8 year CR123 battery storage test

[MrMom]

I am packing for a trip and CPF sidelines me again. While searching for some backup cells I found a box of unused CR123's that have been hiding in my refrigerator for about 8 years. After letting them physically warm up, I took out the amp meter to give them a flash test. Each cell was flashed 5 times to allow the cell chemistry to warm up. The cell's highest reading is recorded below.

In storage:

10 (YP) Yuntong Power shipped with the original ARC LS
13 (BS) Battery Station
5 (SF) Surefire

Flash amp readings- # and type of cell

0 - 2YP
1 - 2YP, 2BS
2 -
3 - 2YP, 2SF
4 - 2YP, 1BS
5 - 1YP, 4BS
6+ 1YP, 3SF, 6BS