Hi Dwayne,
Based on the photo of the cell I can tell you there are many almost similar
batteries available from various vendors.

http://www.banggood.com/Bossy-Syma-X5SW-X5SC-Spare-Part-3_7V-1000Mah-25C-Va=
32-Upgraded-Lipo-Battery-p-984344.html

try at GSM phones vendors if Chinese products are not ok for you.

BTW, almost all are made in China...including some Japanese batteries.

good luck,
Vasile


On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 2:03 AM, Dwayne Reid <dwayner@planet.eon.net> wrote=
:

> Good day to all.
>
> I'm currently working on two projects that both need a small LiPo cell.
>
> The cell that I want to use is used in the Canon MB-5L battery
> pack.  The stated capacity from Canon is 1120 mAHr, which is right in
> the ballpark of what I need.
>
> I'm *very* constrained for space.  It turns out that the cell inside
> this particular Canon battery pack is pretty much perfect in every respec=
t.
>
> I'm hoping that someone can tell me where I can purchase these
> cells.  I greatly prefer to source cells that are manufactured in
> Japan, as opposed to China.
>
> The research that I've done so far makes it clear that many (most) of
> the Canon NB-5L battery packs sourced from China are counterfeit and
> have crappy cells.  Various sites have said that the cells can be as
> small as 540 mAHr.
>
> I've purchased some of those knock-off batteries and the cell
> contained in the ones that I received look to be about 750
> mAHr.  That doesn't provide enough run time for my product.
>
> These devices are going to be completely sealed against moisture and
> it's expensive to break apart the case just to replace a defective cell.
>
> The size of the Canon cell is 45.6mm x 25mm x 5.5mm
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion of where I might look to find these cells?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> dwayne
>
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