In your opinion... The best 26650 battery. Go....

[OnEyeJax]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but what do you think are the best 26650 batteries?

 

[Zamazam]

Sony - if you can find them, then MNKE, then Efest

 

[BigNasty]

I like the Panasonic GCRs

 

[OnEyeJax]

Thanks guys...

 

[muth]

Sony - if you can find them, then MNKE, then Efest

Hi Zam, I found MNKE at imr for $7.50 ea (2.01 S&H). My question to you is, what about the 60A ones? Can you give me some info on the difference of performance and application? Thanks

 

[Zamazam]

I'd take the 60+ amp spec's with a grain of salt. You'd need a 0.068 Ohm load (almost a dead short) at 4.1 volts to hit 60 amps. The applications for the 60 amp batteries are usually power tool power packs and powerful hand held spotlights. I suppose they'd be good for mech mods, but I never have taxed my MNKE's more that 20 amps max with the builds I use. If you use the 26650 in regulated devices, the MNKE's are also a good deal.

I use Efest IMR 26650 4200mAh 50A batteries too because they have a bit more capacity than the 3600Mah cells.

 

[BigNasty]

I'd take the 60+ amp spec's with a grain of salt. You'd need a 0.068 Ohm load (almost a dead short) at 4.1 volts to hit 60 amps. The applications for the 60 amp batteries are usually power tool power packs and powerful hand held spotlights. I suppose they'd be good for mech mods, but I never have taxed my MNKE's more that 20 amps max with the builds I use. If you use the 26650 in regulated devices, the MNKE's are also a good deal.

I use Efest IMR 26650 4200mAh 50A batteries too because they have a bit more capacity than the 3600Mah cells.

Also the 26650s have an internal sag.
Seriously to push that and the voltage drop from a mech you are seriously pushing dead short anyways.

 

[Number3124]

Also the 26650s have an internal sag.
Seriously to push that and the voltage drop from a mech you are seriously pushing dead short anyways.

Agreed. Honestly, what appeals to me the most about 26650s is the headroom of the batteries. You can accidentally make a coil that's a little lower than you were shooting for and not risk blowing up your battery. I've never tried an atty built below 0.1ohms that I liked. They were all way too harsh. Now, for my 18650s you're looking at a possible thermal runaway if you're doing anything more than pulsing. For a 26650 you're fine.

 

[BigNasty]

Agreed. Honestly, what appeals to me the most about 26650s is the headroom of the batteries. You can accidentally make a coil that's a little lower than you were shooting for and not risk blowing up your battery. I've never tried an atty built below 0.1ohms that I liked. They were all way too harsh. Now, for my 18650s you're looking at a possible thermal runaway if you're doing anything more than pulsing. For a 26650 you're fine.

With the hades style the pin and spring are going to limit it.. Tried taking the spring out and almost vented a gcr since it arced in the contact pin.
Seriously looking at a copper stingray x or chi style with solid pins.

 

[18650battery]

IMR26650 3500MAH batteries is High Capacity, i also use 18650 2500mah battery for my ego , i heart brillipower 26650 production 4500mah at present ,maybe help to you .