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Hi all,
Is there anyone in the US that has used a US vendor for batteries? My R2 has been sitting in a closet incomplete due to not having any batteries and I'd like to finish it eventually.
Thanks,
Ryan
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Joined: 04/08/2017 Posts: 73 Points: 243 Location: Missouri, USA
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HimynameisRyan Purchased mine from here. http://liionwholesale.com/
Can't guarantee they work until next month.
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Rank: Administration  Groups: Administrator, Administrators, Forum Support Team, Global Forum Support, Global Forum Support Team, Moderator, Official Builds Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 1,928 Points: 5,796 Location: UK
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I ordered mine through Amazon. The Samsung button tops can come and go pretty quickly though. Also try Batteries Plus. The critical detail is that they MUST be unprotected, and charged initially via the single battery charger provided with the build. The UltraFire batteries aren’t really up to the task, based on personal experience.
Mark
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I'm in the US and I got mine off eBay. Yeah, I know..... I got 20 UltraFire 3000mA, 3.7V, Button Top, 18650 Li-ion for $21.75 So far, no problems. The 6 I pulled for R2 charged fine and has been working fine. I haven't decided whether to let go of the extras, or keep them as backup. *IF* you want the name of the seller. I had no problems with him at all. Fred HimynameisRyan wrote:Hi all,
Is there anyone in the US that has used a US vendor for batteries? My R2 has been sitting in a closet incomplete due to not having any batteries and I'd like to finish it eventually.
Thanks,
Ryan
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Joined: 16/11/2018 Posts: 3 Points: 9 Location: Las Vegas
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I bought mine from here and they were in hand 3 days later.
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ch1potle wrote:I bought mine from here and they were in hand 3 days later. It would be good for others, to know where 'here' is... Roy.
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If you click on the word “here” it comes up.Andy.
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Joined: 03/01/2017 Posts: 9 Points: 60 Location: London, UK
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roymattblack wrote:ch1potle wrote:I bought mine from here and they were in hand 3 days later. It would be good for others, to know where 'here' is... Roy. Roy, I'm having a hell of a job trying to find anywhere in the UK that sells batteries with the correct specifications. Most 18650 batteries without protection I've come across don't have a button top. Finding unprotected 18650s with button tops is difficult. I thought I'd found some suitable unprotected Panasonic 18650s with button tops, but they had the wrong capacity (3400mAh instead of the required 2600mAh), so those batteries were no good. As I said, finding 18650s in the UK that meet all five specifications looks to be next to impossible. Perhaps my R2 is destined to end up as a very expensive static display model.  EDIT: Having said all that, I've just found some batteries that seem to match the specifications exactly - Samsung 26F 2600mAh button top 18650 batteries with nominal voltage 3.7V. 
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Higher mah shouldn't make any differnce, the batteries will just longer than ones with a lower rating. Important part is the battery voltage rating and it having a button top that will make contact!
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