Aliexpress/Banggood Batteries. Worth the Risk?

Andrew_Debbie · September 26, 2020, 2:38pm

Has anyone here checked batteries from Simon at Convoy?

Andrew_Debbie · September 26, 2020, 2:47pm

Safe:

Others say ok - I haven’t tried:
https://vapcell.aliexpress.com/store/1084158

I’ve had A+ service from Simon at Convoy but have never bought batteries from.

Sirstinky · September 26, 2020, 4:14pm

Shockli batteries are good cells from a good manufacturer. Vapcell are very good rewraps of genuine cells (mostly) or made by OEMs in China like Shockli and (real) Litokala. Summons batteries are crazy expensive with shipping but I’m sure genuine.

Barkuti · September 26, 2020, 8:22pm

Correction: Shockli is not a battery OEM, just a rewrapper like Vapcell. As I see them Shockli is of a lesser grade than Vapcell, their rewraps often bear bigger figures which actually are bigger lies; you can check related reviews in our favorite reviewer's site, but bear in mind the review or cell dates (check the following example). Vapcell is more honest and known to actively promote cell development (to OEMs).

Yes, it is the same cell. Made by Heter.

LiitoKala is also not an OEM and, they are a battery rewrapper and, besides the amount of opportunist AliExpress sellers who are selling their cells, they blatantly rewrap energy cells from chinese OEMs as power cells from the big manufacturers.

All of this stuff is just the consequence of China being one of the countries with a lesser conscience or awareness of good and evil (North Korea is even worse).

Sirstinky · September 26, 2020, 9:23pm

Barkuti:

Sirstinky:

Shockli batteries are good cells from a good manufacturer. Vapcell are very good rewraps of genuine cells (mostly) or made by OEMs in China like Shockli and (real) Litokala. …

Correction: Shockli is not a battery OEM, just a rewrapper like Vapcell. As I see them Shockli is of a lesser grade than Vapcell, their rewraps often bear bigger figures which actually are bigger lies; you can check related reviews in our favorite reviewer’s site, but bear in mind the review or cell dates (check the following example). Vapcell is more honest and known to actively promote cell development (to OEMs).

Yes, it is the same cell. Made by Heter.

LiitoKala is also not an OEM and, they are a battery rewrapper and, besides the amount of opportunist AliExpress sellers who are selling their cells, they blatantly rewrap energy cells from chinese OEMs as power cells from the big manufacturers.

All of this stuff is just the consequence of China being one of the countries with a lesser conscience or awareness of good and evil (North Korea is even worse).

Maybe I should reword it. I am aware they are rewrappers not manufacturers. I agree Vapcells rewraps are quality. Mooch suspects that their 3000mah 20A (purple) 18650 are Sony vtc6 rewraps and I own some vtc6 and the purple ones and they perform similarly.