[chbot] LiPo 1200mAh 3.7V

[Henri Shustak]

Hi glad you sorted it all out. I am guessing you have the BMS all sorted. If not and you want me to charge one, then as long as it has a nice connector I can help.

Henri

> On 8/08/2020, at 8:30 AM, stephen at irons.nz wrote:
> 
> Thank you all for your help. 
> 
> It turns out that the Nicegear is really an Adafruit part, and they give the Adafruit part number on the Nicegear page.
> 
> Adafruit will not ship Lipos only, but will send them using DHL at a sensible price of you put something else in the order. I guess this is the way phones are packed, with the battery separate.
> 
> They should arrive next week.
> 
> Stephen Irons
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 31/07/2020 15:51, Stephen Irons <stephen at irons.nz> wrote:
> I am looking for a few (2--5) LiPo batteries, around 1200 mAh 3.7 V with 2 mm JST connector, size about 50 x 35 x 7 mm.
> 
> The BOM calls for https://nicegear.nz/product/lithium-ion-polymer-battery-1200mah but they are out of stock with no ETA -- they seem to be tricky to bring into the country at this time.
> 
> Spare lithum cells seem tricky to buy from overseas. We buy AA Li-ion batteries in pairs inside cheap-as torches (and throw away the garbage housing) so they are shipped as consumer items, rather than spare batteries. But I have not found an off-shore source for these LiPos in a consumer device.
> 
> I have looked at a few online hobby shops -- drones often use small lipos -- but have not had any success.
> 
> Fairly urgent (10--14 days is when other offshore items are arriving), and I am happy to pay for DHL or similar shipping, but if they are really not available in NZ, we will have to think of an alternative.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> Stephen Irons
> 
> 
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