Review: Genuine Trustfire cells from Tmart's US warehouse

might be someone here interested in the 20% off coupon BATTERIES that i received in the mail from tmart
if you order $15+ chargers or batteries you can use the coupon. so those 26650 would be $18,46 then :slight_smile:

I don’t see any TF 18650s in US warehouse. I did notice the 3000mAh TFs in HK. They are pictured with hologram and seem to be a good price (normally $8.69/pr) esp. with 20% off. Are these any good?

if they are genuine they should be good value
http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/TrustFire%20TF18650%203000mAh%20(Flame)%20UK.html

I just ordered two packs for $13.90. Great price if they are legit. So far Tmart have been legit with all of the TF cells I have ordered.

i will probably buy a couple of packs as well, i have 2 from fasttech, and they seems good from the little testing of them that i have done so far

The graphs here look quite good, which is what sold me on them. I will mainly use them for my headlights which do not know when to quit.

the link is not good

link in post # 10 works…or here:

http://www.tmart.com/2pcs-TrustFire-18650-3000mAh-3.7V-PCB-Protector-Rechargeable-Lithium-Battieries-Golden_p172239.html

Well, they’re here. Initial top up and discharge tests are not matching the graphs for capacity. I bought four cells.
Charged to 4.20V, discharged at 1A down to 3.0V:
1 - 2040mAh
2 - 2043mAh
3 - 1969mAh
4 - 2263mAh
I’m a little disappointed because I was hoping for something similar to the capacity in HKJ’s graph. The curve looks different too, not as high during the discharge like the Sanyo 2600 cells often do.
Since I got all four for $13 shipped, I’ll probably just keep them. In case anyone is wondering, they did have the TrustFire hologram sticker on them.
Just another example of how much variability there can be in xxxFire cells. Forest Gump said it best…

oh, that’s disappointing! i bought 6 of them, because they seemed to be the best bang for your buck since the xtars from wallbuys christmas sale… i think i paid $20.86 for them, or $3,48 each.

i really should either get me a hobby charger, or troubleshoot and finish my arduino capacity tester project i started a while ago.

are you going to complain to tmart, and ask if the batteries really are genuine? considering the poor mAh compared to HKJ’s and fasttech’s tests (~2500 mAh)

(being cheap and budget-minded might not save you money in the long run, since you often can’t be sure about the quality of the cheap stuff you buy. but in the chase after the items that defy the common price/performance ratio that is part of the game!)

Thanks for testing these relic. Its to bad that they dont provide at least 2400 mAh.

I get two pairs and they do not look genuine. They have a hologram sticker, but the serial number is missing. They have also a complete other glitter effect. The Trustfire 3000mAh I bought in the past (Fasttech, CNQG, DX) have the same all around: Extrem glitter. The tmart homepage shows the batteries which I got from FT, CNQG and DX (serialnumber all around glitter, golden/yellow ring on the top and the bottom). The Tmart don't have this.

Take a look at the picture. What about the bad Batteries you got - do they look like the wrapped (these are the Tmart batteries), the two without wrapper are from other stores.

At the beginning let us give a thank to @JohnnyMac
Thanks for your depth of the review, and feel sorry to bring the inconvenience. we usually update our products according to the manufacturer’s statement, we hope these two items can be taken as the best price/performance ratio ones. Now we keep a stock in U.S warehouse. And offer you some 20% off coupon for compensation as well as proofing they are worth for money, .

TrustFire 16340 Coupon: linternas

TrustFire 26650 Coupon: linternas121

Both of the coupon expire on 16th April.

Small mistake - they are 26650, not 36650 ;)

Thank you, friend.

I want to note that I had an issue with 18650 cells. My 16340 cells I ordered are performing well.
TMart, is there something that can be done for the 18650 cells I have, they are not performing as expected.

Dear relic38,
Sorry to hear that. In order to solve your issue, please answer the below questions for us.
1.Please offer me the order number?
2.Would you please tell us the issue in details?
After we check it , we will offer you the best solution.
Thanks for your support and patience in advance.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact us.
Best regards,
Sherry
Tmart.com CustomerCare

Thanks Sherry. PM sent!

I just compared my tmart trustfire flames with one from fasttech, and as others have stated the tmart batteries don’t have the same glittering effect all over them.

Relic38: did you get any compensation for them from tmart, or what happened?

Hi OscarM, yes they made me an offer and I accepted. Nothing big, but since these will not be in a heavy task situation (small headlight) I’m fine with it.
I see your PM, responding.