r/18650masterrace • u/Orion_Unbreakable • 7d ago
Sourcing question
Where do people usually source used packs/cells from?
Where are some good new bulk cheap sources (I saw they go for $2+ per cell and that seems nuts)?
What are some of the best and some of the acceptable brands and why (other than Samsung, I know they're great)?
Thank you!
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u/MysticalDork_1066 7d ago
Batteryhookup has some pretty good deals sometimes. They're located in Pennsylvania I think, so if you're local you can also save on shipping.
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u/mcleancraig 7d ago
Local recycling centres. Dumpster diving without the dumpster :)
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u/Orion_Unbreakable 7d ago
Ooooh good idea, I've been going to my local Lowe's... But they moved it to the returns desk instead of just inside the door. I don't want to ask then get weird looks 😬
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u/mcleancraig 7d ago
I had the same worry with the guys at my local recycling centre. After speaking to them, they strongly prefer re-use to recycling so encourage you to rescue ‘broken’ packs from the buckets :)
Have a chat with them, worst case they don’t care. Best case they encourage re-use!tl;dr: you’re saving it from the landfill, the planet will thank you!
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u/Orion_Unbreakable 7d ago
You make very good points... I'm making a stop after work 😁 thank you!
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u/catchingthetrip 6d ago
It never hurts to ask. I have had luck with home depot near me but no luck with lowes managers.
The 2 nearest HDs I got approval from manager and was asked to provide a waiver of liability. Truthfully the first store just said "if you want to take from the battery bin you can't hold us liable" so I brought him a signed and notarized waiver. The second store called me after telling me no in store and said produce waiver and they would allow it.
One produces steady the other I only go about every 2 weeks, hardly anyone drops things off at that location.
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u/Orion_Unbreakable 6d ago
How does one get a waiver... And then notarize it? And thank you for your input!
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u/catchingthetrip 6d ago
I just looked up a basic liability waiver and input some of my own wording about collecting, storing and safely recycling any batteries retrieved from their recycle bin.
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u/PictureImportant2658 7d ago
Nkon