How to make my own cell phone battery out of 18650 cells?

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I have this Sprint Touch Pro cell and that thing goes through its tiny 1340 mAh cell in *no time at all*. Meaning less than a day from full charge to 10%, and that's with little or no usage.

I wonder if I can take a couple of 18650 cells, tape them together, tape wire to them and then plug it into the usb port of the phone.

I know Sprint make this accessory for it, but not sure what the mAh capacity is.

http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASA...yID=PGU2667_C&topPageNumber=0&subPageNumber=0
 
Funny thing... I "Had" the Diamond.. Then i returned it back to Sprint..
Now i have the Touch Pro on order..
(The reason for returning the diamond was the poopy battery)

But to Simply answer your question about the 18650's
No, unfortunately you can't just tape them up and plug them in.
There are options to do build them, and purchase them off the
shelf.. But DO NOT just simply plug them into an 18650 battery,
Othersie, you go :poof:

P.S. did you know that you can output Video from the Diamond
and Touch Pro to a TV? here is the linky to the cable:
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=176590

PM me if you want to make a cable from the adapters that came with
the phone. That is, if you are handly with Teeny Tiny Soldering :whistle:

I have this Sprint Touch Pro cell and that thing goes through its tiny 1340 mAh cell in *no time at all*. Meaning less than a day from full charge to 10%, and that's with little or no usage.

I wonder if I can take a couple of 18650 cells, tape them together, tape wire to them and then plug it into the usb port of the phone.

I know Sprint make this accessory for it, but not sure what the mAh capacity is.

http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASA...yID=PGU2667_C&topPageNumber=0&subPageNumber=0
 
I want something that's integrated into the cell phone itself, not a separate unit..

when you make a commitment to a high-drain device, you need a bigger cell - that's what the problem is with sprint touch pro -- they really need a much bigger battery, at least 3,000 mAh and maybe 5,000 mAh.

But for marketing reasons and to keep the silly thing slim and compact, they went with a cell suitable for a phone much less power hungry.

I think I am just going to get a couple of spare cells and carry them with me...
 
you can potentially wire them to the initial cell that is in there, THEN everything routes through the protection on the original pack, and it can be charged (slowly) using the same methods.

i have done that with 2 PDAs that were lacking in total power and space for it.

eees funny, we can get this stuff down to the size of a watch, but we still need a TANK to run it :)

first choice is to find a beloted battery or use multiples, they have extended batteries for almost everything, even if they have to put a guppy door on the back to fit the extra large cell. of course there is a lot of FAUX china overrated extendeds too :-( so you gotta watch for real verses fake.

I Parellel direct to the inital CELL item, on the battery that is original , that doesnt bypass anything, like the protection or the charger. it is not always possible to connect direct to the cell item, like with most phones you have a plastic wrapped battery.
then i made a CASE for the whole system, so the battery would have physical protection.

the second choice would be to use a (seperated) cell phone charger thing, that ran on li-ion or li-poly, or even ni-mhy. they have a bunch of them things that will charge solar or via a usb connect, that way it would make a standard usb charge port connection, they also arent so huge or bulky when using a li-poly.

i came close to wedging a 5AMP li-poly on one :) it just wouldnt FIT, think about li-poly for the job, because it can be nice and flat, fits more things easily. you can get 1400-3000ma ones that will Fit the size of the back of most devices, then you still have to wire it up, strap it in, and make some effort to protect the bagged cell from damage.

Disclaimer: some foresight knowlege and fear (hey fear is good sometimes) , and care would be needed to insure everything is correct.
 
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18650's sound a bit too bulky for MY tastes in cell phones...
sorry to revive prehistoric thread, but to me, they look great :devil:



old was 700mah. now is 7200mah ;)
 
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Nice. ;)

Maybe not so outrageous, I'd love to put together a high capacity pack with regulated 5V output such that my smartphone / GPS / trip logger can be kept running for extended periods of time on distance cycling days / multiple days away from mains power.
 
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