please? I've already got a cheap charger, so that part isn't any emergency FWIW.
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18650 battery (for PARD and other lights) recommendation?
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Orbtronic. Panasonic and Sanyo make some of the best Lithium batteries around. I have some of the flatop Panasonics and the button top Orbtronic batts they are years old and still werqing fine. They are far less expensive these days than when I purchased them a number of years back. You may want to get one with built in protection so if there is ever too high of a draw or an overcharge problem it will shut itself down.
https://www.orbtronic.com/18650-battery
I have not had good luck with most China made lithium batteries. They have always been fairly low draw units and none have lived up to their individual specs although a couple have come close.
https://www.orbtronic.com/18650-battery
I have not had good luck with most China made lithium batteries. They have always been fairly low draw units and none have lived up to their individual specs although a couple have come close.
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There are a lot of counterfeits and rewrapps out there because it is a popular battery for vaping. Sony and LG would be the brands I would get.
Sony lists Amazon as an authorized dealer, but you have to be careful who the seller is. The Sony VTC5A is a nice battery.
Sony lists Amazon as an authorized dealer, but you have to be careful who the seller is. The Sony VTC5A is a nice battery.
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https://liionwholesale.com/
Your light does not draw a lot of amps, so a high mAh, lower amp output battery is all you need for max run time... Samsung, panisonic, LG, Sony, all make excellent 18650, Something like a $5 Samsung 35E 18650 8A Flat Top 3500mAh Battery would be my choice...
https://liionwholesale.com/collections/batteries/products/samsung-35e?variant=6101118091296
I recommend a good charger also, some cheap chargers can overcharge making a dangerous condition.
Also some cheap 18650 are fakes, rewraped, used, recycled batteries that can be dangerous and very weak at best. Be careful of fakes ordering from banggoods/gearbest/alibaba/eBay/Amazon etc... Anything with 'fire' in its name is questionable as are the battery wrapper claims of 10,000 mAh. Any claims over 3600mAh is fake for a 18650
jmo
Your light does not draw a lot of amps, so a high mAh, lower amp output battery is all you need for max run time... Samsung, panisonic, LG, Sony, all make excellent 18650, Something like a $5 Samsung 35E 18650 8A Flat Top 3500mAh Battery would be my choice...
https://liionwholesale.com/collections/batteries/products/samsung-35e?variant=6101118091296
I recommend a good charger also, some cheap chargers can overcharge making a dangerous condition.
Also some cheap 18650 are fakes, rewraped, used, recycled batteries that can be dangerous and very weak at best. Be careful of fakes ordering from banggoods/gearbest/alibaba/eBay/Amazon etc... Anything with 'fire' in its name is questionable as are the battery wrapper claims of 10,000 mAh. Any claims over 3600mAh is fake for a 18650
jmo
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To the above mentioned brands I would add Samsung, LG and Sony.
If you have a 'cheap' charger then absolutely go for protected cells. Most flashlight brands have their own line of protected cells, I personally like Eageltac (Which I believe are Sony with a protection button in Eagletac's wrapper).
But protected and flat top might be hard, so maybe upgrade the charger. I use a SKYRC 2000
At least use a charger that measures charging time, voltage, current passed, temperature and that shuts off accordingly.
If you have a 'cheap' charger then absolutely go for protected cells. Most flashlight brands have their own line of protected cells, I personally like Eageltac (Which I believe are Sony with a protection button in Eagletac's wrapper).
But protected and flat top might be hard, so maybe upgrade the charger. I use a SKYRC 2000
At least use a charger that measures charging time, voltage, current passed, temperature and that shuts off accordingly.
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Info from Budget Light Forum
Good USA battery stores for 18650 batteries:
illumn.com
liionwholesale.com
mtnelectronics.com
imrbatteries.com
imrbatteries.com is having a Labor Day Sale for the next 5 days.
Good USA battery stores for 18650 batteries:
illumn.com
liionwholesale.com
mtnelectronics.com
imrbatteries.com
imrbatteries.com is having a Labor Day Sale for the next 5 days.
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+1 on IMR Batteries, I have made several orders with them for Panasonic, Sanyo, and XTAR 18650s. I also agree with getting a good charger, I have had good luck with these two:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010J9GE5G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073QJ1TSN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010J9GE5G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073QJ1TSN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Try Battery Junction.
The only experience I have with the Japanese brands mentioned above is for Nickel Metal Hydride.
I’ve been running 3100mah high drain 18650s in my EC4S for years now without issue.
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The only experience I have with the Japanese brands mentioned above is for Nickel Metal Hydride.
I’ve been running 3100mah high drain 18650s in my EC4S for years now without issue.
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I got a rebranded Samsung from a local shop, and will get a good charger from Amazon. Thanks for the recommendations, everyone.
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My thought exactly.
- Do you know any IT guy? Just ask him for dead laptop batteries...
- Just take them apart and measure voltage. More often than not, you'll get 1x (maybe 2x) dead cells... and 4-6 good ones!
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