Keeppower IMR18650 NH1826 plus 2600mAh (Black) 2016

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Official specifications: Keeppower%20IMR18650%20NH1826%20plus%202600mAh%20(Black)%202016-info

Very high current batteries from Keeppower with good capacity.

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Keeppower%20IMR18650%20NH1826%20plus%202600mAh%20(Black)%202016-Capacity

Keeppower%20IMR18650%20NH1826%20plus%202600mAh%20(Black)%202016-Temp-15.0

The discharge curves tracks perfectly and capacity is nearly independent of current.

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Keeppower%20IMR18650%20NH1826%20plus%202600mAh%20(Black)%202016-CapacityTimeHours

At 30A the batteries get rather warm, my logfile says peak temperature was 84°C after I stopped.

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Keeppower%20IMR18650%20NH1826%20plus%202600mAh%20(Black)%202016-TripCurrent

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Conclusion

These cells are designed for very high current draw, but when going near 30A a temperature cutout may be needed.

It is very good batteries.



Notes and links

The batteries was supplied by Keeppower for review.

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