Thanks for the tip!
I’ve had good luck with the sleeving I’m using but I’ve got some 8AWG I can strip and try out that too.
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Today I got bulk battery to list the M35A, the base price is $4.35/cell and they told me that the price will be reduced once they have more stock. Not bad for a “10A 3500mah” cell. Probably a good replacement for the 35E.
I also got word that Panasonic is releasing a new version of the NCR18650GA, called the NCR18650GA6. Coming in the next month.
This news is more oriented to towards the OW community but still might apply here.
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Currently out of stock
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I made my own - You can get that blue/orange hose on Amazon (search loc-line or flexible coolant hose), and tap yourself some holes into a hunk of whatever to seat them in. I got some 4mm banana plugs with threaded ends that mate up nicely with croc clips, and threaded them into the ends of the hose nozzles.
The only thing I’d do differently is make the base wider/longer/heavier so it has less tendency to slide around or tip.
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Yeah… checked aliexpress and it’s full of these things. I indulged myself with two sets of hands, after so much time with the shitty version.
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Have u tested these “Panasonic” batteries yet thanks for ur review on the Tesla cells.
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https://sunstonewelders.com/products/micro-tig-welders/omega-pa250i-copper-battery-tab-welder
I do not know the price and probably don’t want to hear it either xD
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I haven’t. I’m not aware of any Panasonic/Sanyo (Panasonic bought Sanyo’s li-ion battery operations) 21700’s but they certainly could exist.
Oops, forgot about salvaged Tesla Model 3 cells.
Interesting that they say 96A in one place and 48A-72A in another…classic marketing crap. That 96A number is preposterous, even for a 4P pack using 4800mAh 21700’s.
Yea…sure…the cells will run at 24A each but their voltage sag will be huge. For short bursts I’m not too worried about safety at this current level, just early dropping to the ESC low voltage cutoff point.
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Could they be referring to the Tesla Model 3 cells? I thought that Tesla cells are made by Panasonic.
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They were originally but I think it changed to tesla factory at some point
Ahhh…good point! Yes, I agree, probably that cell (whomever actually makes it).
LOL, and I just posted the Tesla Model 3 test report a few hours ago…sheesh.
Using salvaged cells in a commercial product though? IMHO that is irresponsible. I get it, more profits and they perform well. But how well do they screen each cell? It takes hours to test just one cell and you don’t just cycle it once when it comes to customer safety! 
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Doing some nickel shape testing, I’m working on designing a “proper” XR battery upgrade. I have an XR battery box coming next week.
JW:
Me:
Might make a few XR packs for some OW riders I know. I want make Chi and JW jealous 
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Soooo much better than the chomper! Thanks for the recommendation. I even made a little basket for the corners.
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@Battery_Mooch @BenjaminF @ShutterShock it’s funny as when I enquired through their customer service regarding the cells and a spec sheet all they could tell me is they are 21700 Panasonic and I was like cool but what model you should have these details… 
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I’ve got the HK one but the clamping force on the gator clips is pathetic–can barely even hold onto a wire.
There’s no cell listed there.
“Panasonic 21700” is like saying “Chevrolet SUV”
Yeah, but which one? That’s a brand and a size with no model.
The cheap china companies are really, really, really good at leaving out the key details, and just making it look nice
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Exactly what I thought really, maketing it so that if you no a tiny bit about batteries it looks good but if u know more as you have said it just seems like an advertising ploy. It’s kinda why I thought I’d ask the question if they’d been tested as I could not find any details about them haha.
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