Where can I buy 18650 cells in bulk?

Ask us anything. Cambodia Expats Online has a huge community of long-term expats that can answer any question you may have about life in Cambodia. Have some questions you want to ask before you move to Cambodia? Ask them here. Our community can also answer any questions you have about how to find a job or what kind of work is available for expats in Cambodia, whether you're looking for info about Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, or anywhere else in the Kingdom. You're also welcome to ask about visa and work permit questions as well, as the immigration rules change often, especially since COVID-19. Don't be shy, ask CEO's community anything!
ressl
Expatriate
Posts: 310
Joined: Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:07 pm
Reputation: 142
Contact:
Germany

Re: Where can I buy 18650 cells in bulk?

Post by ressl »

Thank you guys very much. I was very busy the last few days so I wasn't able to answer more quick. I will give the guys in Orussey Market a try (at least for prototyping) but when it gets to the big numbers, I guess I will have to order from China. And yes, you are absolutely right: when ordering those amounts, the investment into a decent spot welding machine pays off quickly.
Driving on Cambodian roads is just like playing a classic arcade top scroller. The only difference is a force feedback controller, the limitation to only one life and the inability to restart, once Game Over
User avatar
beaker
Expatriate
Posts: 1143
Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 8:45 am
Reputation: 202
Location: Ta Khmao
Cambodia

Re: Where can I buy 18650 cells in bulk?

Post by beaker »

If it were I buying that many I would buy from AliBaba, or a similar site, where you could buy wholesale. The price for Sony's drops to $1 each with large quantity. Also buying from China you will be more likely to get cheap or free shipping, which in my experience shipping is the biggest problem with buy these cells.
"i'm the one who has to die, when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way i want to"
jimi hendrix
Terry Fishsauce
Expatriate
Posts: 128
Joined: Tue Dec 27, 2016 10:00 am
Reputation: 44
Cambodia

Re: Where can I buy 18650 cells in bulk?

Post by Terry Fishsauce »

Does anyone want some used 18650 cells? I was working on something but have to abandon it as I'm going overseas.

I had harvested around 600 odd originally from scrap laptop batteries. I have sorted through them and have around 300 left that I consider to be very good. I binned the cells that initially had low voltage, binned the ones that have low capacity, binned those with high internal resistance and especially binned anything that heated up when I charged/discharged them.

I have a load of equipment too that I plan to take with me tomorrow, but if anyone is in need of such stuff and would like to discuss it send me a pm. I have decent soldering iron with separate base unit, soldering station etc, multimeter, clamp meter, 6x liitokala lii-500 charger/checkers.
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: cautious colin, DavidMurphy, John Bingham and 362 guests