Has anyone heard about Solarforce CR123A lithium batteries?

theix

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Hi all,I'm new to the CPF tho I've been reading the forum quite a while. :popcorn:

I do own some Surefires,E2DL and G3L. The SF batteries included in G3L dried out yesterday.I hardly notice dimming during the use,not until yesterday.So I replaced them with Energizer Lithium Photo.Tho I still have some more spares of Energizer,I'm kinda in the search for good and reliable CR123A with reasonable price.

I did some search on eBay and I found "Solarforce" Lithium CR123A batteries 3.0v 1400mah.The deal is good and the battery itself looks ok.The only thing that worries me is that,they're not U.S. made (HK I guess).I've seen some threads about Lithium batteries exploding inside the flashlight and it scares me a lot(can't imagine how severe damage it'd cause if all 3 CR123A's in my G3L explode whether I'm holding it or not :eeew:)

Has anyone had experices with those "Solarforce" CR123A lithium batteries?Is it safe to use non-U.S. made lithium batteries with Surefire flashlight?(Surefire wouldn't recommend it for sure :whistle:)

Here's how it looks like.(looks ok to me)
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:anyone:

P.S. Here's the shot of my E2DL.I just love it! (Click on image to enlarge)
 
You can get Made in USA CR123A cells from online dealers (Lighthound, Battery Junction, 4Sevens, Battery Station) for a per cell price that is approx 50% cheaper than the Solarforce cells.
 
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