This 5000mAh cell is actually manufactured by PLB (INR26650-50A, link). They also have a 5500mAh 26650 available (INR26650-55A, link), which is indeed the best 26650 known in the market (almost 6000mAh with 0.2C discharge!):
Shockli IMR26650 5000mAh is also the INR26650-50A cell from PLB, but some of them are of lower grade, i.e., smaller capacity. HKJβs Shockli 5000mAh samples are also the ones of smaller capacity. 1 out of my 9 Shockli samples shows less capacity than the usual INR26650-50A (as HKJβs test), while all the others are identical to the common INR26650-50A.
They still have them although they are to restock on Feb 8 - tomorrow. However and from the actual pictures on GB, they look exactly like the supposedly fake mentioned aboveβ¦
Mine look genuine but donβt have the exact same marking above the bar code. It reads β+ 3.6V 18.0Wh -β (no F3) and below it differs in the VBxxxxx number. I remember testing them with the my BTC 3100 and they all ranked above 5Ah.
One thing thatβs worth mentioning is that the LiitoKala logo is not printed on the wrapping like the other informations but applied as a sticker.
Itβs difficult to get that INR26650-55A, but not impossible. Some Chinese sellers, like JAXMAN, do source some of this cell from PLB directly and sell them retail. I have some INR26650-55A and get satisfied with its performance. About 10% more runtime compared to INR26650-50A.
Thank you HKJ for reviewing these cells as well and adding it to your impressive list of other great reviews!!! :+1:
The thoroughness & accuracy of your reviews never ceases to amaze me.
Mitko, if your theory is correct (and it appears to me like it may very well be⦠:+1: .); have I labeled the pictures of the cells below correctly???
Real
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ- 1 Real & 1 βProbablyβ Fake
Top = Real
Bottom = βProbablyβ Fake
Someone who has cells from the original batch and from the βprobably fakeβ should test them in the same charger with the same parameters, its the only way to know for sure.
Just an fyi, The LK's are a little wider than most, maybe all 26650's and barely fit in the new Lumintop SD26. Some get a little stuck, some don't do too bad. I have the SD26 fully modded with a TA triple driver and the new NarsilTriple v1.3 running a XPL2 V6 3B, getting 8.6A (on an EFEST) out of it and 2,000 lumens.
I have 2 separate batch's of LK 50A's I bought, first original batch from 08/2016 GearBest and a 2nd batch from 12/2016 BangGood, slightly lower capacity, with the "F3" marker as shown above. What I think I'm seeing is variations between batch's, nothing more, but I don't have any missing the 3.6V label line though.
I cant say for sure that βthe fake onesβ are realy fakes, cause they work and they perform likeβ¦lets say Keepower 4200 with our fed dd drivers, yet there is a difference with the better liitokalas
Good ones are like 5200-5300ma and have lesser int resistance, βfake onesβ are like 4800-4900ma and have higher int resistance
Since that pic keeps coming up, I sure would appreciate it if somebody would give me a shout out on how to work and read that charger! Iβve had one for a long time, virtually never use it. Mine seems to stop the charge at some 4.17V, I NEED those extra 3 hundredths of a Volt!
As far as reading internal resistance and checking capacity, I really donβt know how it works.
When i mentioned the exact same line ( Mine seems to stop the charge at some 4.17V, I NEED those extra 3 hundredths of a Volt!
) to some people in another forum they thought iβm crazy Mine stops too at 4.17V .
Here are some words from HKJβs review , i hope they help a little :
When display is flashing it is possible to select mode and current.
Using the slot button it is possible to reselect a slot and change parameters for it, also when charger is working.
When putting multiple batteries in the charger at the same time, it is possible to select mode and current simultaneous for all of them (Very nice).
When charging or discharging it is possible to use the DISPLAY button to select between V, mA and mAh.
The display button can also be used when the charge/discharge is finished, but the charger will change back to βfullβ display rather quickly.