where to buy bare lipo batteries?

I've been stumped looking for a place to buy bare lipo batteries! my goal is to make small 3s packs with individual connectors for each cell, so they can be charged as 1s3p but discharged as 3s1p. 

I have found small and medium (200-1000mah) cells on Chinese retail websites but I'm not crazy about ordering those, and they are only rated at 20c. Does anyone know of a source for higher rated cells? 40c+

I have some old saddle packs from an rc car that I could take apart and reconfigure, but I'd much prefer to work with fresh cells with untampered solder tabs.

Any help is appreciated!

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  • Ooh mysterious! You know this community is a two way street. You share what your project is and what you learn along the way, and the community assists you with knowledge. I don't know where to find bare lipos because I havd never needed them. I have disassembled packs to make them thinner to fit in wings. Perhaps if you share your goals we can offer alternatives.
  • You have a misconception. All multi cell Lipo batteries have a balance port to charge each cell independanty.
  • Try http://www.batteryspace.com/

    Lots of different kinds of cells.

  • Could you explain more about what you are trying to accomplish?
    Charging at 1S3P simply means charging using the discharge connector and not using the balance port. Why would you want to do this? Why do you need to reconfigure your battery wires to accomplish it?
    Thanks.
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