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| Thread ID: 125754 | 2012-07-17 01:04:00 | Local Source for Li-Ion 18650 cells with tabs? | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 1289014 | 2012-07-17 01:04:00 | Hi Team I need to repack the lithium battery pack for my Toshiba Libretto and I've been searching for '18650' format 3.7v Li-Ion on the web, however Google has not been my friend in the search for a local supplier. I can get them from the US ok, but I would rather buy local. They have to be tabbed because space in the battery casing is very cramped, so I can't use wire-ended versions, and it is not advisable to solder to the un-tabbed types. Does anybody know a local battery supplier? Anywhere in NZ would be fine. Cheers Billy 8-{) :help: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1289015 | 2012-07-17 01:07:00 | See if there's something on Batterymasta (http://www.batterymasta.co.nz/). Or ring them 0800 462 782. They're in CHCH | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1289016 | 2012-07-17 02:08:00 | See if there's something on Batterymasta (http://www.batterymasta.co.nz/). Or ring them 0800 462 782. They're in CHCH They only sell battery packs, not individual cells. :( I've been there before. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1289017 | 2012-07-17 02:38:00 | Ebay? www.ebay.com | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1289018 | 2012-07-17 02:47:00 | A Google search turned up this: www.mrpositive.co.nz |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1289019 | 2012-07-17 05:50:00 | Try Hobby King www.hobbyking.com BUT they are out of stock at the moment. Ok they are not local but their prices are good and service is OK. |
HAL9000 (12736) | ||
| 1289020 | 2012-07-17 10:13:00 | A Google search turned up this: www.mrpositive.co.nz Quality Panasonic Batteries with nearly three times the capacity of the originals for $49.90 incl shipping. Just what I needed, but I'm left wondering why that result did not appear in my searches today or previously. Thanks Agent-24 and the others who responded with suggestions. Cheers Billy 8-{) :thumbs: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1289021 | 2012-07-17 12:08:00 | Hopefully the shop is good, I've never bought from or even heard of "Mr Positive" before. I searched for something along the lines of "18650 lithium cells" in Google and told it to display only results from NZ. Was on the first page. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1289022 | 2012-07-17 23:51:00 | I searched for something along the lines of "18650 lithium cells" in Google and told it to display only results from NZ. Was on the first page. I used essentially the same search terms including 'Sites from NZ" but it didn't appear. I did this morning though when I tried again. Had a phone call while writing this, it was a cheerful Kiwi chap calling to check my address for courier (I only gave my PO Box on the assumption they would be posted) and telling me the batteries should be here today. With customer service like that, I think I'll be using them again. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1289023 | 2012-07-20 05:44:00 | Hmm.........Batteries didn't arrive till today, and were left at the door by PBT Couriers without so much as a push on the doorbell! The batteries are OK, but 1mm over the spec diameter, which you wouldn't think would matter, but Toshiba pruned the Libretto battery enclosure down to the last micrometre so some surgery will be required to get them in. They should work out OK in the end though, and if they last as long as the previous set I'll be beyond caring by the time they expire. Now to find a replacement for the CMOS battery..........That is so small it would blow away on a breezy day. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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