Any experience with alibaba listman 18650 cells?

[crymodo]

Hey all,
I'm building an 18650 pack for an electric skateboard. Wh will be relatively low so the cells need high discharge to make enough power.

These cells do exactly what I want, and are cheap!

Has anyone bought from this guy and had good or bad experiences to share? Or better places to get 18650 cells shipped to New Zealand?

 

[cwah]

Unknown seller... with unknown brands... at amazing price and discharge rate?

I'd say it sound like a scam... but who knows? Maybe you've found a gem from an unknown chinese company doing better than panasonic, lg, sony?

I'd order sample and test the cells first if I was you.

 

[Nobuo]

The alibaba rating for that shop doesn't looks bad, but then you can read on the cells specs something like this

Nominal Voltage: 3.7V, (then it is rated as 3.6V)
battery life:: more than 500 times
Type: NI-MH

¿?

That doesn't give me so much confidence

 

[TheBeastie]

Hey all,
I'm building an 18650 pack for an electric skateboard. Wh will be relatively low so the cells need high discharge to make enough power.

These cells do exactly what I want, and are cheap!

Has anyone bought from this guy and had good or bad experiences to share? Or better places to get 18650 cells shipped to New Zealand?

Just get some from fast tech, you can order in small chunks so you can test them out, shipping is free, thank god for the vape scene or we would never see cells so cheap to order online in such convenience.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1420/10002357/2204402-authentic-samsung-inr18650-25r-3-6v-2500mah-li
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1420/10002357/1628904-samsung-inr18650-29e-3-65v-2850mah-rechargeable

I recently tested my 29e at an average of 1 amp draw and got 3000mah.
Testing setup is mostly build from a watt meter from ebay for $11USD.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boat-RC-Heli-Watt-Meter-DC-60V-100A-Balance-Voltage-LCD-Battery-Power-Analyzer-/360975555497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item540bd1dba9

And a few 12volt car light globes http://www.ebay.com/itm/381102192944?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291239185229?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
can be placed in series or parallel depending on how much power you want to draw.
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If you lived in euroland you could buy from here which seems to be a bit of a hub god web site for well priced 18650s
http://ru.nkon.nl/samsung-18650-inr18650-25r.html

I wondered about emailing them this map to show I could be sented 18650 cells but they wont buy it

 

[Hillhater]

No one will believe that map without the Barrier Reef on it ! :lol: