Fake Panasonic batt? did i buy them?

[MrChoi]

after order a butt load of panasonic batteries i've read some threads where they've been had and were sold fake panasonic batteries. is there a way to detect fake from genuine panasonic batteries? mine look like these http://i17.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/f7/cc/012a_1.JPG
i bought them for about 1 buck a piece.


Thanks.

 

[Marduke]

The fake ones have "Electric" spelled incorrectly.

 

[Bonky]

Electwic?

 

[Black Rose]

I think it's actually Elsetric.

There was a pic of one here at one point but it is gone now.

 

[digitor]

I'm looking at one right now - it's got "Matsushita Elestric Industrial Co., Ltd." written underneath the + and - marks. I've got a photo somewhere, can't find it right now.

Cheers

 

[Yoda4561]

Yeah, elestric= fakes

 

[MrChoi]

hmm i guess i have the real deal. any other way to detect a fake? is that the only thing to look at "elestric"?

 

[LuxLuthor]

The only way to know for sure is running a series of discharge performance graphs. The counterfeiters are getting wise to their misspellings being a tipoff, so can't count on that anymore.