Every time I go on Ebay to look for some interesting AA battery , I have to sift through the Chinese AA offerings , you know the ones , 3000mAh capacity claims and such.
Well , I thought it time to put the CLAIMS to the test .
So having procured a small test sample of the HIGH CAPACITY CLAIM BATTERIES , I set about charging them , and then discharging them to see just how close , if at all , they come to the claimed capacity that has been so provocatively printed on the label .
I must admit that , these are attractive batteries , but looks only account for so much !
Using my Powerex MH-C9000 AA charger [ very nice for testing batteries ] , I set about doing a 500mAh discharge on the cells procured for this little test . [ testing for claimed capacity ]
Lets start wit the Blue Baby [ geez what a name for a battery ] , anyhow !
Claimed capacity on label is some 2600mAh , now that is not an outrageous claim for an AA battery , unless you fall far short , how short = Try 413mAh for tested capacity !
Holly Indian Cow, Batman ! Thats some 2200mAh shy of whats printed on the label !
Next , the Go Green , with a claimed capacity of some 3000mAh , yeah thats a lot to claim , I guess BS knows no bounds .
And just how much BULL was there ? Well about 2258mAh of bull, for a tested capacity of 742mAh .
The GODP [ surely offensive to Christians ] also has 3000mAh printed on the label , but fell far short of the mark , how short = some 2272mAh short for a tested capacity of 728mAh
And last but not least [ in capacity ] we have the generic yellow cell with 3000mAh printed on the label .. Generic or geriatric , that is the question .
This battery tested out to some 745mAh , only falling 2255mAh short of the claimed capacity ..
So lets put that in perspective shall we , these AA batteries are having trouble keeping up with decent AAA batteries , in fact you might be better of buying AAA batteries than these ebay AA's ..
Now , these batteries litter ebay something awful , and I cant believe for a moment that ebay is not aware that [ can I say fraud ] these batteries dont come close to the claims .
What amazes me even more is that these batteries have been sold for years , and every year the claimed capacity seem to increase ..
And nothing seems to have been done about it .
Anyhow , here are some test results for those that are interested :
I must say , worth the $4 to put this little test out there :
Batteries = junk / Test = priceless