Found one. Top shelf burried with a bunch on random stuff lol. Guy had to get a ladder to get it.
Yup on sale. $23.14 after tax. Only shows 1/4 full though…
I didnt separate the cells yet but on the top of the case near where it says positive and negative is a stamp mark that says 2011 52-ys and 2011 44-ys
1500 mah as suspected. Gonna dremel off the burrs and charge em up and see how they do. Never had new 1500s before. The used 1500 sonys and Samsungs seemed to work pretty good in the lights I tried, but I never really did any scientific load tests.
However, I DID run some in my test flashlight and ended up with 3.80-3.90 volts in the cell after 30 minutes, which is pretty much what I end up with for 2600s. Someone with more li-ion-load knowledge than me will have to chime in on whether these are really comparable to a “normal” 2600.
Mine was also 1/4 charge on the little led meter on the pack. All cells were 3.6-3.65 as I said.
What will be great in a couple years: The new 2600 mah tool packs will start going on sale and showing up in recycle bins. Those will be a treasure trove!
Off to dremel these.
Should be one of the few BLF rules. 
Are they non-protected cells?
So are these worth getting? Really only 1500mAh capacity?
-Garry
mines marked 2012 01-YS
are these the cells inside it? AW IMR 1600mAh v Efest IMR 1500mAh v Sanyo UR18650W2
i see what you mean about being a lil hairy disassembling these… lol
>>>>>are these the cells inside it? AW IMR 1600mAh v Efest IMR 1500mAh v Sanyo UR18650W2
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It appears to be the Sanyo with the pink ring to the right. There is the possibility that some packs will have different cells. Not likely I would think, but possible. I have seen computer battery packs: same model, different batteries.
>>>>>Are they non-protected cells?
Yes, almost all pack pulls will be unprotected cells.
If anyone sees a bunch and snaps up an extra I would be interested in buying it. :)
How much do these cells cost loose? I’d hate to find out they are only $2-3 a piece lol
Red cells pink rings here… This black holder is going to be a pain to get apart. Or is there a trick?
Only one at mine… I was going to snatch 2 for that reason, but couldn’t
>>>>>If anyone sees a bunch and snaps up an extra I would be interested in buying it.
Scaru, I would have mailed one to you, but I just went back and the other two, they be gone now. Sorry.
Guy I talked with in garden dept said some guy came right in after me and bought the other two.
Another BLFer living very close to me where I’m staying in the OC, Calif.? Probably not. Probably someone who saw it on fatwallet. Fat wallet people buy a lot of these sale items and resell em on flea bay.
So we are not the only ones who know about it, so if you want one, might be best to grab one or two. You can always return it to HD months after you buy it.
As for using these in lights? I have NOT used the Sanyo tool 1500 mah cells. I have used the Sony and Samsung ones, which seem to work on par with “normal” 2600 cells, BUT YMMV. I did NOT do scientific comparison tests.
Has anyone done any real tests on any 1500-mah tool cells? Am I the only one on BLF who has used them? That’s hard to believe.
>>>>>This black holder is going to be a pain to get apart. Or is there a trick?
Hahahahaha. I was about to pull my hair out on that one also. There are hidden screws in the wells between the cells. Normal phillips head.
im almost thinking about cleaning off the useless bits of plastic to smoothen them up and i have two 10x18650 holders
most were 3.6-3.61v, one was 3.47v, a couple in the 3.55-3.59v range. as long as they are a decent cell… who can complain about $2.30 a cell??
edit: but i like your 3.6-3.65v range better than mine 
>>>>>im almost thinking about cleaning off the useless bits of plastic to smoothen them up and i have two 10×18650 holders
Sounds like an idea!!! Didn’t think of that.
Usually the holders are open-topped trays, where the cells lie length wise. First one I’ve seen where they are enclosed like this.
The trays are really handy for stacking the batteries so you can take a bunch of DMM readings on the cells without having them roll all over the place.
Some super use will probably come to you for this cage thingie. Don’t be like me and throw it away … Then 3 days later realize the perfect use. Done that countless times.
thats how i measured mine. loaded them all in one half, and tested away. will be a project for another day, but saving them. keep one on the shelf by the light stash, and one by the charger maybe for depleted cells
also saved the life meter from it haha. and got a handy dandy 40a fuse. destroyed the circuit board though. used the brute force method on it. thought thats what was holding the two halves together
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this may be of use to anyone doing this. mine are p49a - dec 2011 from my take of it
I got two of them there! :D There was one left as I walked away and I saw another guy walk up to get it. thanks for the tip on their location, the guy I talked to had no idea where they were.
That thing was a PIA to take apart, I felt like I was defusing a bomb or something... So how do I get them out of the plastic carrier?
theres hidden phillips screws between the cells from the ps/neg side