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Roy Morton![]() Joined: 09/10/2007 Location: Redruth Cornwall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 02/03/2016 23:50:34 Reply | Quote You've got to laugh at the gall of these guys! 9.8 AH!.....If I can obtain that sort of power from 18650's I should be able to replace my car battery with 8 of them in a 4 x 4 series / parallel config ![]() ![]() ![]() http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8x-3-7V-9800MAH-18650-Protected-Li-ion-Rechargeable-Battery-Flashlight-Charger-/301371153788?hash=item462b1edd7c:g:U~8AAOSw--1WtZav -- "If whippets int' bath, where's t' coal!?" IP: 81.156.125.119 Edited: 03/03/2016 03:34:13 by Roy Morton |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 07:05:43 Reply | Quote Roy Morton wrote: I should be able to replace my car battery with 8 of them in a 4 x 4 series / parallel config ![]() ![]() ![]() You can actually get car jump packs that are basically that, and they do work. A few people I know on a car forum have tried them out. This sort of thing... http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B011AAIHVC?keywords=jump%20pack&qid=1456988349&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2 IP: 86.186.147.175 |
rufenig![]() Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 07:59:44 Reply | Quote Chinese quality batteries with Chinese charger Assembled with Chinese quality control. I would estimate they have more chance of going up in flames than a box of Swan Vesta matches! IP: 51.9.91.179 |
royfellows![]() Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 09:24:25 Reply | Quote The big issue is that people will believe this sort of rubbish and use it as a comparison yardstick. If only the Sony/Panasonic batteries were as good as what these clever Chinese people can build! ![]() -- We are what we are through what we become. IP: 88.105.227.176 |
Daggers![]() Joined: 05/04/2009 Location: Ashton-Under-Lyne View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 12:09:48 Reply | Quote Roy Morton wrote: You've got to laugh at the gall of these guys! 9.8 AH!.....If I can obtain that sort of power from 18650's I should be able to replace my car battery with 8 of them in a 4 x 4 series / parallel config ![]() ![]() ![]() http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8x-3-7V-9800MAH-18650-Protected-Li-ion-Rechargeable-Battery-Flashlight-Charger-/301371153788?hash=item462b1edd7c:g:U~8AAOSw--1WtZav And at the bargin price of £7.99 for 8 with a charger, do these batteries actually contain any lithium. ![]() -- Steve (Daggers) Dalgliesh PDHMS, WMRG, DCC, Welsh Mines Society IP: 31.55.26.26 |
royfellows![]() Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 12:30:25 Reply | Quote What with the torches and probably a lot of other stuff its all out of hand. Are Trading Standards actually that powerless to act? One could think of quite a few jokes about Chinese second hand car dealers ![]() -- We are what we are through what we become. IP: 88.105.227.176 Edited: 03/03/2016 12:31:35 by royfellows |
lozz Joined: 03/08/2012 Location: Cornwall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 12:37:48 Reply | Quote Maybe they meant microamperehours ![]() Not all stuff from China is tat though, I recently bought a DDS VFO that was made in China, stable to less than one part per million as I tested it. Lozz. IP: 81.153.15.80 |
John Lawson Joined: 09/12/2010 Location: Castle Douglas Dumfries & Galloway View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 19:08:42 Reply | Quote Whilst not attempting to contradict anything that other members have posted, it is my opinion, that the main problem with Chinese or for that matter, emerging economies, is the lack of quality control. The more savvy US and European, manufacturers, send staff over there to ensure that this takes place. If you are buying something from a purely, Chinese or Indian manufacturer, then this quality control can be distinctly lacking. IP: 81.129.213.118 |
RAMPAGE![]() Joined: 01/03/2015 Location: Everywhere View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/03/2016 19:16:22 Reply | Quote probably recycled laptop batteries, most cheap 18650s seem to be. I brought a 12,000 lumen hand torch last year for about 25 quid, just for giggles really. Needless to say it was pants, not a patch on the old P7 torches of 6-7 years ago that were labelled as 900 lumens, and even that was an overestimate I think people just print what they like to make it sound good. IP: 87.224.72.55 |
Mr Mike![]() Joined: 09/06/2007 Location: Bury - In The Laboratory View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 07:41:23 Reply | Quote The ebay listing seems to have changed to 4000mAhr now ?? Amazingly the wrappers match this as well! -- Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk IP: 78.148.127.42 Edited: 04/03/2016 07:42:00 by Mr Mike |
royfellows![]() Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 09:22:02 Reply | Quote I think I sense Trading Standards somewhere. Its still unbelievable, just who follows this website! ![]() -- We are what we are through what we become. IP: 88.105.227.176 |
RichardB Joined: 18/11/2009 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 17:39:36 Reply | Quote 4000mAH is still about double the true value isn't it? IP: 86.186.147.175 |
rufenig![]() Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 18:13:10 Reply | Quote I have ordered some for a laugh. ![]() If they turn up I will try to measure the capacity. IP: 51.9.91.179 |
royfellows![]() Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 18:24:28 Reply | Quote RichardB wrote: 4000mAH is still about double the true value isn't it? We dont know. Recycled laptop batteries will usually have the remains of a solder tag, but some of the manufactured stuff is rubbish. I was tempted to order some. If you ensure that the cell is fully charged, check the voltage on a meter to see how good the charger is. Should be 4.2V. Then connect to a 1 amp drain is easiest, connect through a multimeter for a better picture. I would connect to a XML LED through 3 X 7135 chips, should be 1050 mA, near enough. Unless someone can think of something better. Some of this stuff is better than expected and you wonder why they have to missell it. Maybe the 9800 mAh was a sales ploy knowing everyone would be buying them to test just for a laugh. Orientals are supposed to be inscrutable. ![]() -- We are what we are through what we become. IP: 88.105.227.176 |
rufenig![]() Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 18:53:14 Reply | Quote That is what I intend. Plus I will measure the current draw. ![]() |
Andy Mears Joined: 23/12/2012 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 22:07:07 Reply | Quote I think I'd probably go for the simple, primitive solution of using filament lamps as the load - they are not bad as a crude way of drawing a fairly constant current. When you think about it as the voltage drops they get dimmer - filament less hot so lower resistance. Be interesting to see what you get at different loads. I assume the rating is at a fairly slow discharge. Regards Andy IP: 78.150.114.235 |
Roy Morton![]() Joined: 09/10/2007 Location: Redruth Cornwall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 04/03/2016 23:20:53 Reply | Quote Mr Mike wrote: The ebay listing seems to have changed to 4000mAhr now ?? Amazingly the wrappers match this as well! Don't be disheartened Mike, there's another seller here ![]() http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-18650-3-7V-9800mAh-Li-ion-Rechargeab-le-Battery-2-Slot-AC-Charger-UK-Plug-/291638637890?tfrom=301371153788&tpos=top&ttype=price&talgo=undefined -- "If whippets int' bath, where's t' coal!?" IP: 81.156.125.119 |
rufenig![]() Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 05/03/2016 07:42:40 Reply | Quote That is the same seller. "eshop-love" The 9800mAh Li-ion Rechargeable Battery is shown as out of stock! ![]() |
rufenig![]() Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 05/03/2016 07:52:08 Reply | Quote Andy Mears wrote: I think I'd probably go for the simple, primitive solution of using filament lamps as the load Regards Andy It is simpler for me to use one of my headsets with 4 0ff 7135 regulators theoretical 1400 ma draw. I can get 1 single or multiple cells in series to try them measuring run time and current draw. Also re-charge time at known current. They are shown as dispatched so let's wait and see what turns up. IP: 51.9.91.179 |
lozz Joined: 03/08/2012 Location: Cornwall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 05/03/2016 14:21:00 Reply | Quote Just for something to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8Mlz4NsW8 Lozz. IP: 81.153.15.80 Edited: 05/03/2016 14:28:00 by lozz |