Recently I had bought a OTR M3 Pro, but it was a lot cheaper to stick with the option without included battery - so I had to get some.
I have read some good opinions upon those Shockli batteries and so, on November 6th, I ordered a pack of four from the official dealer on aliexpress (Page Not Found - Aliexpress.com).
Shipping to Germany was free and although it said 26-50 days through seller’s shipping method it took no more than two weeks for the batteries to arrive.
I’ve had some really bad experiences prior when it came to packaging and safety from other sellers, but this time the batteries were exceptionally well packed:
Each cell in a small plastic bag, two of those together in a generic “2 x 18650” plastic box, those wrapped in bubble wrap, put in a card box and this card box, finally, was shipped inside a padded envelope :+1:
I did a short discharge test with my Lii-500 Charger in 500mA range
… and took some measurements:
Length: 43.9 mm
Diameter: 16.6 mm
I also did a discharge test on the 1 Amp range, but unfortunately did not take any pictures. Result was three cells measured slightly above 700 mAh, one was at around 690 mAh.
Verdict:
Those cells seem to be some of the best ones around at this time. They are high capacity, but I doubt they will be really high drain, as one can’t get both. 700 mAh is about the best that is available in the 16340 market as far as I know.