What do we know about Soshine cells?

[Fallingwater]

A certain website we all know now sells Soshine RCR123s, in both 3.7V and 3.0V versions, claimed capacity 700 and 650 mAh respectively. They say nothing about protection circuits, so I assume they are unprotected.

They come in a plastic sealed package and with a natty carrying case, and they are more expensive (or should I say "less cheap"; $6.77 for two-pack) than the WhateverFire RCR123s they usually sell.

Personally I'm perfectly happy with my TrustFires, but I'm wondering where these Soshines fit as far as quality is concerned.

 

[dinocol]

I've used Ultrafires and Soshine and would say that the Soshine's are much better. They last longer. They are the best ones that I tested for my P2D. In my opinion the shoshines are one of the best for the 3v category while AW is for the 3.7v

 

[robk]

I've been using Soshine 3.0V RCR-123's in a P2D (Cree) and (with the wrapper removed) in a L1P (Seoul P4?) with the custom 123 battery tube. I've been extremely pleased with the performance - originally the 650mAh rating concerned me, but they seem to last a long time between charges. I never did a real test, but I'd say the mAh rating is probably true, unlike some other cells. I have a pair of black wrapped and a pair of white - no difference in performance.
Apparently, these are unprotected but using in a single cell light doesn't worry me. They claim to have a pair of back-to-back opposing diodes in the top - one to drop the output close to 3V (to retain the brightness levels of my P2D) and another to allow charging. I use a Soshine charger (SC-S6) dedicated to just these cells and have never had a problem. One pair is about 2 years old, been charged probably 50 ~ 60 times, still going strong in my EDC P2D.
Hope that helps!

Rob