I can't really vouch for all-battery.com, but they have Li-Poly cells 
that are less expensive than Sparkfun.  I was planning to try them 
shortly - sorry doesn't meet your Canadian source criteria.

Tony


Rolf wrote:
> Herbert Graf wrote:
>   
>> On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 22:25 -0400, Rolf wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi all..
>>>
>>> I am looking for a few 'prismatic' Li-Poly/Ion cells to use in a hobby 
>>> project. Specifically, I am looking for a 'source' of such batteries so 
>>> that, in the future I can go back to the same people if I am looking for 
>>> similar things. In other words, this is for 'one-off' projects, but 
>>> perhaps some more 1-off things in the future.
>>>
>>> I have considered Sparkfun, and, I may end up shopping there, but I 
>>> would prefer a Canadian source with a similar sort of 'target' market.
>>>
>>> My normal electronics source (digikey) does not stock such cells. An 
>>> even more local (GTA) source would be preferred!
>>>
>>> Anyone have any ideas?
>>>     
>>>       
>> Hobby shops. Lithium cells are used extensively in model aircraft.
>>
>> TTYL
>>
>>   
>>     
> Thanks Herbert.
>
> I tried my two favourite online shops (greathobbies and hoby-hobby). I 
> was looking for single cells, but the (two) hobby shops stock only packs 
> (except one 3.7V cell which is not conveniently shaped...).... I'll 
> investigate other hobby shops though.... I came up empty on those too.
>
> Any other ideas, anyone? The Sparkfun offering is pretty much exactly 
> what I want, so I'll give it a couple more days of interest, and then go 
> with them, probably.
>
> (FWIW, Herbert, I *did* get a couple of cells from 'Active Surplus' but 
> they are 'pulls' from Palm devices, and of dubious quality)...
>
> Rolf
>   
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