18650 holders?

[ambientmind]

does anyone make, or know how to make a 3x18650 holder in either a parallel or series setup? thanks!

 

[65535]

Any particular form factor you are looking for?

 

[Fallingwater]

This question gets asked routinely around here, and the answer is so far always the same: nobody makes 18650 holders.
I repeated tried looking for 18650 holders some time ago, but I could find none, so I had to build my own.

 

[coppertrail]

They sell Match containers in the Camping dept. at Walmart. They can fit 2 CR123A cells or (1) 18650 cell nicely. It has a screw on cap with a rubber seal. They are orange in color.

 

[Fallingwater]

I like the idea. Drill two holes, glue two contacts in place and you're set.
How much are they?

 

[LuxLuthor]

I make my own and shrink them into a pack! :kiss:

 

[Glow_Worm]

FiveMega used to make one for his 6AA flashlight body. Holds three 18650's in a cluster w/ series output. I use it in a FM3H w/ a WA 1185 bulb. I don't know if they're still available, but you could PM him and ask.

 

[ambientmind]

thanks for the replies, i was looking for something with all the batteries next to eachother. i wanted to make a 3 cree or seoul camping lantern with lots of runtime, but i guess i'll have to figure something else out. thanks for the help!

 

[LuxLuthor]

You can do that...I was just saying with the A123 cells which tolerate incredible abuses, and have no fire/explosion risk, you have more flexibility in making them into a form you want, and the 18650 are available now at Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, etc.. Take a look at a few of the links in my 2nd post in this thread.

 

[matrixshaman]

The B&D VPX packs come with plastic holder inside for two. It would be fairly easy to split one and silicone the two together to make a 3 cell pack.