Cheap Panasonic CR123A's

BG Micro has some genuine Panasonic CR-123A’s for DIRT cheap…. 10 for $7.50 They are from a recycler scrapping out inventory from an abandoned home-automation project by a MAJOR US company (believe me, you would recognize the name)… 2020 or later date codes. And yes, they have the green ring on the bottom that the fakes don’t have.

http://www.bgmicro.com/cr123a-battery-by-panasonic.aspx

Just snagged 60 of them! Thanks for the heads up!!! :beer:

Ordered a dozen... thanx!

Thanks for the deal.

Lithium primaries are awesome to pull apart and burn the lithium inside them.

Or, apparently, cook meth with… J)

For the Aussies

30 batts $22.50 + shipping $21 = $1.45 US each
20 batts works out to be about $1.75 each

Great price even if we figure half of it is shipping cost!

They seem to be popular around here… he had over 500 batteries when I first posted. Looks like 200+ batteries went bye-bye in a couple of hours.

Thx just picked up 20.

Snagged 36, with shipping and tax came to about a buck each. About 160 left.

Ordered 30. They also have a batch of Sanyo UR18650F/2000mAh Rechargeable Lithium ION batteries for $17.50 per ten. At that price I have ordered 20. Not the greatest capacity but so far as I know no Sanyo Lithium Ions are complete dogs.

Egad, you naughty folks have been busy… looks like 400+ batteries sold in the last few hours…

I’ve tested/used quite a few of them. They typically test out at around 1800 mAh. I’ve used them in a lot of lights that are not driven too hard. I know a lot of the local e-cig people seem to like them (BG is local to the Dallas area, he and Tanner’s share a lot of inventory… Tanner does not do mail order)

No minimum amount for free shipping to a USA address?

CR123s all sold out :frowning:

Re:Sanyo UR18650F 2000mAh,
Is it safe to assume that these can handle well current discharge of 4A ( equiv to 2C )?

Thanks for the heads-up pyro! My A2 eats a pair in ~6 months so I should be set for about 6 years

They can probably handle it, but I would not recommend it. At least if you want the cells to last a long time. They have an internal resistance around 75 milliohms, so a 4 amps the cell would be dissipating around 1.2 watts.

Thanks texaspyro.
If ever i dont plan tp use it continuously at that amp rating. Was just thinking its possible max discharge. It will not likely be used in my power banks and/or low current lights.

Are these the same ones being sold by bgmicro before with a rating of 2500 mAh? If yes, someone mentioned that those cells were made 2004. Appreciate your inputs

I think they are the same cells.

The problem with the specs were Panasonic and Sanyo made cells with the same part number and then the companies merged. Hard to tell exactly what data sheet went with what cell. I don’t think they were 2004 date code though. They were at the 3.7V factory shipping voltage and still in the original sealed boxes. 10 year old cells would not be at 3.7V …

Thanks for the reply texaspyro.

Good news everyone… the party’s back in full swing. Billy got some more in. I wonder how long this batch will last?