Help please with finding this battery...

[AB]

I mean obviously 16500 batteries are easy enough to find but I can't seem to find one with the cable attached.

It may (probably is) be that my Google skills fall short but could do with one pretty sharpish, even better if I can get a rechargeable one with a charger. I also don't want to buy the wrong thing/rating etc etc and damage the equipment it's going in to.

Could go back to supplier but it'd take weeks.



Any help really appreciated!

[Spare tyre]

Also what’s the model of the thing it came from

Sometimes cheaper to buy the whole item and swap battery

[DavePanda]

https://www.batteriesplus.co.uk/acatalog/3.7V-Lith...

Check the size compared to yours

Rechargeable

https://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/18650ca-1s-3j/ba...

[Silvanus]

Open it up

[Neddy Sea Goon]

What's the part code of the unit it's out of ?

Search for this rather than the battery

Eg Visonic ST1 battery

You won't damage the unit if the voltage is the same

Or take it into a branch of ADI

Edited by Neddy Sea Goon on Sunday 13th November 10:23

[ApOrbital]

Adi ?

[AB]

Oh I know what it's come from as we sell them, the supplier just can't get any to me for weeks apparently.

Presumably for the same reason I can't find any online.

[GliderRider]

Overlander will make up cells and batteries with custom leads.

Overlander Batteries

[bobski1]

Cut-off the heartstrings and see what it is. Maybe easy enough to disconnect the part the cable attaches to and reconnect to a new cell

[Silvanus]

bobski1 said:

Cut-off the heartstrings and see what it is. Maybe easy enough to disconnect the part the cable attaches to and reconnect to a new cell

That was my thinking, I bet its standard stuff under the blue plastic

[Neddy Sea Goon]

ApOrbital said:

Adi ?

ADI Gardiner

[GliderRider]

That connector is known as a JST connector. JST is a standard, not a single item, so you get them with varying numbers of wires and male or female connectors.

Have a look at the list of standard Lithium-Ion Cell sizes halfway down the page here:
Li-Ion standard cell sizes

This is probably the size of cell you have: Tensai 16500 Li-Ion cell

The important bits are the physical dimensions (length & diameter) plus the voltage, as far as fitting in and working your object are concerned. Only by buying from a reputable souce can you be sure that you are getting a decent cell. A lot of Ebay sellers seem to be offloading sub-standard cells, often with wildly exaggerated capacities.

Edited by GliderRider on Monday 14th November 10:30