On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:38:11 -0400, Michael Black
wrote:

The ones I like best are the ones that mostly replicate the Duracell
packaging, so initially you think they are Duracell at a great price.
Only when you look at the actual brand do you see it's something else.

Those were featured in the video I previously posted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCm69-iowZo
However, I just went searching for such counterfeit batteries on eBay,
and couldn't find any. Looks like eBay has done some enforcing.

Would you buy a "Volcano" brand AA battery?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151084744245
My personal favorites are the variations of the word "fire" found in
18650 LiIon cells. Trustfire, Truefire, Ultrafire, Fireworm,
Marsfire, etc. That really gives me that confident feeling about
those batteries.

I won't mention eBay battery chargers that appear to be designed to
intentionally kill batteries.

No, I've never bought them, but if you're going to do knockoffs, that's
the way to do it.

I've bought counterfeits at flea markets and hamfests when I'm not
paying attention. When sold by the white box, I don't think it's
possible to tell the difference just looking at the case markings. I
have the same problem with counterfeit cell phone batteries. Oddly, I
haven't seen any counterfeit laptop batteries.

Comparison of battery capacity for various AA alkaline cells:
http://www.powerstream.com/AA-tests.htm
Looks like Radio Shack batteries are better than most. I've done
similar tests using my West Mtn Radio CBA-II battery analyzer and
found Costco Kirkland AA batteries to be the best compromise between
price and capacity.




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