Test/review of Enercig 18650 3450mAh (Purple)

Batteries and Chargers Rechargeable Batteries
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Enercig 18650 3450mAh (Purple)







Official specifications:

  • Rated capacity: 3300mAh at 20°C

  • Minimum capacity: 3350mAh at 25°C

  • Typical capacity: 3450mAh at 25°C

  • Nominal voltage: 3.6V

  • Discharging end voltage: 2.5V

  • Charge current (Std.): 1.675A

  • Charging voltate: 4.20V +/-0.03V

  • Continuous discharge current (Max.): 10A

  • Internal impedance: <38mOhm at 1kHz

  • Weight: <49.5g

  • Cycle life: 300 cycles to 70% (Measured at 0.5C charge and 1C discharge)

  • Operating temperature: Charge: 10 ~ 45°C, Discharge: –20 ~ 60°C

  • Storage temperature: Less than 1 month: –20 ~ 50°C, less than 3 months: –20 ~ 40°C, less than 1 year: –20 ~ 20°C




This is a high capacity cell.











The discharge curves tracks perfectly. The battery can handle 10A, but gets too warm at 15A.





The cell will be warm when drawing high current.



At 15A it gets way to hot and I stop the test.















Conclusion

A very good cell, that can handle some current (But it is not a high current cell).



Notes and links

The batteries was supplied by ENERDan for review.

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Something is different here ………….

The Panasonic/Sanyo NCR 18650 GA, is LiNiCoAlO2 battery, ie NCA.
Here we see the battery cover to indicate that it is …. LiNi*Mn*CoO2 ……
Not that NCA, but it is made like the Sanyo UR18650NSX.
Ie an INR, that list of Mn, will probably have better performance and security of the NCA.

The Enercig battery is likely to be another instead of Sanyo GA?

Am Ι wrong somewhere?

The Panasonic NCR18650GA, states that it is made as NCA (LiNiMnCoAlO2)

Is there a difference?
We are talking about another battery?

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These batteries still look good. Does anyone know where to buy them?