"Angelfire" 123A batteries

[DesertGunner]

Does anyone have experience with or some specs for the 123A batteries sold on eBay under the "Angelfire" brand?

I bought 20 of them to try out due to the low price, and the first set I put in my Inova X5 seems to be dying out WAY faster than the Battery Station 123s I usually use.

 

[Dr Jekell]

You will find several posts around CPF about no-name brands of CR123A batteries.

Basically they can be dangerous to use as:

- They may not have all of the proper safety measures built in
- The QC may be little to non existent
- The construction of the entire cell may be poor
- The chemical mixture may not be consistent between batches
- The remaining capacity in different cells it a batch can vary wildly

You best bet is to buy quality cells from a reputable supplier, from brands such as:

- Surefire
- Energiser
- Panasonic
- Duracell
- Battery station (new USA version)

 

[Quest4fire]

Does anyone have experience with or some specs for the 123A batteries sold on eBay under the "Angelfire" brand?

I bought 20 of them to try out due to the low price, and the first set I put in my Inova X5 seems to be dying out WAY faster than the Battery Station 123s I usually use.

If you are talking about Angelfire C123A primaries (Non-rechargeable) I have had the same experience. The higher drain the application, the worse they perform. Yet another example of "You get what you pay for". Oh well.

 

[Mr Happy]

Does anyone have experience with or some specs for the 123A batteries sold on eBay under the "Angelfire" brand?

Do you like putting grenades in your lights? Because if you buy cheap Chinese CR123A cells from ebay, that is what you are doing...

 

[DesertGunner]

If you are talking about Angelfire C123A primaries (Non-rechargeable) I have had the same experience. The higher drain the application, the worse they perform. Yet another example of "You get what you pay for". Oh well.

I briefly put some in my SF M111C, and they barely ran it at 10% power (or less). Took them right out.

 

[DesertGunner]

Do you like putting grenades in your lights? Because if you buy cheap Chinese CR123A cells from ebay, that is what you are doing...

Sweet! (Just kidding..)

 

[Mr Happy]

Sweet! (Just kidding..)

I'm not kidding though. See the Smoke and Fire section above, and for instance the Cyclops Flashlight Explosion thread. Cheaply made CR123A cells really can explode, and have been reported to do so many times.

 

[Dr Jekell]

Hey guys (and ladies) let's try not to completely freak out the new member.

 

[Unforgiven]

Hey guys (and ladies) let's try not to completely freak out the new member.

Better "freaked out" than injured.... or worse.