18650 Battery Holder

[Logrus9]

I recently disassembled two laptop batteries so now I have several 18650 batteries and no holder. This holder says it will hold 8 123's so maybe it will work. Has anyone tried this?

http://www.inanycase.com/Merchant2/...A-BW&Category_Code=Batteries&Product_Count=26

I'm new here and new to most of this information. So far I've learned a lot, and found out there's a lot more to learn.

 

[thermal guy]

:welcome: Hey logrus thermalguy here that holder holds only 123 cell an 18650 is about twice as long as that so no they wont fit Try lighthound i think he has holders that might work for you

 

[Zenster]

I was surprised myself to find that there doesn't seem to be any battery cases specifically designed for 18650 and similar batteries when there are a ton of them for CR123's and AA's.

So what I did was to get one of these from Battery Junction and carefully cut out the narrow foam divider between each pair of CR123 cell pockets.
That gave me a rather nice case that will hold six 18650's.

http://www.batteryjunction.com/tpea-tcr123acase.html

To make it more useful, I bought the blue ones for my CR123's, but I bought the white ones for the 18650's so I don't even have to open the case to know what's inside.

 

[MiniLux]

I'm using waterproof Coghlans match boxes like these:

http://www.mountainsports.com/msmain.asp?Option=Detail&Detail=043655

Just put in a small foamer on each side to prevent rattling and it will securely host either 1 x 18650 or 2 x CR123 cells

 

[J.D.]

I´m using these from Fenix store
cheep waterproof and durable .
cheers
J.D.

 

[dulridge]

How about these? They hold 5 cells and cost £1.99 ($4 each). Happy to post anywhere at cost if anyone's interested.

 

[redsfairlane]

I searched for a while to find something locally that would hold a dozen or more cells in one container, finaly found that bullet and shot shell containers from anywhere that sells hunting supplies were fairly good.
There are several sizes available, I think it was a twelve guage box that I put all my 18650's into.
AA's went into a 270? rifle container.
the ones I got were a hip roof so that all the cells stood upright with dividers in between. they held 20 or 24 each.

Hope that helps.

 

[CandleFranky]

How about these? They hold 5 cells and cost £1.99 ($4 each). Happy to post anywhere at cost if anyone's interested.

This is nice! And I like the BatteryJunction solution. :kiss:
The container from fenix-store seems to be to long.

 

[Logrus9]

Thanks a lot for all of the suggestions, I'll check them out.

I did email the vendor and also Tools Aviation to see if they might come out with one for 18650's.

 

[Logrus9]

I think Redsfairlane had the right idea. I found these two holders which look good, just need a little foam in the top.

http://www.ammoboxes.com/s-10-30.html

http://www.ammoboxes.com/s-5-30.html

 

[J.D.]

The container from fenix-store seems to be to long.

You´re right, too long for one, but two are fitting perfect :tinfoil:

 

[merkaba]

I´m using these from Fenix store
cheep waterproof and durable .
cheers
J.D.

Can those hold 2x 18650 cells or just one?

 

[PayBack]

Can those hold 2x 18650 cells or just one?

You´re right, too long for one, but two are fitting perfect :tinfoil:

 

[merkaba]

Damn how did i miss that post! hahaha

 

[grinsekatz]

I´m using these from Fenix store
cheep waterproof and durable .
cheers
J.D.

Hi,

I use them, too. Very useful and nice.
But... only the Ocean Blue and the Navy Blue can carry 18650.
The Crystal Clear and the Ever Green can "only" carry CR123.
For one 18650 I also use this one http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2739

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Per Arne]

Hi dulridge,
Could you please give some more information about your 18650 keepers?
Material, closing and durability... maybe some more pictures
Thanks,
PA

 

[dulridge]

Hi dulridge,
Could you please give some more information about your 18650 keepers?
Material, closing and durability... maybe some more pictures
Thanks,
PA

Sure - material feels like polypropylene - not sure what the recycling codes are, but this has the code 05 inside the recycling arrows and says PP below - they are made by Raaco in Denmark under the name Pocketbox. What sort of pics do you want? I cannot find them in Raaco's website or their US parent company's website.

They cost me £1.99 (US$4, 2.63 euros, 21.41NOK - the NOK has depreciated horribly since the only time I've been in Norway - in 1975) each from my local Maplin store which currently has none of them but will doubtless get them in shortly. If not, their minimum mail order is £35 and there is postage on top of that - 20- of them would cost me £42.80 or thereabouts, http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=32807&criteria=Pocket Box&doy=12m2 The catalogue picture is terrible though. The hinge is the same (probably) polypropylene as the case but they are durable enough, some of the ones I have are two years old and still haven't come apart. They have a removeable tray which holds 17670/5/4A cells quite happily. There is a headspace of about 7-8mm with 18650 cells.

It shouldn't be expensive to post these as they weigh very little - it cost £2.46 to post two of them to Australia (Most of that weight was probably packaging) to Norway would almost certainly be quite a lot cheaper.

Since Norway is not in the EU, import duties may be an issue. I have no idea what import duties are in Norway (but I imagine they are very, very high. However, most countries have a duty free amount in the post. For the UK it is £18) or when the limits hit but PM me with declared values for postage - whatever suits you.

Hope this helps

Donald

 

[jinx626]

I don't have much 18650, only 2. One in flashlight and one in a old medicine bottle. The long/tall one, not the regular one. I wrap it paper/money(just in case I need it when camping or whatever) to keep it from rattling. Sorry... sounds ghetto but works nicely.

jinx

 

[J.D.]

Hi,

I use them, too. Very useful and nice.
But... only the Ocean Blue and the Navy Blue can carry 18650.
The Crystal Clear and the Ever Green can "only" carry CR123.

Alex

Ah, thanks for the info - didn´t know that
I´ve the ocean blue one.
Think i order i few more - i like them

 

[CathastrophiX]

DX got some today, SKU 18074