The price relationship is quite good, and I got 26650s from MNKE and I am happy with them,but my point was just regarding their sizes nothing else than that.
I would love there were a model from panasonic with the same Watts per volume in a 26650 version, so I cannot compare equal to equal, just the best I know of each model.
Did you also check how many amps can they handle with?
And the last thing, I am also interested on the Palight protected ones ( http://www.goodluckbuy.com/palight-battery-26650-rechargeable-li-ion-battery-4000mah.html ) but to tell the truth I do not know much about them, I am not sure how good they are.
They aren’t. My question is: what exactly are these? The wrapper say INR. Supposedly that is Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide (or Dioxide - not sure). I know nothing about the claimed level of safety (or safe discharge/charge rates) of this chemistry.
So... I'll just go ahead and order a few for testing. I'm such a sucker for new cells. :p
They are quite more expensive than the MNKE on the same shop, and I see a line crossing the battery from + to -, but I can't tell you wether it is the protection or not.
On the second picture on the link, if you check, you can see like a strip underneath the plastic packaging, just over the text on the label.
That’s funny, because I don’t see any sign of one. You realize that’s the positive end in the Int’l picture, right? Not to mention that every protected cell they sell they also offer unprotected. There is no option on the page for a protected/unprotected KK 26650.
I went through my old results and I have to correct my lousy memory. I apologize. Here's what I got at 3A:
MKNE 3900 - 4000mAh (only discharged them once - sold them with a light)
Batteryspace: 3600mAh - 3850mAh (with a few cycles)
Bestinone.net: 3300mAh - 3400mAh (and trending up with each cycle)
I hooked up the test rig tonight and hope to be doing some new tests and can't wait to get these!
It's not protected, through a DMM it does not cut. I made sure i just tapped it and let go immediate. Protected cells cut very fast, minimal sparks also.