"Genuine" lithium ion batteries?

I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like 18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated 2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black writing. Are these real?

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Mr Macaw wrote:
I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries
(like 18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've
had Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of
the rated 2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they
used to, no makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell
with some black writing. Are these real?

Go ask your stupid, trolling, attention seeking questions someplace else,
Dumb Guy.

Mr Macaw wrote:
I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

If you buy from a "genuine" dealer then you can get branded items
instead of unbadged.

On 06/01/2016 17:27, Bob Minchin wrote:
Mr Macaw wrote:
I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

If you buy from a "genuine" dealer then you can get branded items
instead of unbadged.


there are plenty of supplier online, try using a search engine

On 06/01/16 17:10, The Peeler wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:10 -0000, Dumb Guy wrote:

I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

I keep asking myself: are YOU for real, Dumb Guy? LOL

http://www.battery-force.co.uk/categ...Batteries.html

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On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:27:44 -0000, Bob Minchin wrote:

Mr Macaw wrote:
I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

If you buy from a "genuine" dealer then you can get branded items
instead of unbadged.

Errrr, that's what I'm looking for. My question, again, is simply "Are batteries without a Panasonic logo actually Panasonic?" There are many dealers selling "Genuine Panasonic" batteries but there are no badges on them. Are Li-Ions classed like the type you'd buy to fit into a drill battery - i.e. non-consumer so no logo?

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On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:35:12 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote:

On 06/01/2016 17:27, Bob Minchin wrote:
Mr Macaw wrote:
I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

If you buy from a "genuine" dealer then you can get branded items
instead of unbadged.

there are plenty of supplier online, try using a search engine

[Shakes head in disbelief] I've looked at many suppliers. Many suppliers sell "genuine" batteries that don't look genuine. My question is NOT where can I buy genuines, but it's "are they genuine without a badge?"

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On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:10 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:

I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

IME it's a waste of time buying batteries online. There are so many
forgeries out there and they look *so* convincing these days it would
take an expert to tell them from the real thing.
Swallow the extra expense and buy your batteries from a well established
high st. retailer would be my advice.

On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:10:18 -0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:10 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:

I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

IME it's a waste of time buying batteries online. There are so many
forgeries out there and they look *so* convincing these days it would
take an expert to tell them from the real thing.
Swallow the extra expense and buy your batteries from a well established
high st. retailer would be my advice.

That's all very well for bog standard AAs. Not for high capacity Li-Ions, shops just don't do those. Anyway, shopping on a high street is impossible, have you not noticed they don't let you take cars on the high street anymore? High street shops have been killed off. If it's not in a supermarket, I buy it online.

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On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:10:18 -0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:10 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:

I'm finding it rather difficult to buy real Lithium Ion batteries (like
18650s) online. By real I mean something like Panasonic etc. I've had
Chinese unbadged ones before and they've held 1Ah instead of the rated
2.6Ah. The "Genuine" ones don't seem to look like they used to, no
makers badge and fancy colours, just a plain green shell with some black
writing. Are these real?

IME it's a waste of time buying batteries online. There are so many
forgeries out there and they look *so* convincing these days it would
take an expert to tell them from the real thing.
Swallow the extra expense and buy your batteries from a well established
high st. retailer would be my advice.

Well I bought some genuine Panasonic online that don't say Panasonic on them, and tested them. They do actually hold 3.1Ah like they say. If they hadn't, I'd simply ask for my money back and/or report them to Panasonic. They hate people forging their stuff.

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