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Hello All.

I’m building my own parallel charging station for my 18650 cells and am looking for a source for the conical springs one finds in chargers.

Cheers to anyone w/ info….

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Like these?

http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1680

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Exactly! Any available in less than 3 weeks?

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Well, you could order one of these which comes out to 4.00 dollars a spring plus shipping. :P Or if you have a Ace Hardware near you they have a nice selection of springs and might have something that would work. I'll look around to see if I can find a link.

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On eBay there are two listings for battery springs:

100x Battery Spring Contact for A, AA Cells AC1270

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100x-Battery-Spring-Contact-for-A-AA-Cells-AC1270-/320968916432?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4abb3cfdd0

50x Battery Spring Contact for C and D Cells AC3858

http://www.ebay.com/itm/50x-Battery-Spring-Contact-for-C-and-D-Cells-AC3858-/320968916532?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4abb3cfe34

And one for a battery clip:

20x Spring Steel A to AA Snap-In Battery Clip AC1294

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20x-Spring-Steel-A-to-AA-Snap-In-Battery-Clip-AC1294-/320976860658?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4abbb635f2

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I think he wants springs like on the bottom of a driver. Not that type. Oops, I only looked at the last link, I guess I should have looked through all of them. However seeing those gave me a idea. He could order some of these and disassemble them for the springs. Comes out to around .50 a spring, or you could go to your local radioshack and buy some.

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I made mine with springs from ACE hardware. They have a nice selection.

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sounds like I need to find a local Ace Hardware! I may use some RC truck schocks I have laying around. thanks for all the tips. i’ll post up pics of the finished product.

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Here.

http://www.acehardware.com/mystore/storeLocator.jsp#reynoldsburg ohio|null

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You are making this WAY too easy for me?

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Here. :P

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=39.9547861,-82.8121191(reynoldsburg+ohio)&daddr=39.929688,-82.984278(1665+Parsons+Ave+Columbus,+OH+43207)