Need a travel battery for heating, any recommendations ?

[macado]

Hi Michael,
Do you know anyone who has experience with the SmartTex products? I’m thinking of ordering their heating panels for self assembly to do a project similar to your DIY heated vest from your blog.
Thanks in advance.

I have experience with the gloves. I own a pair and i've had no issues but I honestly do not use them very much except for February diving.

I have friends that purchased the socks and seem very happy with them. I have no personal experience using their heated panels but dealing SmartTex was very easy. They were super helpful when I ordered from them.

 

[Kitzy]

It has arrived, btw!

Turns out color is just for the band, I thought it was the top too? I swear they had the top in color too... Shame.

Anyhow, it's VERY MUCH 3D printed, nothing I'd consider low quality, but it doesn't even begin to compare to things such as the SANTI batteries nor Gralmarine.

Very DIY feeling, I think I will put my backplate in my drysuit bag from now (I always put it in my main bag with my gralmarine battery still attached, solid aluminum, it's dinged up but a tank) I feel like this battery will need some ok-ish handling to not break it and thus keeping it on the backplate in my main bag has me a bit worried.

 

[lucca brassi]

Batterypack with E/O-cord 144 Wh (13Ah) – Scubamafia delrin .

Battery i made myself

Nanight lights?

@stuartv it automatically levels down. Attached the burn times chart (C3 light)

scubaboard.com

 

[Kitzy]

Batterypack with E/O-cord 144 Wh (13Ah) – Scubamafia delrin .

Battery i made myself

Nanight lights?

@stuartv it automatically levels down. Attached the burn times chart (C3 light)

scubaboard.com

Looks nice, but went with the thor for now.

What cells does it use, if I may ask

 

[rrw1987]

I have experience with the gloves. I own a pair and i've had no issues but I honestly do not use them very much except for February diving.

I have friends that purchased the socks and seem very happy with them. I have no personal experience using their heated panels but dealing SmartTex was very easy. They were super helpful when I ordered from them.

Thank you sir. I've never ordered from them before and wanted to confirm they were a real company.

 

[crofrog]

Maybe look at the halcyon nimh canisters because there are no restrictions on flying with those.

 

[Kitzy]

Maybe look at the halcyon nimh canisters because there are no restrictions on flying with those.

Already got the thor flex, but thanks

 

[sujoe]

Already got the thor flex, but thanks

glad that my recommendation got chosen! I haven't bought it yet since Thor never reply to my emails.... How was the overall built?

 

[Richard Dayan]

glad that my recommendation got chosen! I haven't bought it yet since Thor never reply to my emails.... How was the overall built?

I used batteries like this before, after a couple of uses, you will say to yourself " This is a piece of junk" too many parts. Every time you take it apart and put it back together, you increase the chances of leaking. There is a reason why some batteries have over pressure valves, because they leak. The leaked water gets turned into hydrogen gas plus oxygen gas. So, you have dangerous lithium-ion cells, 12 pcs in explosive gas. This all falls into the category of sketchy.

 

[lucca brassi]

It looks nice , but there is a BIG REASON why battery cells and packs are stacked / welded together . Google it !