chepa 12v li-ion battery pack?

[n16ht5]

I found this pack on ebay..

[eBay link deleted - DM51]

think it has enough juice to strike an HID up??

or maybe I should hook up 6 16850s, 3 and 3 in series. would I need a balancing circuit?

this is for my dirt bike, I have an HID light on it.. the SLA battery on there weighs too much

 

[bitslice]

He doesn't list a discharge rating and I would be suspicious of someone selling random tat, it looks a little gimmicky to me.
I'd prefer to buy from someone who only sells conventional Li-Po's to the hobby market.

http://cgi.ebay.com/14-8v-4500mAh-1...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a10222dd0One of the 14.8v 4500mah racecar batteries would be OK I guess (at least that's what I'm hoping to use), cars rev up to around 14volt anyway so it doesn't have to be bang on 12v for HID startup

 

[BVH]

Bunch of info posted about these batts in another thread. Short answer is: they have a capacity about 1/3 of what they advertise but even more limiting is the 22 or 24 gauge discharge wires. The wires between cells are even smaller, maybe 26 or smaller. I bought one of the 9800 units and the seller told me to never, never discharge over 1 Amp rate.

 

[DM51]

Buying batteries on eBay is a very risky proposition, and eBay links aren't permitted here anyway.

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