BTY 2500 mah batteries are FAKE

[kerasi]

PAY ATTENTION WITH THE SCAM BTY 2500 batteries from HONG KONG or elsewhere.

I bought them and they were only 600 to 800 NIMH.

DO NOT BUY BATTERIES, mp3 players OR MEMORY CARDS FROM HONG KONG.

All products from this shithole have fake characteristics.

 

[Marduke]

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[kerasi]

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[kerasi]

I have bought these batteries from ebay and they turned to be a scam.

par exemple:

http://cgi.ebay.com/12x-AA-2500-mAh...ryZ50616QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Marduke]

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[kerasi]

:banned:

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[js]

kerasi,

Please read the CPF rules, or read them again if you've already read them once. Pay close attention to Rule #4. Don't ever make another post like the one I edited above. A good rule of thumb is "Attack the post, not the poster."

 

[kramer5150]

Why isn't this in the Jeers subforum of the marketplace?
That ebay seller has 230 complaints over the past 6 months in their feedback profile, and is averaging almost two negative feedbacks per day over the past month. That should have been a red light to you.

 

[pertinax]

Can't speak for the seller, but the poster is clueless. HK is far from a $h!+hole.

 

[Nick HIll]

I don't know about BTY as a brand, or whether they are known to make good batteries.

I bought BTY 2500mah batteries on Ebay Item number 390223264207 from 4udiscount724 . Very good price.

When I received them, I was surprised how light they are - only 13 grammes each. Other Uniross and similar batteries I already have weigh about 26 grammes each.

When a battery is charged and discharged for the first time, the capacity may be much lower than after being 'exercised' a few times. Particularly with 'unbranded' batteries.

I have two battery computers. They charge and discharge batteries until the power delivered on each charge levels off and the batteries are in a state where they deliver as much charge as they ever will.

I have so far tested 8 of the 2500mah batteries. After charging and discharging until their performance levelled off, they delivered the following capacities:
314mah, 293mah, 280mah, 298mah, 319mah, 294mah, 352mah, 300mah.

i.e. Nothing like the claimed capacity of 2500mah. Less than one eighth of the claimed capacity.

I have emailed the seller telling them my findings.

 

[jasonck08]

Yes they are rubbish batteries. I read about them when I saw the guys feedback. Why would you buy them?

I wouldn't trust any batteries coming out of Hong Kong with inflated capacities for dirt cheap. I remember seeing 1800mAh RCR123's (there is not a company that makes cells with a real capacity of over 700mAh for this type).

Bottom line... don't buy batteries from eBay unless you are buying from a REPUTABLE seller.

 

[Nick HIll]

Yes they are rubbish batteries. I read about them when I saw the guys feedback. Why would you buy them?

I wouldn't trust any batteries coming out of Hong Kong with inflated capacities for dirt cheap. I remember seeing 1800mAh RCR123's (there is not a company that makes cells with a real capacity of over 700mAh for this type).

Bottom line... don't buy batteries from eBay unless you are buying from a REPUTABLE seller.

The seller I bought from has very good feedback. I was also interested in some of his/her LiIon batteries, but now I have little confidence that they are what is claimed. Unless seller refunds, I will have pleasure in taking their feedback down a peg.

 

[jasonck08]

The seller I bought from has very good feedback. I was also interested in some of his/her LiIon batteries, but now I have little confidence that they are what is claimed. Unless seller refunds, I will have pleasure in taking their feedback down a peg.

You'll find that the seller has decent feedback, because buyers are completely ignorent. They don't have tools to measure the capacity.

I read the sellers feedback months ago, and every few pages someone will say the capacity is rubbish.

You can't go by the sellers % on eBay... gotta read their feedback.

I would know... I'm a powerseller on ebay.

 

[qwertyydude]

The batteries being so light may be a clue. Anyone care to cut one of those babies open and see if they're like rechargeable D batteries and inside all you find is a sub-c nicd.