Test/review of LiitoKala INR26650-50A 5000mAh (Black)

I suspect that if it was possible to communicate to ali-express as on a forum (write more than 1-2 times reviews), the list of exploded elements continued to grow. In this case, most likely, this is due to its IMAX charger, whose form of charging currents is very wrong. These elements of LiitoKala-5000 turned out to be especially sensitive to this. I personally never liked IMAX, especially because it causes a significant increase in the temperature of the batteries during charging (their chemistry just boils inside). In addition, this customer chose a charging current of 0.5C (with such current forms as IMAX - 2.5A - this is very much). The shape of the IMAX current is more like a stabilized power supply, rather than a pulse current of a normal charger.

However, it is not only in this example. Look carefully at other reviews, where some people who understand this will soon write about the utter unreliability of these LiitoKala-5000 (and many other versions of it too). That is, for some time they work quite normally, and then suddenly quickly lose their characteristics.

There’s no way to “communicate” on aliexpress. They always call you to vote for an article you’ve bought or to write a “review”, but if you’re writing straightforward and something you’ve bought is a POS (I really mean the article, not shipping or something else), the article you’ve wrote never is published or the article-number is deleted, but the article from this seller is published under a new article-number so that no one’s able to read your review.
The whole aliexpress voting- and review-system is buyer-scam.

I understand your frustration, but let me point out some advices:

Oh. In this case it was a wall charger. I’ve bought two of them, on usage they went so hot just near to firing up. So yes I was able to give a feedback next day or so. The charger called “Xenain” is in fact a dangerous peace of shit.
After that I’ve sent one of them to HKJ for testing and tear down. Maybe he’s writing a test once in a time.

So see this as a warning from Xenain 4-port wall charger Ke-Ke-QC-04.

Test is done and review written, it is in my publishing queue, my conclusion say: “This is a rather bad and dangerous usb power supply, stay away.”

volchyonok…… Thanks for the info on the IMAX charging being the suspected problem in this case.

Thank you! Please notice me via mail when you are publishing it!

I have published it today.

Thx.

After nearly 2 months, four blue 5100mAh “LiitoKala” 26650s arrived today.

These are different then the blue 5000mAh cells HKJ tested and probably different than the Black and Gold cells HKJ reviewed in this thread. The Black and Golds are sold by a different LiitoKala. liitokala.com.cn and liitokalahongkong.aliexpress < shrug >

The label on the blue wrap includes a link to the liitokala.aliexpress 133859 store I bought them from. Are they fake? Looks likely. Are they junk? The wrap and labels are sloppy. (see photo)

I’m analysing one now in my ISDT C4. It will take a few days to cycle through all four.

The originally rewrapped cells are known to be a little bit wider (≈∅26.7mm) than other 26650s. Measure them, carefully remove those stickers to see what's going on underside and take a shoot at the wrap markings. If willing to, unwrap them. Make a nice close up shot of their positive poles. If you are able measure their DC internal resistance, should be no higher than 28mΩ.

Cheers :-)

I don’t think “fake” is the correct word. How can a new, original product be fake? It can’t be.

I think you mean you suspect the capacity to be incorrect or the cells to not be very good. Do you suspect they are not actually Liitokala brand?

I’m very curious about your tests. I wish you had a light with a FET driver, xhp70.2 that used 2 of these cells to see how many amps it’s pulls. Do you already have an idea of its internal resistance?

The cell that is undergoing analysis read out 85mΩ at the start of the discharge cycle. It is currently at –1.5A, 3.42V, –4116mAh and 107mΩ.

I measured the three that aren’t in the C4.

∅26.65 - 26.67mm
≈L 52.30 - 52.58mm

Here is a look at the top

It’s odd they are still identifying this cell as the Lii-50A. It should be the Lii-51A.

I see one spec showing it’s 15A continous. I never saw this before, but it’s been a few months since I looked.

I used to say exactly the same thing. I’m not so sure anymore.

www.liito-kala.com has a link to store 133859, LiitoKala Official Flagship Store ( liitokala.aliexpress.com ). Store 133859 sells the blue 26650s pictured above.

http://liitokala.com.cn links to AliExpress store 217753, liitokala Official Store ( liitokalahongkong.aliexpress.com ) Store 217753 sells the black and gold 26650 Lii-50A tested at the top of this thread.

Are these storefronts for the same company? Is 133859 selling LiitoKala knock-offs? I don’t know. Store 217753 used to sell fake name brand batteries but now gives them names like 100% original LiitoKala for LG HE4.

The stickers on 18650s from store 217753 have a url that leads back to store 217753

The sticker on the pink 21700s from store 133859 has links for both LiitoKala websites. < shrug >

So do I. My L6 has the stock driver.

Good reading & info Andrew_Debbie, thanks for posting. :+1:

Looking forward to more.

When I said DC internal resistance I mean direct current, not the usually dulled and mostly useless 1KHz AC reading analyzing chargers obtain. Also, the reading at the start of discharge is invalid because the charger measures AC voltage variation injecting AC current into the cell, and I guess it cannot go above maximum cell voltage (and it's there).

To obtain a valid DC internal resistance measurement you need to measure cell voltage variation right at its terminals upon DC current shift out of or into the cell. It can be done with a 4-terminal cell holder, precision power supply or discharge rig, and oscilloscope or precision voltmeter. Without 4-terminal cell holder, the aid of an assistant can help; fellow1 needs to proceed with supply current adjustments while fellow2 needs to hold the multimeter probes at the cell terminals without touching the current leads, and at least one of the two needs to memorize the numbers and do the math.

Diameter is correct as far as I understand. The lenght, however, must be wrong.

Cheers ^:)

Cheers :-)