Battery mod in Canada
I'm looking to put a bigger battery in one of my PSPs. I'm having a hard time finding a compatible battery in Canada or one that can be shipped to Canada. Does anyone have a reliable source that I can order from?
Posted Apr 16, 2021, 3:57 PM UTC
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Are there restrictions on shipping batteries to Canada or something?
Falls under dangerous goods. https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/transporting-batteries
As far I can tell, ebay sellers won't ship them to Canada. Canadian hobby stores that do sell LiPo batteries are for commercial products and not just the cell. Hard to find a compatible cell that will fit in the back casing.
It might be more expensive, but are you able to get them shipped from that Hobby King site? What about AliExpress?
I have to manually go through each possible listing to find the dimensions. I am hoping someone can reply that has done this before. I don't trust aliexpress (not the site, the seller) to ship the item, or they do end up shipping and it gets picked up at customs. If Aliexpress sellers can get it to canada, why can't ebay sellers?
Well, I've definitely seen a few posts about battery mods around. Some of them definitely mention the dimensions, so that could probably help.
As for AliExpress, I've never actually bought anything there. I've read a bunch of different accounts that the customer service is decent and it seems a majority of the product listings are legit. (Don't take my word for it though). I suppose considering AliExpress is stuff coming directly from China they don't really care where they have to ship it to, they'll do it anyway?