Where can I get high-quality cells in Canada?

Hi everyone,

As the title says, I'm looking for some high-quality cells available in Canada. I'm hesitant to use eBay or most other sites in case they are counterfeit. Any recommendations are appreciated. I know about Lighthound, but am wondering if there are cheaper/higher capacity sources.

Thank you!

subscribed incase you find someone.

I did not and had to order them in from LarryDFW here on the forums, they are real Panasonic cells and shipping was fast.

I have also use Illumination Supply to order Panasonic and Sony cells and they are authentic cells and have fast shipping as well. I haven't paid duty/tax on batteries from either larry or IS, just fyi.

Ok well there are a couple of companies that I use. One is MackOutdoors - Your Canadian Online Outdoor Specialists . They have great customer service. The other site I use is HID Canada ? HID Canada - High Intensity Discharge Lighting . I bought my I4 charger from them and they have some really good batteries. I know there are more but these two are legit and they ship to newfoundland ! lol

ru124t said:

Ok well there are a couple of companies that I use. One is MackOutdoors - Your Canadian Online Outdoor Specialists . They have great customer service. The other site I use is HID Canada ? HID Canada - High Intensity Discharge Lighting . I bought my I4 charger from them and they have some really good batteries. I know there are more but these two are legit and they ship to newfoundland ! lol

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Thank you for letting me know about these sellers! I haven't heard of these brands, does anyone know how Tenergy, EagleTac and Fenix compare to Sanyo, Panasonic, and Samsung cells?

The hid also have the aw cells.

Alessandros said:

Thank you for letting me know about these sellers! I haven't heard of these brands, does anyone know how Tenergy, EagleTac and Fenix compare to Sanyo, Panasonic, and Samsung cells?

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Stick to Panasonic, Sanyo, Samsung or LG cells.

They have been tested to UL 1642 stringent safety standards,

which include many different types of abuse.

LarryDFW

Thanks, I didn't know exactly what separated those three from the rest until now. I'm looking for 16340's and 10440's, any idea what manufacturers are reliable for that?

I just bought 2 16340 batteries from Nitecore. I couldn't find any 16340 batteries by Sony, Panasonic or Samsung (Using amazon and ebay). Didn't know there were LG ones though, should have tried looking for those. Anyway, I picked up some 16340/RCR123A batteries by Nitecore, the company that makes the nice charger I was recommended by LPF. Thought that if they made awesome chargers, I might try their batteries out and see how good they are. I have not tested them though cause my laser is still shipping. I just bought them cause its a company I actually recognize.



Edit: These batteries have an integrated battery overcharge and discharge protection circuits and claim >500 charge-discharge cycles. So around 127 hours of laser use (15 minute run times). Hope this helps!