Suspiciously cheap Samsung 4.35v 3200mah from DX. (SOLD OUT) UPDATE : RECEIVED REFUND FROM DX!

I bought several days ago because the price is good.
My charger 4.18v load summary, these batteries are able to v 4.35. A lost only 4.20 v 200 mAh experts say.
Worth buying more for the offer anyway?

Mine order status is “BackOrder”. I would be happy if I get them this year. :santa:

If additional cost won’t really matter to you guys, I think having it shipped via DHL will do the trick as DHL has their own plane, don’t they?

Basen offered me to test those many cells and charger but send it only via DHL since others won’t accept the cargo, they say.

I declined Basen’s offer since in my country, packages via DHL are heavily taxed, maybe with those Basen cells and charger, will cost me upwards of $150!

In fact, I paid DHL $35 tax for the $25 declared value of the Xtar VP2 that I won in a recent contest.

I wonder what carrier was used when Ledoman got his Basen samples.

Wow. That’s crazy. I thought that taxes here are high - 21% of order value if it’s over 29$ USD.

I just bought a four pack of these as I’m running low on matched batteries now since I’ve bought a few multi-celled lights. Should these work well in a SRK type light?

So you’re saying these ICR batteries aren’t high drain? I’m conflicted now because I thought ICR were high drain…

IMR is high drain. ICR is standard.

I’d appreciate a quick summary of the max drain each is capable of without damage.
Also I’ve not before considered drain capacity, can I assume it’s normally not a problem with LED flashlights, even those rated 900lm using a single 18650 cell?

I have been considering repowering my (Li-ion) cordless drill-driver since the standard pack is dead (less than 3 years).
I guess I will need IMR?
But how can you tell if cells listed for sale are IMR?

Final comment: after reading here about “great” Panasonic Li-ion cells I purchased a pair from Fastech. One worked, the other refused to charge beyond 3.6V. Obtained a free replacement ( good work Fastech), but the replacement failed to charge beyond 3.6V also. I also asked Fastech how I could be sure they were actually Panasonics because the cells were not so labelled. Strange but after twice asking: zero response - go figure!

Just got a email my order has shipped via Singpost. Yes :slight_smile:

For cordless power tools these are next to useless they release the power too slow, you need something high drain like the samsung 20R from fasttech.

Some more information about the non working panasonic is needed. Link to the ones you bought? Does it power a flashlight? Is it making contact when on charge, flat top don’t always work in my xtar charger for that reason. Is your meter battery good? Have you tried it in another charger? If it’s protected, as a last resort if the circuit proves to be faulty just rip it off and you’ll have a good cell underneath, just not protected, but that’s fine in my book as I don’t like protected cells all that much.

I made a 3S power pack for my drill with 3 Samsung 2600. It works fine. The drill was never fast to begin with so maybe it was not designed to pull too much amps, I’m not sure (this is one of those cheap drill - Tesco brand).

But as far as torque go, there’s no problem at all, it’s as strong as original NiCd pack, maybe even stronger. But most importantly I love the low self discharge of Li-ion and real battery capacity.

TNT, no problems with taxes, but got taxed 17EUR for $25 declared value on some ordinary tracking shippment with bicycle light

Also with TNT?

I meant no taxes with TNT.

It happened me with ordinary tracked mail. Our customs can be very strict if they choose to. In fact it was a thing I payed $0 (zero, nada), but they taxed me based on the value from the web site. . I've gave them all documentation proving it is for free (review), still wanted to know the price. It is true they never did it before if I gave them documentation. Depends on officer, I think.....

If you show up at the office with a bottle of something maybe you would have gotten off free :bigsmile:

Not anymore I think. They have to fill up the big hole in the government budget

ICR: 2-3C This means 2-3x their capacity, so 3200mAh x 2 = 6.4A
IMR: 10-15C 2000mAh x 10 = 20A

Your drill pack probably needs IMR cells. Li-ion cells are ICR unless specified otherwise.

Back ordered. Should I wait?

If you order from DX, you will wait, and wait and wait.

Please wait a few more weeks for our package delivery.
Please wait at least 46 days until your paypal dispute window closes.
We have a shipping problem so maybe wait for 97.5 days before you ask the postman.
Oh, we have a problem with our shipping carrier, but it is ok now so please wait a few more weeks to check with postman. Thank You.

Mine’s stuck on “Payment confirmed” since the July 15th.

They’re still selling it at current price so it’s not a mistake, simply a case of someone bulk-buying I suppose. BLF? :slight_smile:

Latest update:
Chatted with DX CS staff and got commitment (whatever it’s worth) that my order will be shipped within 5 business days or I can cancel my order and get a refund.
Impression: might not get my order shipped … :zipper_mouth_face: