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Congrats on the repair.
Avoid batteries from aliexpress. I don’t think they’re dangerous but they may have a capacity lower than expected. Considering the complexity of the repair, you probably want batteries that last as long as possible (while being reasonably priced).
Also, LIR2477, the 24 and 77 are the dimensions in mm so you don’t need to read the model name. You only need calipers (well, ok, maybe not everybody has calipers, but it’s a worthwhile investment).
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Where would you get those batteries other than aliexpress? The only other place I could find them was charging $43 per battery.
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LIR2477 is pretty uncommon indeed. I was surprised.
You can find some though. Try octopart: https://octopart.com/search?autosugg_idx=test&specs=0&full_query=lir2477+&q=lir2477&nq=lir2477&s=1&inference=1&query_type=MPN&country=CA¤cy=CAD
Well, stock is low or zero. I’m really surprised!
You probably don’t need the same diameter so you have a wider choice like LIR2450.
That would give:
- LIR2450: https://ca.rs-online.com/product/rs-pro/1834295/74986886/
- LIR2450: https://ca.rs-online.com/product/dantona-industries-inc-/lir2450/70714748/
So yeah, overall, very low stock and I’m not sure why as that was a common-ish part some time ago. Lots of differences between countries and continents too so I’m wondering if it might be related. It’s also possible that there weren’t a lot of buyers (I don’t see the point with that packaging of what is exactly a li-ion battery).
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