>Labels for sale.  Various brands that you can 'Trust'.

Actually "TrustFire" is usually the best of the bunch, if you are careful
of your supplier and read all the reviews.  That said, I wouldn't buy a
TrustFire off ebay, unless I recognised the seller and their reputation.


> It also happens to be the cheapest. NZ$6.50 ? What a bargain
> Who'd pay those sucker prices for proper bona fide value-for-money name
brand eh ?

You can get a pair of protected TrustFire 2400mAh 18650s, with very good
reviews, for $9.40 shipped.  Or the not-quite-as-good but still quite good
blue 2500mAh (slightly over-rated capacity) for $8


> Only one, by accident or design, has the part of the label mentioning
shelf-life and, wouldn't you know it, by accident
> or design, you can't see that text

This one you can, complete with "Shief-lief"
http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/batteries/rechargeable/oth=
er/auction-550262296.htm


> > More worrying than the fake Li-Ion cells is the quality of some of the
Li-Ion chargers
>A reasonably OK LiIon charger is easyish.

There's some cheap chargers out there that have been proven to be quite
good, based on the TP4056
see these threads:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?345500-Review-of-Measure=
ment-on-Charger-module-with-TP4056-controller
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?335736-Really-cheap-true=
-cc-c
v-usb-charging-board

Of course, most of the cheap chargers you see around have no info at all
on what's actually inside them.  Not wise to mess around with charging
li-ion...

Lee

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