Samsung INR18650-35E 3500mAh (Pink)

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Official specifications: Samsung%20INR18650-35E%203500mAh%20(Pink)-info

This is one of the new high capacity cells.

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The discharge curves has good tracking.
At 15A the B track stops just after 2.3Ah, this is because my battery holder melts (I hope this is fixed now).

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15A is definitly too high current for this cell. The cell temperature is above 75°C (25°C ambient + 50°C temperature raise). Logfile says 87°C for A cell.

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On this chart it is obvious how the heat improves the performance at 15A.

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Due to the melted battery holder I did only do this for one cell.

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Conclusion

The cell looks very good, it has lot of capacity and can handle some current, but I will not recommend it above 10A.



Notes and links

How is the test done and how to read the charts
How is a protected LiIon battery constructed
More about button top and flat top batteries
Compare to 18650 and other batteries