check your old KEEPPOWER batteries for false labeling

the protection circuit will come off if you take off the black wrapper.

Also, its hard to cheat with a 3400mah cell. Panasonic is the only maker with that capacity.

Actually keeppower makes some batteries with black wrapper and clear wrapper and I even showed examples up the thread. Keeppower is not the only company making batteries with black wrappers.

check out RMM's thread on some batteries can't remember now.

I agree it was a stupid mistake to make, and should have been corrected earlier, but I’m willing to believe that it was no more than that.

The thing is that they weren’t counterfeit cells, they didn’t make any claims about what brand the cell was, the main claim was in capacity, which both the Sanyo and DLG cells met. The only claim on the cell which was incorrect were the words ’Cell and’, as the IC was made in Japan by SEIKO.

They wrap cells which are the same size and both with exactly the same label apart from those two words in relatively small print, and that small print is in a foreign language which a number of their employees don’t even speak, so it’s not to hard for me to see how a mistake could have been made.

That said, I still agree with you that it shouldn’t have happened. They needed to explain the issue and how they are going to correct it, but they seem to have been actively trying to do so. I don’t think it’s fair to just keep insulting them when they are already trying to explain why it happened and fix the issue for the future.

So the same mistake over a period of 2 years is still just a stupid little insignificant mistake? Yeah, sure, why not.

Was it really over two years though? I don’t remember Keeppower 14500s even being commercially available for that long, and they certainly did label some past 14500s as only IC and not cell made in Japan. What is this 2 year claim based upon?

I don’t want manufactures or the downstream distributors/vendors to think they can get away with misrepresentation. The language barrier is a weak excuse. I’m certain they have a firm grasp of payment systems despite language barriers. In return for the robust profit margins they receive we should have assurance of product integrity!

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The black shrinkwrap is holding the protection on.
$1.18 18650 shrinkwrap 2 meters. Black, clear & other colors available. 1 meter of blue for $0.84.

@cat eyes: While I partially agree with you, your posts are very hard to read.. and make you seem less smart than you might be.

HKJ posted his review of KP 14500 on 31.03.2012, thats not far from 2 years, is it?

In the other thread, you posted that you got 14500s labelled "cell and IC made in Japan" but found a blue cell, and you still think it was just a mistake?

-> Problem exists with 14500 and 18500.

3400mAh 18650 is fine? I still considering for WB discount.

Since its happened with 14500 and 18500 over an extended time period who knows what keeppower batteries are affected. Get some 18650 shrink wrap, buy the WB 3400s & just check that its not labeled wrong. You can do shrink wrap with a hair dryer or a lighter even.

Anyone seen 18650s with fake cells inside ?

Should I open the wrapper on all my cells to check ?

I have perhaps 20-25 Keeppower 3400mah 18650 cells. While I don’t know for certain every cell is legit and not rebranded, I do know they are all good cells. All have been tested in lights countless times. If it was a rebranded ultrafire or such, I would have found out by now. Most of my high power lights need quality cells to operate properly, and all of my Keeppower 18650’s deliver the power needed.
I can’t say much about their other battery sizes since I little experience with them.

Personally I would check. I would want to be sure of what I really had. Even with 25 batteries I would check them.

Shrinkwrap from FT is cheap. You could the reaply the keeppower label under clear shrinkwrap. If needed, heating the label with a hair dryer should soften the glue to help peel it off the original wrap.

If I take of the wrappers to check on mine, would the protection circuit also come off ?

I mean is the wrapper holding the circuit in place ?

Nope. The circuit is soldered to the battery. I just rewrapped a protected cell yesterday.

The wrapper does help hold the protection. The wires are soldered on but it still needs a wrapper or tape to use the battery in flashlights.

How can I check what’s inside without taking of the whole wrapper or damaging the cell ? I don’t have the wrapper or a heat gun to re-wrap them.

You cant. But I've shrink wrapped cells with a hair blower, worked fine.

I bet you could even shrink it over a toaster. :smiley:
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Yep! Works well. Unfortunately it does not retain aroma of toast. :_(
Shrinkwrap