Where to buy panasonic 18650 batteriers

brightnight · Jul 31, 2016

Two questions:

1) Where is a good source to purchase some Panasonic 18650 batteries? They will be draining until they die so I assume the protected 18650 would be the best choice. I've read so many posts about fake batteries on Ebay and Amazon... I don't know where to find a trusted source and my normal sites don't carry those batteries (Mouser and Digikey).

2) I have some UltraFire batteries that have a small tab on the + side of the battery. They fit very tightly into battery plastic battery holders. If I purchase 18650 batteries without a tab on the + side, I assume they will still work in the holders (I.e, make contact).

Wendee · Jul 31, 2016

I always buy my batteries from Orbtronic. They have both protected and unprotected Panasonic 18650 batteries. I buy from them because I know I'm actually getting the batteries that I pay for (not fakes). They ship from Florida, USA. If you do a search on CPF for Orbtronic you'll see they sell excellent batteries and have great customer service.

There are other legitimate battery stores but I haven't dealt with them so I'll let other members add the info.

Crazyeddiethefirst · Jul 31, 2016

IMR in Texas is another great Vendor...

thslw8jg · Jul 31, 2016

Check out illumn, mountain electronics or RTD vape.

X83 · Jul 31, 2016

I believe IMR has the Panasonic protected batteries and places like Orbtronic & Illumn only have the flat tops.

I've yet to see a fake Panasonic protected battery so most of the time I'll just purchase them in bulk through Aliexpress to get the cheapest price.

brightnight · Jul 31, 2016

Crazyeddiethefirst said:
IMR in Texas is another great Vendor...

Thanks, this is a huge help! Looking at some of the Panasonic 18650's on imrbatteries site...I thought there weren't actual Panasonic 18650 batteries with capacity up to 3400mAh. Are these legitimate capacity/batteries? Thanks again.

https://www.imrbatteries.com/panasonic-ncr18650b-18650-3400mah-3-7v-protected-button-top-battery/

Crazyeddiethefirst · Jul 31, 2016

They are legit. This seller had one episode where they received fake Efest cells. As a result they are now testing batteries from each provider to ensure it doesn't happen again. They immediately refunded the cost of the fake cells. I have bought 20-30 cells and been very satisfied.

stephenk · Aug 1, 2016

brightnight said:
Two questions:

1) Where is a good source to purchase some Panasonic 18650 batteries? They will be draining until they die so I assume the protected 18650 would be the best choice. I've read so many posts about fake batteries on Ebay and Amazon... I don't know where to find a trusted source and my normal sites don't carry those batteries (Mouser and Digikey).

2) I have some UltraFire batteries that have a small tab on the + side of the battery. They fit very tightly into battery plastic battery holders. If I purchase 18650 batteries without a tab on the + side, I assume they will still work in the holders (I.e, make contact).

Stating which country you live in helps with the answer!

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