Orbtronic released the first 3600mAh 18650 Li-ion protected battery cell

http://easy-taobao.com/taobao/view/id/35165945256

This is how you can buy them currently.

HKJ has it now in his comparator - only the full review is missing:

http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Common18650comparator.php

The full review will be posted later this week.

Looks very sensitive to draw rate but that could be just sample rate variance … pretty much not worth a premium to me.

Comparing the un vs un seems fairer . . at some draw rates there isn’t much gain, and at others there might be ~.2Ah, if not less.

I assumed they were not since not labeled as some others are.

Based on HKJ’s test they have about the same capacity as 3400mAh cells.

Better compare them to the Keeppower 3400, the generic protected cells feature a lower quality circuit. They are about 7% better, pretty much the same as the increase in capacity (6%).

Are you sure? Orbtronic 3600mAh vs. Keeppower 3400mAh both @5A:

Horst Horstmann is right. Orbtronic 3600mAh protected vs Eagletac 3400mAh protected (EagleTac newest model).

We can go on and on with this. But, in the end these 3600mAh are 3400mAh on steroids, and they do provide higher voltage over the whole run time "session".

Thats what I meant, about 7% better (=higher voltage for me^^) with a 6% increase in capacity.

Orbtronic on steroids :slight_smile: Higher voltage is the only thing I do care. 100mAh up and down doesn’t mean anything. Panasonic have a weird way to test capacity anyway.

Orbtronic 3600mAh from 4.2V to 2.5V @ 1000mA = 3550mAh :beer: it’s all good

This might be interesting, progress from 3100mAh to 3600mAh Orbtronic in one chart.

$ 22 for one cell. No thanks, i will wait untill the technology gets better, these are tested, and that cost drops.

Same with everything that is new to the market. Still cheap comparing to AW 18650 cells.

The good thing about 3600mAh is that prices of 3400mAh is pushed down to $16.32 shipped free (when you buy 4 cells), and 3100mAh to $12.99 shipped free to USA almost immediately :beer:

~$4 each. Link?

This :slight_smile: I needs me some more NCR18650B’s :slight_smile:

-Jamie M.

- I am also awaiting for a link for this price for 4 cells if this is a real deal.

Edited,
that would be too good to be true even for Chinese :slight_smile:

“3400mAh $16.32 shipped free (when you buy 4 cells), and 3100mAh to $12.99 shipped free ($11.69 when you buy 6) . (free shipping to USA only)”

Any better price?

If it's $16.32 for all 4, I'd still like a link for that. That's far better than anything I've seen. The best I've seen is ~$13 for two 3400mah cells, but prices have gone up since then.