I had a similar post in another thread, but I wanted to add more detail and create a dedicated discussion thread.
I want to choose a battery setup under $100. I care more for distance than speed - 20mph max is good enough for me. I want at least 10,000mAh. What setup should I use?
Lastly I did harvest some Samsung 25R5’s from old laptop batteries. They seem to be different models however. Would it be possible to combine them with other brands or with newer 25R5’s?
For the cells, go for big known brands (LG,Sony, Samsung, etc.).
Smaller brands like EFEST or Trustfire etc. are just repackaged cells that didn’t meet the criteria to be sold with the big brand name on them.
If I were you, I’d go for the samsung 25 (good price/mah).
But since I’m not you, I’d go for the LG 18650HG2, a bit pricier but I had very good experiences with them in my vaping gear.
Yeah, A123 makes the safest, longest lasting cells that are still high discharge cells. Only downside is that they only hold 2500mAh for 26650 sized cells. Great for shorter range builds unless you have a crap ton of space.
BTW Boosted Boards use a 12s1p pack of A123 cells.
it is double the samsung for the same mAh - this gets expensive really quick if you go for 20+ cells
Actually in Europe a A123 is more like 9€ while a Samsung sets you back 3.30€ - so three times the money.
Yeah true. I am planning on making two builds with 12s1p packs just for small boards. They fit great on a truncated Tesse and other smaller longboards.
They are definitely a bad idea for a build focused on range.
@FrozenFury I would personally make a 10s3p build if I were you. The higher the voltage, the less amps you have to draw to make the same wattage. I forget how much the raptor goes but it should be plenty of range.
Also, I think due to budget constraints I’m gonna have to stick with 6s. I think I’ll go 6s3p. I’m aiming more for range, not speed. But what speeds do you think it would be able to get? Also which battery would you recommend for such a setup? I was thinking this one. Is it safe/reliable? It says it’s 15A. At what speed could that go?
Those batteries look alright but I haven’t heard about that company. The reseller states that they are not in production anymore btw. They won’t be coming back instock.
