18650 for Skyray STL-V2

I was told to go for protected 18650 for the Skyray. Do you guys think these will be ok?

http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/protected-trustfire-18650-37v-3000mah-rechargeable-batteries-2pcsset-p-7941

I tried to read the other threads on the topic and the conclusion was these and the XTAR ones are good quality 18650. Any other recommendations or is this good for the price?

Thanks.

EDIT: Or these?

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-protected-18650-3-7v-true-2400mah-rechargeable-lithium-batteries-2-pack-20392

Also will the longer protected cells fit ok in a 2x configuration in the skyray?

The best thing to do would be to get some non ****fire batteries. I would recommend any battery based off of a panasonic cell.

Ok any specific recommendations? Im not sure which are based off a panasonic cell. I guess AW might be but I’m trying not to spend 10+ dollars for each battery.

I would recommend these.

http://www.bestvaping.net/panasonic-ncr18650a-3100mah-37v-protected-liion-battery1pc-p-118.html

The shipping is not included so that will raise the cost by a bit but it is still a very good deal.

Ok cool those arent too expensive. But if possible I’d rather buy on dealextreme or manafont etc. I’ll try to look for them elsewhere.

Most of the chinese sites do not sell good batteries.

the tf3000’s are very good batteries…I use them and have absolutely no problems recommending them…

The trustfires have a large variation in capacity and thus I would not recommend using them in multicell applications. I also would not trust the protection as my "protected" ones were discharged to 1.5 volts and the protection never tripped.

Edit: Here an example is. I got 2 trustfire flames 3000 mah wrapped together. One measured around 2300 mah the other was around 1900. This could easily lead to reverse charging.

Scaru are trustfire/ultrafires ok for single 18650 flashlights?

Yeah, they should work fine for single cells lights.

Ok thanks man. 1 thing I noticed is you mentioned chinese sites have poor batteries but this site you linked to me is a chinese site. Also there panasonic cells are quite a bit cheaper than other panasonic cells on other sites (same model). You sure its legitimate?

They send you an invoice with the shipping charge after you place your order.

Damn that sucks. I didn’t know that until after I purchased. If I knew that I would have switched to hong kong post.

These were the ones that fit in from my battery selection.
Xtar were too long.

Those appear to be quality cells (I don’t have any). But the green ones in the first link, although at an attractive price, appear to be the unprotected version.

You can see them at Orbtronic which sells both the unprotected green ones and the protected black ones.

I had a feeling it was too good to be true.

Moreover they are charging me $10 shipping for 4 batteries and when I asked how much for hong kong mail (since I had originally selected HDL) they said its the same price??

My search for good 18650 for good price continues. Maybe these blacks? I would appreciate any advice.

Ok I decided to just get the panasonics. Now the one on bestvaping seems to have a strip on the outside that other ones do not and so I’m thinking it may really be protected. Do you guys think its possible or are their cells the same as everyone elses panasonics?

I’m going to get some keeppower 18650 3100 mah cells, its recommended by HKJ.

The Trustfire 3000mAh will handle the current without tripping the pcb, but there are better 5A discharge batteries on the market such as Senybor.
Also other comments are right, they are never 3000mAh. The ones I have tested have always been around 2600mAh (the same as the last Trustfire 2400mAh I tested).

+1 :beer: