When I bought these there was free shipping. Yesterday I went to order another battery and also a box. One supplier no longer ships to Oz and the other now charges $29.
So I found a new supplier on eBay. You always need to check the shipping as some make a killing out of this.
There is no such thing as 6000mah 18650 cells currently. In best case, these will have 2000mah, but I expect more like 800mah. The best of the crop is Panasonic 3400mah cells, and they have non standard voltages, so require special protection pcb and charger, and I've not seen price lower than $15 ea for them.
Seller sent one, not two cells per item. I emailed him and he says he will send more. A curious way to do business. Haven't checked capacity yet, cells weigh17 g each.
Each cell was in a nice individual ziplock antistatic bag. This could mean either:
1) Sellers are getting more responsible about battery shipping safety, or
2) Cheap cells are known to leak electrolyte.
No leakage yet!
When we recycle rechargeable batteries, we are required to pack each cell into individual sealed bags. A pita if you have a 4 phone home phone system with 2 aaa batteries each.
Jim
I am building another bot tonight for a new swarm proposal.
I don't need to tell you, you're killing me with all your hints about super bots buts without giving us any details. If it were anyone else, I'd accuse them of being all talk and no substance. Since it's you, we're all dying to find out what these bots are like.
I've contacted seller and she confirmed that this lot is for one battery. Then I told her that she has to review listing title, or it might get reported to ebay and removed for improper listing.
Standard 10-14 day shipping IIRC for the initial package, which was one cell of the two listed. Then I emailed the seller and they sent more batteries, another 10-14 days later.
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So I found a new supplier on eBay. You always need to check the shipping as some make a killing out of this.
Jim
Very good to hear. I should have ten more on their way.
I don't need to tell you, you're killing me with all your hints about super bots buts without giving us any details. If it were anyone else, I'd accuse them of being all talk and no substance. Since it's you, we're all dying to find out what these bots are like.
Ironically, I'm building more bots than ever now, but they are proprietary and I can't share. Bummer.
If you order, immediately send seller a note reminding him that the listing is for 2 cells.
I've ordered several other items, and interested how fast it will deliver.
I've ordered a lot of items from ebay seller "tinxi-clothes", and more than month passed - no parcel arrived yet.