as long as i can get two packs for near $100 i'm ok, though i'l settle for one if thats how it turns out _________________ Oh god, that old signature was terrible...
Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:52 pm
leo-rcc
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If you do end up sending them from the US, maybe I can join for 2 Dewalt packs as well?
Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:33 am
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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If this becomes an international thing with 100+ packs, some organisation is needed!!! If no one else wants to, i'm happy to compile a word document with everyones details and pack amounts, so we can workout how much the lot will cost and who's paid. If not, it gets confusing!
I'm being realistic, $50 seems like a price we may not be able to reach, that's $5 per cell. _________________ ( •_•)
Are these the A123 cell people? They seem better than pretty much any other lithium nano phosphate type cell that I have seen. As far as I'm aware the A123 company only sells to dewalt. EV people have tried to buy ~$20k worth of batteries before with no joy. _________________ Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:58 pm
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maybe were special _________________ A journey of a million miles begins with a single step followed by a hell of a lot of other steps so get walking
Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:10 pm
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the company that supplies Dewalt is BAK battery in china. im still trying to find the exact cell we use. the designation system is nuts will keep looking tommorow _________________ www.demon50s.com - Minimoto parts
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@ Cerebrus And that was necessary why exactly On a more serious note, I seem to remember that their website seemed pretty "sure buy our stuff!" Maybe the reluctance towards EV was DeWalt's fault _________________ Oh god, that old signature was terrible...
Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:27 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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well been in contact with dewalt aus and the distributors and word is the packs are $175 wholesale. if you want a "special" price we need to buy a few million dollars worth of batteries so unless everyone has a spare million..
i think we will need to settle for the $80 a pack or so. the only way he could get this price is if he purchases them by the million himself and sells them.
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Well we could still do the bulk buy from ebay and save on shipping _________________ They say that he crossed the fine line, from insanity to genius.
Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:52 pm
Nick Experienced Roboteer
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If the local wholesale price is $175, how do the small Ebay sellers regularly sell at $100 US? The can't be buying a million dollars worth! I wonder if we could find who the ebay guys buy off and cut out the middleman?
$8 per call is still a good discount over the average $10 per cell for a single ebay pack and $15 per cell from A123 and their resellers. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:22 pm
bytraper
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the ebay guys buy them off a distributor who buys them in MASSIVE amounts from dewalt) thats how they get them so cheap
I don't know how we can find that distributor and even if we could, I don't think it would even be viable for them to send an amount over here when they know full well they can get more for them there.
Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:45 pm
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Thats the Australian price Nick(of coarse), I found all this out 15 months ago and It doesn't look like its changed. The only place with a descent price is from the USA. This is another fine example of overpriced products here in Australia, compared to the United States. _________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:45 pm
Nick Experienced Roboteer
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Stay positive! We would probably work with a us bot builder who would be buying just the same as an ebay shop - the only difference is that our guy wouldn't be expecting to make $10 to $20 per pack and wouldn't be ripping us off on freight.
Perhaps the Ebay shops buy buy thousands of packs per order to get the good prices, but I doubt it. Where did the $80 USD price come from - an ebay seller or somewhere else? _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:55 pm
Nick Experienced Roboteer
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Double post time: assuming this goes ahead, I will write it up as a story for the combat section of Servo Magazine; it should be very interesting to see what each builder has planned and how their packs turn out. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:30 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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Your first job would be to get them to send you a batch to distribute Nick, I can't find servo anywhere!
It would indeed be interesting, people get such varied results from them, not to mention all the different construction and charging methods available, sounds like a plan! _________________ ( •_•)
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