What's up with Illumn's Molicel P45B batteries? Q for Mooch

[UncLeJunkLe]

I'm hoping, @Mooch, that you can possibly shed some light on this since you deal with batteries way more than most of us probably do....

Do you have any idea why Illumn sells the Molicel P45b with this sticker while other authorized dealers don't?

Edited for brevity.

 

[BillW50]

Looks like one of those stickers they have to place on lithium batteries by law that have been shipped by air.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Looks like one of those stickers they have to place on lithium batteries by law that have been shipped by air.

So all the other stores only get stock by boat?

 

[BillW50]

So all the other stores only get stock by boat?

Yes or truck, rail, camel, Pony Express, etc. doesn't get a sticker. At least not yet.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Yes or truck, rail, camel, Pony Express, etc. doesn't get a sticker. At least not yet.

Oh I see, you mean within the country. Cuz ultimately they gotta come by boat I
believe.

 

[BillW50]

Within or not. If anytime during shipment it ends up on a plane it needs the sticker.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

I have an email out to Illumn.

 

[BillW50]

I don't remember when they started with the air labels, somewhere between 2015 to 2018 sounds about right to me. Here are some Samsung 25R cells with the air labels.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Yeah of gotten those before, but only from vape shops. Never from battery retailers. But I also never bought from Illumn before. I've bought from 18650bs, IMR and Liion and never got a sticker on a battery. But I also never bought every battery they sell lol.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Also, look at the bottom line on the sticker.......... "CE RoHS"

The CE (Conformité Européenne) designation is specifically for goods sold within the EU.

RoHS is Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU).

I suspect the sticker is, perhaps, for compliance within the EU.

Cells shipped in bulk can only be transported on cargo planes, bulk shipments are not permitted on passenger planes (from what I read).

Per FedEx, cells shipped via cargo plane or via ocean are required to have the following sticker on the box.

There is another label that uses the "UN 3491" designation along with the same battery symbols. Also saw a few other ones.

Illumn is the only store I saw that has the sticker. Does that mean they have newer stock? Dunno.

That's what is printed on the P45B's sold at LIION Wholesale.

 

[Rossum]

I believe ratings are require by US shipping regulations for cells and since the cells don't have 'em from the manufacturer, they have to be put on by the seller in order to be in compliance with regulations.

-Uwe-

 

[ShowMeTwice]

at least… the label on the P45B is one-hundred percent better than…

…which reads much like a lament borrowed from a poorly written fable