typo should be Li-Ion cells, not LiPo. LiPo, these would have to be from cellphone. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:15 AM, SM Ling wrote: > Or you can savage from expanded or defective LiPo battery pack of old > laptops and devices. I normally could savage > 50% of these cells, and use > them as portable power source. > > Depend on the availability at your source, per cell cost can be cheaper > from a new battery pack than getting it individually. But you would have to > do the ripping, and you likely need to get some protection PCB for single > cell. > > Ling SM > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Jake Anderson wrote: > >> Li-poly has a short shelf life 1-2 years. >> and they are going up in capacity fairly rapidly, so you might want to >> just get them as you need them from somewhere like dealextreme or >> hobbyking >> >> > >> > If you have some available cells I would be very interested... perhaps >> > we can take it off-list... but, depending on price I am willing to help >> > someone unload perhaps a dozen cells to keep on hand for the next few >> > years, or, just a few to get me going, and attempt to source some more >> > in the next year or so. >> > >> > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist