Hey guys!
I´m living in Greece, and I´ve been searching everywhere for used 18650 Lithium cells with minimal luck.
Today in a shop I came across an old battery pack with a blown BMS (due to water damage), that the owner had kept at hand for 1 year.
It's from an old Xiaomi scooter.
The pack has 280Wh according to the label.
When measured with a volt metre it reads close to zero volts, altho it could potentially by a broken connection, as the individual cells were not accessible.
He wanted 40 euro for that, and I said it´s way too much, and he immediately agreed to 20 euros (something like 24 dollars). But I left it there, not knowing whether or not this was worth the risk.
As I suppose it could amount to nothing. The battery has been sitting in the shop with a very low voltage for 1 year.
What do you guys think? I was looking for free cells. But this is the only one I´ve come across.
I don´t have much experience, and I´m eager to try things out. I´m thinking I would take it apart and solder it back together into something if the cells are good.
Thanks!
EDIT: It should be worth mentioning that he said the scooter had been used for 6 months.
I´m living in Greece, and I´ve been searching everywhere for used 18650 Lithium cells with minimal luck.
Today in a shop I came across an old battery pack with a blown BMS (due to water damage), that the owner had kept at hand for 1 year.
It's from an old Xiaomi scooter.
The pack has 280Wh according to the label.
When measured with a volt metre it reads close to zero volts, altho it could potentially by a broken connection, as the individual cells were not accessible.
He wanted 40 euro for that, and I said it´s way too much, and he immediately agreed to 20 euros (something like 24 dollars). But I left it there, not knowing whether or not this was worth the risk.
As I suppose it could amount to nothing. The battery has been sitting in the shop with a very low voltage for 1 year.
What do you guys think? I was looking for free cells. But this is the only one I´ve come across.
I don´t have much experience, and I´m eager to try things out. I´m thinking I would take it apart and solder it back together into something if the cells are good.
Thanks!
EDIT: It should be worth mentioning that he said the scooter had been used for 6 months.