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AliExpress can be pretty brutal. I went looking for a lithium power pack and it was clear that almost all the listings were the same crap with differently inflated capacities that were physically impossible.



You are brave buying a high energy chemistry experiment from Alibaba. I’d stick to regular retail for that!


Like where?


I buy all my 18650 cells from https://illumn.com


I think it's a lot easier in the states to find high energy chemistry than it is here in Canada. Prices are much higher because the market is much smaller.


Maybe DigiKey.com ?


Where did you end up?


I found a manufacturer that seemed legit and orders a suitcase of LiFePO batteries. Will take about 60 days to arrive via ship but it was a huge pain to sort through the fake sellers.




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