I was going to say the same, but after checking Illumn, Li-ion Wholesale, IMR Batteries and Mtn Electronics I realized that they didn’t have any “good” offerings in stock. By good, I mean able to be used in series without solder blobbing (I doubt Cncyana can add them). Also cells that I know will work well.
I think the Basen 4500mah is a good high drain cell, but I’m not positive. I’m always wary of Efest. Some are just really expensive for some reason.
It really does look like it would be cheaper to order some known good 26650 cells from overseas.
Maybe it would be best to order the Shockli 5500 from MTN and then also order a spacer disc to go in between them.
It really is a pain to find 26650 cells in the US that can work in series. I bought some Aspire 4300 locally for my L6, but they aren’t in stock by anyone at the moment.
PS, are 18650 Battery Store and The Vape Shop legit sellers?
Do the iJoy 4200 connect in series? The Vape Store has that one.
Do the Vapcell 5500 connect in series? The 18650 battery store has that one.
Some of them do work in series, but it is a random thing. So count on having to solder b(. )( .)b or use a battery connector like I posted a couple of days ago if you get these.
Look at those cheap prices. $3.43/battery if you buy 10 of the black wrapper batteries. However, the “50A” is NOT the current rating; its the part number.
One of the light blue wrapper batteries with the 50A in its title is rated at 15A in the description.
I've bought 3 times from https://www.18650batterystore.com/ - no problems. Bought Vapcell VTC5D's, 25S's, 36G's, 2070C's, Vapcell 18350 1100. All are pretty good and hard to find cells. Stocks though are up/down on cells like these, no matter where.
I'm a huge fan of the Shockli 5500 mAh from Mtn. Mine work in series in my L6 and don't disappoint. I have heard reports that the current stock at Mtn doesn't work in series anymore, though.
If anyone is planning to use a spacer of similar style to the Jaxman version, be sure to bypass the springs.
Is that the LiitoKala Store, the LiitoKala Official Store, the Official LiitoKala Store, the Famous LiitoKala Store, the Original Famous LiitoKala Store, the Real Original LiitoKala Store, the Original Real LiitoKala Store, or something else?
A big problem is that there are so many Liitokala stores or Official Liitokala stores that you can’t tell one from the other. If you dig deeper you can see that each store has an ID number. I’ve ordered some legit cells from an Aliexpress store, but they shipped from Turkey and took like 5-6 weeks to arrive to the US. This was over a year ago. Here is the store link if anyone wants it. https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cg35fP1W
To better identify this store, they have 37,900 followers and are a “Supplier Since 09 Jan 2013”. I can’t find their store #.
I’ve managed to get batteries from Mountain Electronics (max of 4 I think, I only got 2), but I’m concerned that if I buy some from AliExpress they’ll be rejected don’t really want to drop ~$30 and for it to never arrive.
Those 2 specific stores try to maintain their good reputation of not selling fakes.
Aliexpress, on the other hand, is like eBay. It’s made up of many small stores and sellers and it’s hard to tell who exactly your buying from and if their feedback is good or fabricated.
I make a point to follow the legit stores as well as put the items I’m interested in on my wishlist. When dealing with items from stores I’m not familiar with I read a lot of store and product reviews before buying.