32700 LiFePO4 cells in EU

[VooteleAer]

Can someone point me good priced 32700 LiFePO4 cells source that has EU warehouse? I checked Nkon.nl already, they don't have them (bummer).
Alibaba vendors either have express shipping which cost more than actual cells, or they have sea shipping which takes 60 days to arrive...

 

[marvin78]

I don't know if this is a reliable seller or if this is a market conform price, but it's in stock ( EU warehouse, 3-10 day shipping ).

HAKADI Lifepo4 32700 3.2V 6000mAh Rechargeable high capacity battery F

HAKADI Lifepo4 32700 3.2V 6000mAh Rechargeable high capacity battery For DIY Solar Energy E-bike Battery Specification Model:HAKADI-32650-6000Battery type: Lifepo4 battery cellNormal capacity: 6000mahAC impedance: 6.5 mΩNormal voltage: 3.2VEnd-of-charge voltage: 3.65 V.End-of-discharge voltage...

hakadibattery.com

 

[VooteleAer]

In Alibaba this cell costs 1.65$

 

[marvin78]

EU warehouse means EU price gauging..

~5,80 when bought in quantity of 16, is that really that bad? I had this website bookmarked from an earlier search, because they had such a large catalog and I thought the prices for EU were reasonable. If they don't offer value for money I will remove them from my bookmarks.

 

[amberwolf]

In Alibaba this cell costs 1.65$

But is it actually that cell?

There can be various grades of cells, scrapped failed-QC-cells sold as new, and there can also be counterfeit cells (even up to junk recycled cells rewrapped as new of some other brand, endcaps to cover damage/old welds, etc).

it's difficult to be sure of any cell vendor unless they have already repeatedly provided verified & tested (by the end-user!) products, without any instances of "oops" (received product not matching manufacturer specs, etc).

Just because a cell is expensive doesn't make it good, and just because a cell is cheaper at one place vs another doesn't make it bad, but Ali* are both rife with cell and battery scammers. (as is the internet in general, ebay, amazon, temu, etc etc)


Just sayin, be careful out there.

 

[VooteleAer]

OK tested Hakadi 32700 LiFePO4 cells.
They should be 6Ah, but at best we measured about 80% capacity of advertised. Even that was at 0.2C
At 1C we got maybe 65% of nominal and the voltage sagged really soon.
So, not good cell, AVOID

 

[marvin78]

That's rather sad that result. What did the seller have to say when you told him about your test results. That way I know if I should remove the shop from my bookmarks as a whole