Thanks, the problem is, first, I already have that usb charger... second, I dont need too many batteries (12). 4 batteries are enough for me, because I have a lot nimh batts...
That´s why I was asking for the DinoDirect´s ones........
I asked DD about them and they said these are 2nd get UTGA batteries, I ordered 3 packs of them and will pick up them sometime this week so Ill try to report back within week or two as to how well they perform.
I have 4 older 2nd gen Eneloops that Ive used for more than a year, so Im not sure how accurate would it be to compare their capacity to the new ones.
I might charge couple of new ones for LSD tests and leave them in storage for some time tho.
I also ordered 1 pack to DD, but if you tell me that they are original (please check how to identify fake from genuine if you dont know) I will purchase another pack.
-they are GEN1(UTG), and not GEN2(UTGA)
-wrapping is poor, Ill post pictures tomorrow, basically scratched/dented and not evenly distributed
-not sure if these are geniune first generation Eneloops or just some ripoffs.
One of the 4 batteries that I tested discharged only 190mAh@1000mA discharge rate.
The rest I stopped at ~380mAh because I had to go out and didnt want to leave charger unattended.
Any suggestions whether 500mA discharge rate will be accurate enough for tests? I dont want to spend days of testing running dicharge @100mA or 200mA.
There are 4 2 more discharging currently and one last battery awaiting for discharge.
Heres the packaging:
Wrappers are of poor quality:
Theres plenty of empty space between top of the battery and wrapping material:
Heres the bottom of batteries after removing them from charger once/twice:
Regarding their weight - they weigh as much as Turnigy AA LSD’s and gram or two more than my older 2nd generation UTGA AA Eneloops.
Do these seem legit? I dont own any 1st generation AA UTG series Eneloops, only AAA ones, but the build quality appears to be poor and not like original Eneloops. Not sure how well will they perform because it will take months to test their LSD data and thus I cant be sure regarding their performance.
Look fake to me.
There are no date numbers on these fake cells but there are no on my 2nd gen Eneloops and 1st gen AAA neither, I found that my original ones have etched date codes, barely visible now.
Last two cell discharge numbers:
714mAh
1587mAh
I also charged two cells @2000mA charge rate, guess what I get:
2611mAh
2780mAh
Definitely fake by looks and by performance, will contact DD today and ask for full refund and report them to Sanyo, if that will make any sense
I would only charge at 1000, but if they are real they should take 2000. This is the charge you put in or did you do a discharge after charging the batteries? If they are real, a full Eneloop should discharge right around 1900-2050. But given how old these are, it may take a couple of cycles before they behave normally.
Its charge, I havent had time to test their true capacity.
Either way 2600/2700mAh seems bit too high even for supposedly old cells with long shelf life.