"Counterfeit" batteries

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David W wrote:
> Hi group,
> Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap
> batteries advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any
> experience with these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of
> dangers, but they would wouldn't they.
>
> Dave W.

Hahnel is a make I would trust. Not dirt cheap, but no dirt quality
either.

David

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The unbranded generic Chinese specials last about half as long as the
'branded' Chinese batteries in my experience. (I'm talking re-chargeable
Li-on batteries!).



"David W" <david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi group,
> Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap
> batteries advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any
> experience with these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers,
> but they would wouldn't they.
>
> Dave W.
>

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Hi Dave,

Someone on this NG recommended these batteries to me quite some time
ago:

http://www.mahaenergy.com/store/Index.asp

I've been buying ever since. The chargers are quite good as well.

Hal Lowe

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On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:20:28 +0100, "David W"
<david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi group,
>Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap batteries
>advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any experience with
>these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers, but they would
>wouldn't they.
>
>Dave W.
>

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On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:20:28 +0100, "David W"
<david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi group,
>Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap batteries
>advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any experience with
>these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers, but they would
>wouldn't they.


....no problems at all using the widely available Uniross equivalents.
And a 2 yr warranty, IIRC.


--
Mark

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I've bought Canon BP511 batteries from these guys. They are still going
strong after 1 year. Two batteries and a charger with AC adapter and car
cord for US$28 including shipping. That's hard to beat
http://stores.ebay.com/Eforcity_W0 [...] Q3a7QQtZkm

Marten

"David W" <david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
newsa31t1$mm8$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi group,
> Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap
> batteries advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any
> experience with these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers,
> but they would wouldn't they.
>
> Dave W.
>

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"David W" <david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
newsa31t1$mm8$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi group,
> Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap
> batteries advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any
> experience with these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers,
> but they would wouldn't they.
>
> Dave W.

I've bought no-name Li Ion batteries for various Minolta, Canon, Pentax and
Panasonic cameras from different sellers on eBay, and so far they seem to be
just as good as the camera makers' branded ones. Most recently I bought a
couple of Maxell brand batteries for my Nikons (in the EN-EL1 and EN-EL5
sizes) from Buy.com, and they seem to be fine also. Far cheaper than Nikon
brand, and free shipping from Buy.com if you buy at least $25 worth of
stuff. Having the familiar Maxell brand makes me more confident about these,
though I don't really know if it makes any difference.

Just be sure to check mAh rating when you buy. Some sizes of batteries come
in widely different capacities.

N.

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I've had the same experience with the cheap batteries from EBay as
others have. I haven't really tested, so they may or may not last as
long as my Nikon original EN-EL3, but if it's less, it's little enough
that I don't notice. Instead of $40 or $50 a piece that I would have
paid for brand name replacements, these were about $18 for a two pack
and that included shipping. (Something like $5.99 for the two pack and
$12 shipping.) Typically, the battery is only three bucks or
thereabout, with shipping being twice that, but it's still way less
than new ones and they work quite well. Mine are near six months old
with pretty heavy use and still going strong. They've been out in zero
degree weather at an ice fest in February as well as near one hundred
degrees at a public garden last week with no ill effects shown.

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In article <da31t1$mm8$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
"David W" <david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi group,
> Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap batteries
> advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any experience with
> these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers, but they would
> wouldn't they.
>
I have the same problem with socks. Do I buy the cheapo ones that wear
out in 3 months or spend a 10x more for a pair that lasts a whole year?

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>From what I read, it's pretty evenly distributed amongst brand name and
knock off batteries. Looks to me like your odds are about the same
with either the cheap ones or the expensive ones after all is
considered.

Kitt


Stephen Poley wrote:
> >In article <da31t1$mm8$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
> > "David W" <david@briarwood134.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi group,
> >> Having 3 digital cameras in the household (between us), the cheap batteries
> >> advertised on the internet are tempting. Has anyone any experience with
> >> these? Are they OK? Canon warns of all sorts of dangers, but they would
> >> wouldn't they.
>
> Don't know about cameras, but there have certainly been several mobile
> telephones destroyed by counterfeit batteries overheating, and I believe
> a couple of owners have ended up in hospital with burns (not too serious
> IIRC, but unpleasant enough).
>
> --
> Stephen Poley