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    Hi lads. There's some cheap 4800mHa 18650 batteries on Trademe, I smell BS; anyone with actual knowledge wanna comment?

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    Total BS. A serious case of Chinese exaggeration. There are very few manufacturers can can make a true 3500mAh cell at the moment, let alone a 4800mAh 18650. That's the realm of the larger 32650 cells.

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    Cheers Quentin; I suspected as such
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    Quote Originally Posted by craigc View Post
    Cheers Quentin; I suspected as such
    If it's too good to be true, it probably is

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    Quote Originally Posted by craigc View Post
    Cheers Quentin; I suspected as such
    As a rule you'll be lucky to get 25% of the stated capacity with that sort of cell.
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    When are these dam headlights going to be in stock?

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    Ah. Now the seller has black listed me because I've asked if he's tested the mHa! Dork.
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    Quote Originally Posted by craigc View Post
    Hi lads. There's some cheap 4800mHa 18650 batteries on Trademe, I smell BS; anyone with actual knowledge wanna comment?
    haha I had some arrive with a cheap torch that claimed 5,000! they didn't test more than 800. I do have some 26650s that test over 5,000 BUT they are a hell of a lot bigger than 18650s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by craigc View Post
    Ah. Now the seller has black listed me because I've asked if he's tested the mHa! Dork.
    Post a link. Sounds like they need to be flushed out as BSers
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    Hi fellas I'm keen on another 2 sets of batteries, just point and shoot on Trademe or any better suggestions??
    7 possums last nite got about 2 - 2.5 hrs out of the ones that came with it.

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    @gadgetman, is there a simple way to calculate mAh in of a battery or is it simply a case of working out consumption and timing how long the device runs for before the battery is flat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mkm View Post
    @gadgetman, is there a simple way to calculate mAh in of a battery or is it simply a case of working out consumption and timing how long the device runs for before the battery is flat?
    Basically you have to measure current vs time from full.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kukuwai View Post
    Hi fellas I'm keen on another 2 sets of batteries, just point and shoot on Trademe or any better suggestions??
    7 possums last nite got about 2 - 2.5 hrs out of the ones that came with it.
    Try Maxtoch on aliexpress or @burtonator.
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    Thanks @gadgetman - hoping for a simpler solution!

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    @mkm, it can't get any easier, Maxtoch are one of the top 18650 batteries around, Burtonator is a member of this forum, based in Nelson who imports direct from Maxtoch. Or you can also order the batteries yourself from Aliexpress. It is as easy as easy is.
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