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Lithium Ion vs NiMh battery
On 10/22/2017 3:51 PM, James wrote:
On 22/10/17 11:31, Oculus Lights wrote: Here's my source for Panasonic 18650 LI cells: https://liionwholesale.com/?refer1=a...RoCFkgQAvD_BwE Support a good American distributor selling tested and verified batteries, at competitive prices even for small quantities. They also sell the 6 cell LUC brand charger and 4 bay Opus analyzer/charger. These test out in my Opus tester/charger at 3500+mAH in both charging and discharging. I test charging at 2A and drain at 1A,the Opus' limit. Burn time in the light is measured at each step from 9A max (in the 3000Extreme) down to 70mA. My 26650 come in large quantities through a direct rep from Heter, a humongous scale better maker in China who makes many cells for other big brand name electronic companies, who are considered to make their own, but don't. Minimum quantities in the 1000 lot size for the measured 5500mAH unbranded ones I get for the Oculus lights and sell competitively versus the Chinesium crap. Maybe ~1 in 100 might not be up to spec, and only two out of 1000 have been DOA. The blue Tenergy brand 26650, unchipped, sold in Fry's, with a black seal around the + end contact, are likely the same but at Fry's much higher retail price, but never know the true capacity without testing, draining, recharging, repeatedly for at least a hundred cycles. Another problem with Chinesium is that they tend not to last nearly as many charge cycles as authentic first quality batteries, regardless of the capacity when allegedly new. That versus one of the Heter's I've been charging and draining almost daily since February, that still test charges at 5500mAH. The battery for my light went flat the other day so I ate a banana, drank some water, and it was recharged. (Dynamo users humour) +1 (fellow meat-power vehicle rider) -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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