Good Sources for used 18650 cells in the UK?

[Tyler durden]

Does anyone have any good sources for cheap/free used 18650 battery cells in the UK?

Thanks

 

[NeilP]

scrap laptop packs.
usually only one or two cellsa re dud, so the pack fails.

Get old laptop packs, strip them and then run load / cycle tests with an iCharger or similar

 

[Tyler durden]

Thanks. Where do I find scrap laptop batteries? Can I just go to the recycling centre and ask them?

 

[NeilP]

I 'd guess..or second hand shops..
computer repair places
car boot sales etc. look out of dead laptops..I always find the Recycle Centre people to be too bloody minded...

charity shops?
I get mine form the local dump...recycle centre here in jersey...usually when the operatives backs are turned

 

[iangreenhalgh]

Expect about a 50-60% reject rate for cells from scrapped laptop batteries. I've just been through testing over 400 recycled cells and less than half were worth keeping.

 

[bionicdan]

I have 45-60 new old stock 18650's in my garage from laptop batteries. I looked on ebay and found people had new unused batteries bought in error. One in 4 had branded cells inside like panasonic cg's etc. One brand only used high end cells but i cant remember the name. it will come to me soon. Power4u/2power or something.

Not ideal for building packs though as they are all differently aged. cost 2-4 quid each delivered. 14v 5600mah ones will have 8 cells in.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/9-Cells-7800mAh-Battery-for-Dell-Inspiron-1520-1521-1720-1721-Vostro-1700-1500-/131714967345?hash=item1eaad2e731:g:5zkAAOSwJb9WrHkO

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_Auction=1&_sop=1&_nkw=laptop%20battery&_dcat=14295&rt=nc&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=4