If you have some odds and ends that are not in sufficient quantities to advertise, perhaps you could post a list to this thread, or PM me. What we are interested in here is new, old stock of authentic packs. The quality of the original cells inside are paramount to almost anything else. Packs from HP, Toshiba, Sony all have quality cells inside. Keep in mind that what we do is rip them apart for the cells inside.
That Toshiba pack that is the subject of another thread that you also posted to was worth it to us at $8.99. As your stock ran down, after the run on that pack due to that thread, you decided to raise the price on the remaining packs. I am not questioning your decision, as you know what’s best for your business. I am just pointing out that all we are interested in is price per good cell. That Toshiba pack at 27.99 is too high a price to make buying it only to rip it apart, although it may be worth that to someone who intends to use it for it’s original intended purpose
We have the following batteries available. I’d rather not post quantities and pricing. I will say quantity available goes from top to bottom of the list. In other words we have the most of whats at the top of the list. We would prefer to ship these bulk packaged so that we can save everyone on shipping costs and since you guys are essentially tearing these apart I wouldn’t think retail packaging is an issue. PM me models and quantities that you may be interested in and we will put together the best deal we can for you all.
Genuine 6-cell HP Lithium-Ion Battery EV088AA
Genuine HP 6-Cell battery Notebook 464058-252 464058-121
Genuine HP 6-cell Extended-Life Battery WD548AA MU06 UB1F
Genuine HP 12-cell Battery DV1000 v2000 v4000 PB995A PJ12 NEW DB10
Genuine HP 12-cell Lithium-Ion Battery EV089AA VE12
Genuine Toshiba M30 M35 Laptop Battery PA3332U-1BRS
Genuine Toshiba PA3259U-1BRS Li-ION Battery BT-AT-00
Genuine Toshiba Laptop Battery PA3442U-1BRS P000435740
Genuine New Sealed HP Mini 3-Cell Battery OB01 FZ441AA HA03
Genuine HP 8-cell Lithium-Ion Battery tx2000 tx1000 KC991AA OB76
Genuine HP 6-cell Battery for dv2 Series VN06 CB87 NB800AA
Genuine Toshiba PA3176U-1BRS P000344440
Genuine HP 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery DI06 OB71 KG297AA
Genuine HP 8-cell Li-Ion Battery Notebook PC DV9000 EV087AA
Genuine HP Enviro series 6-cell Battery IB96 EV03 NH493AA
Genuine HP 9-cell Battery dv3-2000 RT09 IB95 NU090AA
Genuine Toshiba Satellite 1700 Laptop Battery PA3055U-1BRS
Genuine Toshiba Satellite M30 M35 Laptop Battery PA3332U-1BRS
Genuine HP 6-cell Extended Life Battery mini OB81 FZ332AA HA06
Genuine HP 9-cell Extended-Life Battery dv3-2000 RT09 IB95 NU090AA
Genuine Toshiba Satellite 1700 Laptop Battery PA3055U-1BRS
Genuine HP 12-Cell Li-on Battery DB32 EX940AA 411463-252
Genuine HP Enviro 6-cell Battery IB96 EV03 NH493AA
Genuine HP laptop Battery 12-cell lithium-ion 404885-262 dp390a
Genuine Toshiba Satellite 5200 Laptop Battery PA3216U-1BRS
Genuine HP 6 cell Battery for HP TouchSmart tm2 LU06 DB0Q WD547AA
Genuine HP 6-Cell Battery For HP Mini 110-350, 110-360
Genuine New HP Long Life Notebook Battery OB75 GA04 NH494AA DV7 DV8
Genuine HP 6-cell Battery Mini 210 WD546AA AN06 IB0O
Genuine HP 6-cell Battery HP dm3-3000 Series MN06 WY165AA IB2B
Genuine HP 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery dv4, dv5, hdx 16, DB72 NC273AA
Genuine PEM HP Pavilion 9-cell Battery CL09 NB801AA
Genuine HP 6-Cell Battery Mt06ft LV953AA
Genuine HP 8-cell Laptop Battery F4812A
Genuine 3-Cell Battery HP 8440p Series TD03 QA351AA
Genuine HP 8-cell Battery dv8000 Series CT08
Genuine HP 6-cell Battery DB09 DV5000 DV1000 PF723A
Genuine HP 8-cell Lithium-Ion Battery tx2000 tx1000 KC991AA OB76
It just doesn’t feel right to spend more on protection PCBs and strips then the cells themselves. Not very “budget-like” if you know what I mean.
I think I’m going to go low rent with this one. With my self-imposed no soldering in winter rule this will take awhile. Anyhow I decided to do some prep work:
I stipped off the jackets of a few protected AW 16340 cells (to be recycled.) I have AW 18650 cells to recycle to but thought why not include these guys (perhaps their amperage won’t be as high but I’m not looking to use these in high drain applications so this should be moot.)
I intend to use 24~26 gauge wires (from stripped CAT5 cable) in place of those thin strips. My micrometer readings indict that built cells will be noticeably thicker with these wires but it should be okay -> I will measure the tubes of the lights I intend to use these in to see if they still fit.
If this turns out not to work well then I’ll just use these cells unprotected and buy protected cells for lights I need. This seems like a good deal of work for a few protected cells but hey I going ultra budget these days. I don’t think it will hurt to try (well unless one makes things go boom w/ these I guess.)
Per the advice in post #53 above, I got all of my Sony's charged up to just over 3.0v without issue (first cell fully charged). Took the 1st cell and dropped it into my direct-drive Ultrafire P60 - tailcap measures 3.5A which is pretty good, though good new cells ought to read over 4.0A.
No, no, no, I purposely only charged them up to about 3.0v (see posts #53 & #57). My fully charged one went to 4.17v (I'm using a brand new meter and not quite sure how accurate it's readings are) and after less than a minute of use in the direct-drive UF P60 drop-in was down to 4.11v, so I charged it back up to 4.17v again and will check it a week later.
Alphazeta, as I mentioned earlier, for me, these cells are perfect for putting in the ENB and Ruinovo battery packs. They require unprotected cells anyway.
ImA4Wheelr, How did that cells in that 12 cell pack you got work out. I think they were 2200mAh ones. That pack is sold thru now, or do you see it in the list the seller posted above?
BTW, he is willing to give us special consideration, anyone here can PM him.
They are still sitting separated, but not yet charged. Just want to see if any drop voltage after being separated. I will probably check voltage and start charging them this weekend.
They will probably need a few cycles to get to full capacity. I will report back on the initial capacity tests soon.
Seems to make a difference on these old, unused laptop pulls for me. Maybe it's just the placebo effect.
EDIT: Just checked the voltage. All cells remain unchanged at 3.75 volts. A couple have been on a charger for about 1/2 hour. Still cool to the touch. I need to get some z's. So I'll pull them and restart charging in the morning. Should get one discharge test done tomorrow.
EDIT2: Completed charging 2 cells 14 hours ago. After 6 hours I decided to discharge test one at 1 amp. It was still holding it's off the charger voltage (4.18 volts). It measured 2,069mA's to 3volts and 2,117mA's to 2.5 volts. Charging now at 1A to see how much it takes. The other cell is holding voltage still (4.18). Just charged 2 more they charged to 4.15 and 4.19 volts. No heat at all for all activities. They are looking good preliminarily.
That sounds really good as they were 2200mAh cells to begin with. That pack you bought had 12 cells in for 12.99. Right after you reported the 3.75V measurement straight out of the pack, someone bought 5 of them and cleaned out the inventory.
Can you look up the item number so I can see if there are any in the list as reported by Cory from inandoutcomputers?
This link to this Toshiba, now at 27.99 was originally 8.99 and contains 6 - 18500 cells. 18500 cells are shorter than 18650 and are about the right length to replace a triple AAA pack in a flashlight. Here is the link to the discussion of that pack.
I just picked up a SoShine SC-S7 charger to get a rough idea of capacity on laptop pulls. It's currently on sale at Illumination Supply for $14.99 -BLFuser discount + a little shipping charge.
Dumpster diving & recycle bins are still my main battery source. Salvaged many 18650 2400+ma batteries. This thread made me pry open my wallet and BUY a HP 6pack of Samsung Pinks for less than $10 delivered. Got them today @ work and will test them in the following days. Thanks for reviving the addiction!
I just got in a HP VN06 CB87 pack and a HP EV088AA pack in from our fleabay friend. I haven’t tore them up yet, but I will. I’ve been busy playing with my first scavenged set. I asked our helpdesk today if they had any old dead laptops they were junking that had good batteries. They gave me the pack from a 4 year old? HP. I tore it open. It had 6 2300 mAh green Samsung cells in it. They all tested 2.66V to 2.72V. About 20 minutes ago I tossed 2 of them into 2 cheapo single sell chargers I have. They aren’t getting hot. I have (about 6) way cheap Harbor Freight red multimeters but they work. Yikes. I don’t even have an 18650 light yet, but I have 18 cells now. In the next 3 days I’ll be receiving a NiteCore i4 V.2 charger, a C8, and a Skyking, and 2 SK98’s and probably more I’m forgetting. I have 6 more sk68’s coming from China. I should’ve ordered at least a couple of GOOD batteries to compare to my picker collection. I don’t have anything protected, but I’m old and been playing with electric stuff a long time. Should be ok for now. I know don’t run them down. And I’ll just use the good 4 bay charger as soon as it shows up. And watch and measure batteries often. Between my shady brands of flashlights, my picker batteries, my $3 single cell chargers, and my $5.00 Harbor Freight meters I’m glad I’m at a BUDGET place. Some forums would toss me out…
And I can’t leave you without my obligatory dumb question. How can I measure the capacity of my batteries? Not just the voltage? I have a nice Lacrosse BC700? for AA/AAA stuff and it tells me lots of info. Even buying a “good” NiteCore i4 V.2 only has 3 LED’s per cell so no real info.
