which budget protected 18650s for upto 7A

Batteries and Chargers Rechargeable Batteries
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Not kept up with which batteries are good buys and I’m struggling to find some protected ones that can do 5-7Amp discharge without issue, any suggestions?

also need some protected high capacity cells that can do 4Amp but are shorter than the panny 3400s.

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18650 3500mAh Keeppower 2016 gets up to 10A

The PCB is mainly for low voltage protection

A cell without PCB has still mechanical protection for venting and overcurrent

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+1 on the Keeppower 3500mAh. Be aware they are reasonably obese at 18.6mm.