17670 bare cell

[wptski]

Will a 17670 bare cell fit into a SureFire PowerPack? I read in another thread that the 17mm O.D. is closer to 18mm! Anybody tries them?

 

[koala]

I don't know what's a powerpack but a 17670 = 2x CR123A in both width and length.

 

[wptski]

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koala said:
I don't know what's a powerpack but a 17670 = 2x CR123A in both width and length.

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It's the tube between the head and the tailcap. A Pila 168S which replaces 2x123 is 17mm x 68mm. If it's really 67mm, your 10mm shorter already which may/maynot work but someone said that they(17670) are really closer to 18mm than 17mm. If so, they might not even fit inside the tube!

 

[koala]

I use 17670 for my E2e+KL1 for a long time. I have 12 of them from my laptop packs.

 

[wptski]

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koala said:
I use 17670 for my E2e+KL1 for a long time. I have 12 of them from my laptop packs.

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Thanks! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Ralf]

Koala,

which laptopPack did you get the 17670 from?

Cheers
Ralf

 

[wptski]

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Ralf said:
Koala,

which laptopPack did you get the 17670 from?

Cheers
Ralf

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Ralf:

Frankly, I don't even remember posting this question! Not too long ago I removed some 18650 cells from a notebook PC battery pack

 

[koala]

... Ralf you sure dig for gold very well /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif this is one old thread.

I used to have a special website...
This website ENERGY-TEC used to list ALL sorts of laptop packs with the types of batteries sizes in it! It was a breeze to use cross referencing cheap laptop packs at ebay and sizes but it's gone /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rant.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif now. It's like a battery pack library to me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Christo_pull_hair.gif

The waybackmachine(archive.org) Old Energy-Tec doesn't help much either.

The closest thing that can help you now is to play with this wonderful battery repart cost estimate. It shows the battery type once you hit the end. Try it here. Be patient the website is kinda slow. Becareful when you enter the values. Some inferior battery manufacturers list their batteries higher capacity than the original equipment manufacturer. You will have to find the original battery pack official capacity specification for the EnergyTec estimate to work.

I have crack open numerous packs, and most of them contains 18650. A definite way of getting 17670 is to get the

Toshiba - PA2467U 10.8v 2600mAh (6x 17670)

I just cracked open another one just now! I am so surprised, I've got a Made in Japan, orange Panasonic 1500mAh 17670 cells. This is suppose to be inferior battery pack I got from ebay real cheap. This is getting very tempting right now to get all the cells out but this is suppose to be my laptop battery and it's so ugly now with screwdriver pry marks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

Toshiba - PA3038U 10.8v 3000mAh (6x 17670)

vince.

 

[Ralf]

koala, thanks for all that usefull information.

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Cheers
Ralf