On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:43:38 -0000, Adam Aglionby wrote:

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 3:30:28 PM UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:27:43 -0000, Adam Aglionby wrote:

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 3:20:40 PM UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:09:47 -0000, Adam Aglionby wrote:

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11:07:00 AM UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 10:59:12 -0000, Bertie Doe wrote:

"Mr Macaw" wrote in message news
I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc.. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no makers
badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

7Dayshop is a genuine company. I've been using them for a few years,
although their own-brand rechargeables, are no more than medium quality.

Putting 18650 into their search gives :-
https://www.7dayshop.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=18650

http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Top-7-1865...8349265/g.html

That answers my question - the ones they call genuine Samsung look very plain, I would have thought Samsung would want them to look better than that to avoid copies:
https://www.7dayshop.com/products/sa...BATSAMBLU25RX4

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90% temper and 10% mental.

If your after cheap, these are 2 Samsung 2200 ICR ( dont use for efags) wrapped together, the tabs lever off.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172008907654

I'm primarily after high capacity as they're for a torch I'm taking on trips and I want to carry the least spares possible.

That link says Varta, not Samsung, and the capacity is terrible. I've also read a review that Samsung tend to have only 80% of their rated capacity (not quite as bad as Ultrafire/Trustfire's 25%! - why aren't they done for fraud?). I'll stick to Panasonic.


cells within are Samsung , bought a few , actually cheaper than pair of AA rechargebles for intended use, cost is inline with capacity marking them out as elderly stock.

Is there actually a genuine Trustfire /Ultrafire item anywhere, its just like a generic dodgy name to stick on any old , totally out of spec tat :-)

Well their website says they only make torches: http://www.trustfire.com
Must be a load of conartists making batteries FOR Trustfire torches?!

Darn like I need another torch, might have to try a genuine Trustfire

I just bought a £7 CREE 2500 lumen head torch. Useful for DIY under the floor, cycling, hillwalking, etc. It runs as bright as a car headlamp for 8 hours on two of the Panasonic batteries I bought.

Batteries are under accesories.

Ah, their website is as badly designed as their batteries. I was only seeing the top sellers.

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She was a little taken, but she decided to just tell him the truth. "It's called sexual intercourse, darling".

Little Tony just said, "Oh, OK," and went back outside to play with the other kids.

A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily, "Grandma, it isn't called sexual intercourse. It's called "Bunk Beds". And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you."