Banggood for 26650's?

Recommendations or thoughts on any of these-> (and does Banggood have a reputation for shipping authentic cells?)

KingKongs (at least they look like KingKong's, and supposed to be protected as well)

KeepPower 4500mAh Protected

XTAR 5000mAh Protected

ThorFire 3.7V 5000mah Protected (they're tempting, but any battery with the word 'fire' sounds like a deal-breaker to me)

Thorfire is a good brand and all reports on actual use of their cells are positive

I bought two Heter 26650 cells at Gearbest after reading on them here on BLf
Specced at 4500mAh and test a little over 5K
My Thorfire is happy with them and they only costs $12 shipped
Unprotected

If I really wanted protected I choose Thorfire thanks to BLF user Bella Headlight and the fact that they include a happy card, making it a happy box and who wouldn’t like a happy box :wink:

The thorfire 26650 are excellent protected cells. Over 5100mah and before charging was still about 3.0 volts

They are tempting….

Don’t bother, I recently ordered some Basen BS26003 (4500mah 60A) from Banggood and they got sent back at customs, probably due to the new battery shipping restrictions. You’ll have to find something in the US. I just ordered some KeepPower 5200mAh unprotected from Illumn.

Thanks, but I’m looking for something under 70mm-

The new keeppowers are 69mm the old versions were 70. 2015+ should be the 69mm ones

liionwholesale.com has Basens and ship from Eastern PA. They’re about $8 each, I just ordered a pair this afternoon.

The Thorfires are the same price at Amazon and free 2-day shipping if you have prime, vs free 2 MONTH shipping from China… Shipping is still free without prime, but expect a week or so.

Who has the 69mm Keeppowers that ships to US?

Are you referring to 69mm 5200 mAh Keeppowers?

You missed my point. Your title says “Banggood for 26650s?. I am pointing out that you can’t order any li-ion battery, of any length, from Banggood because of shipping restrictions - it will most likely get bounced at customs.

Also, the KeepPowers from Illumn are measured at 67.5mm according to Illumn: http://www.illumn.com/26650-keeppower-5200mah-imr26650-high-discharge-flat-top.html. They’re not super high-amps but 15A should be plenty for most lights, and they’re high capacity. There are many choices out there; just pointing out that you will probably have to find a US seller.

I didn’t know your location so I wasn’t sure you were referring to US Customs, anyway, I’m looking for ‘protected’ 26650’s <69.0mm-