I will admit that I previously ordered tons of crappy fire brands(ultrafire, spiderfire, uniquefire, fandyfire, thrustfire, GTL, etc.). I had all possible issues( low mah, unable to charge fully, overcharged, some smoked while charging) but they did never exploded.
Now I would not want them even if someone gives me 1000 pcs for free.
They could actually work good in 1A lights if they are good ones.
Flomotion
(Flomotion)
September 10, 2013, 5:23pm
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Well, I did it, too, as info in OP, and whammo J) :party: It works… :heart_eyes:
bdiddle
(bdiddle)
September 10, 2013, 6:20pm
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Maybe it would be a good idea to cut the wrapper off and see if there are markings on the can.
leaftye
(leaftye)
September 10, 2013, 6:58pm
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djozz:
There is a sort of myth on the forums (I think it is a myth) that the only ok chinese battery is the Trustfire flame. My personal guess is that all those ****fire batteries are of comparable quality (not great, just ok) but that the market is polluted with rewrapped (often 'Ultrafire') disposed batteries from old electrical equipment. If you avoid ebay you're probably ok in most cases.
HKJ tested Ultrafire batteries that came directly from Ultrafire plus two vendors. They all had the inconsistent results we expect from Ultrafire. I've only seen one okay Ultrafire result, and that was for the 26650 that had a label very similar to the Trustfire flames 26650.
Boaz
(Boaz)
September 10, 2013, 7:18pm
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I hope this isn't a scam like the XXX eneloops ....
I don't want to have to get into a paypal dispute and wait forever for my penny back.
spaceboy
(spaceboy)
September 10, 2013, 8:08pm
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I only looked at this thread because I thought it might really be branded “Crapfire”. Disappointed.
tallboybass
(tallboybass)
September 10, 2013, 8:12pm
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LOL!
I feel the same way…had to open a dispute when I didn’t receive my $5.94 meter from T-mart!!
spaceboy
(spaceboy)
September 10, 2013, 8:14pm
21
Coupon has expired. It says it could only be used 50 times.
FMcamaroZ28
(FMcamaroZ28)
September 10, 2013, 8:30pm
22
Even for a penny…. I don’t want it.
Speedsix
(Speedsix)
September 10, 2013, 10:08pm
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Got one. Thanks for the heads up. $0.01 shipped is a pretty goods deal even if the battery is as bad as most Ultrafires.
oRAirwolf
(oRAirwolf)
September 10, 2013, 10:14pm
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Looks like the coupon code has been used up. I get an error saying the code could only be used 50 times.
I was going to order 300…Mostly just to waste resources.
ohaya
(ohaya)
September 10, 2013, 10:19pm
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Same here “This coupon could only be used 50 times.”
leaftye
(leaftye)
September 10, 2013, 10:24pm
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I'm sure there's something they're good for. They could go in the solar lights in the yard. Or even buried in the yard as IEDs. :D
djozz
(djozz)
September 10, 2013, 10:25pm
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I did not know that HKJ had tested them, so Trustfire flames are indeed a bit more trustworthy than Ultrafire batteries, thanks for pointing out :-)
waehrik1
(waehrik)
September 10, 2013, 10:45pm
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I too came here hoping that there was a product labelled CrapFire. My hopes were dashed.
It’s a little sad though that such a thing might be considered reasonable, but after all they have UniqueFire and FandyFire.
I think a better label for this one though would be ONfire
Boaz
(Boaz)
September 10, 2013, 10:52pm
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The earlier TF flames were much better than the later ones . My old Dx 14500 TF flames are better than the newer fasttech 14500s.
I have some trustfire blue 18650's that came with 502B's from Dino direct that aren't all that bad for an el cheapo battery .
I wonder how they can afford to send these ...??
B42
(B42)
September 10, 2013, 11:47pm
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Mail to those who used the coupon: Congrats to those who participated in our free (used, rewrapped junk) cell promotion! Thankyou (for taking our trash) for visiting our site!
leaftye
(leaftye)
September 10, 2013, 11:54pm
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Even if they did that, I'd still buy this for $0.01 over and over again if only because it helps the US Postal Service.