Hi HKJ
If you have the time, I’d greatly appreciate a review of the KDLight protected NCR18650GA from KaiDomain. This seems to be an affordable alternative to Keeppower/EVVA/etc protected NCR18650GA cells which are hard and expensive to obtain outside of the US. I’m happy to purchase it and have it shipped to you too.
Cheers
Chris
That is the problem at the moment, I have batteries in queue for the next few months.
I’d be interested in seeing the Chinese made Panasonic Eneloops being tested by HKJ.
Any forecast for reviewing LG HG2? They are the only ones high drain and relatively high capacity that are missing on your web site 
I will probably get some soon, my queue is not that bad any more.
Hi HKJ, thank you for sharing with us about your testing reports.
A saying goes that although Samsung 25R is the upgraded of 20R, 20R performs better than 25R. Is it true?
To answer that type of question you can use this page: Battery test-review 18650 comparator
The answer is generally no, but at 30A the 20R might have a slight advantage.
but at 30A the 20R might have a slight advantage.
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That is what I wanted to confirm, thank you HKJ!
HKJ,
I am looking for 14500 high drain (3A) unprotected cells.
Sanyo UR14500P has good capacity, but struggles above 1A.
Any other cell you can recommend?
Maybe these HIBATT IMR14500 (700mAh 10A)? Sounds good, maybe you can test them.
Those HICRAP HIBATT IMR14500s seem to be another rewrapping of the ubiquitous Trustfire IMR14500s:
Hope this helps.
Cheers ^:)
Original post date: Tue, 09/13/2016 - 12:28; links fixed.
I am fairly low on small batteries (i.e. <2800mAh) and will probably buy some to test soon.
It does help, thanks.
Any non-crap unprotected 14500 you can recommend?
Great! Please try to find some good 14500 cells.
I will probably look at the usual Chinese shops, but I will also look in this thread for ideas.
Well, trying not to be excessively picky, those TrustFire IMR14500s work well in fact.
I have a pair which I've just homemade freehand internal resistance tested, though I can't guarantee these figures to be 100% reliable because of the finicky seating of these tinies on my charger: 82 & 80mΩ. My bet is they can handle 5A continuous very well thus.
It's wide flat-top protrudes a smidgeon, so they can be set in series without problems.
Cheers ^:)
Thanks. What about claimed capacity? Remotely close to real life?
I haven't tested that myself. They are reported to achieve a slightly lower capacity figure (≈10%) than claimed. It seems you won't find a much better product than this one in this category. 
Cheers ^:)
For a while now the EFEST IMR and WindyFire IMR are generally considered the best performing 14500 cells around, maybe slight advantage to the WindyFire's, plus cheap for flat or button top at $3 each. Richard at MtnE sells both, not sure where to buy overseas.
HKJ's review here for the WindyFire: http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Windyfire%20IMR14500%20600mAh%20(Red)%20UK.html
It’s strange, but has nobody asked for LiitoKala 26650 review?
Yes - I'd like to request reviews for the LiitoKala 26650 (or as sold under other brand names), and a reminder for the LG HG2.
I realize the LG HG2 was originally requested in post #4, June 2015.