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Percival P. Cassidy Percival P. Cassidy is offline
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Default Counterfeit (Fake) batteries?

On 09/19/2015 12:54 AM, wrote:

I bought package of 4 AA Energizer Lithium Ultimate batteries
the other day on eBay. Exp. date was like 2025. First time trying
Ultimate model. I always used Lithium batteries in my weather station
outdoor. Usually lasts way more than a year but this ones failed in two
weeks. I could hardly measured voltages when I took them out. First
thought was they must be fake ones (maybe from China). Back with
advanced model. Interesting to note from CR, they rated advanced ones
ahead of ultimate ones which costs few bucks more per package.


I've heard of Duracells being counterfeited in recent years.


Many years ago I heard that Sony in the UK had found that they had fake
audio cassettes in their own inventory -- perhaps someone had bought
genuine ones then returned fakes for credit.

Perce