Fake batteries.. How bad are they?

413x

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413x

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Picked up what I think are some fake batteries. Eneloop 1900.

They were off ebay and price was maybe too good. Seller had good feedback.

So they are probably fake. But what does mean? Dangerous? Just rubbish? Not as good as rated?

Just curious if it's worth keeping them.
 
It's impossible to tell. Could range from just as good as genuine ones to explodes and sets your house on fire.
Also can vary between batteries in a pack. Just because the first 3 worked fine doesn't mean the 4th wont kill you.
 
413x said:
Picked up what I think are some fake batteries. Eneloop 1900.

They were off ebay and price was maybe too good. Seller had good feedback.

So they are probably fake. But what does mean? Dangerous? Just rubbish? Not as good as rated?

Just curious if it's worth keeping them.
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What makes you think they are fake apart from the price being too good and ebay ?

Also if cheap price & ebay = fake, then why did you buy cheap ones off ebay if you were automatically going to assume they're all fake ? :cry:
 
You can tell if they are fake here

https://eneloop101.com/batteries/real-or-fake/

If you report them as fake on Ebay they will refund you and you get to keep them.

If you are lucky the fake ones wont be the same capacity as the real ones or hold their charge in a drawer as well.

If they are really bad fakes then there is the risk they may catch fire.
 
Been looking to pick up some extra 18v Makita LXT batteries for my circular saw, and Amazon seems to be awash with 3rd party batteries, that are advertised as such, but also some that seem to be passing themselves off as genuine Makita batteries, even though the price is too good to be true.

About the best way I can find is to buy a kit from Screwfix, that has 2 x 5.0Ah batteries, a rapid charger, and a drill (albeit a really low end one) for £149.99. Don’t need the drill, but you’re getting that and the charger for £5 effectively.
 
413x said:
Picked up what I think are some fake batteries. Eneloop 1900.

They were off ebay and price was maybe too good. Seller had good feedback.

So they are probably fake. But what does mean? Dangerous? Just rubbish? Not as good as rated?

Just curious if it's worth keeping them.
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How cheap? IIRC last time I bought some they were about £6 for 4.

And that was from a legit seller who also had an eBay shop (BatteryLogic).

e: Yikes they've gone up a lot since then. £11 for 4 now :o
 
I think they are fake as there's a line of text on battery that isn't in line with most of the pics. It's slightly off centre

I bought them from there as to be honest I didn't know where to guarantee genuine!

Least if cheap and fake better than rrp and fake!
 
FoxEye said:
How cheap? IIRC last time I bought some they were about £6 for 4.

And that was from a legit seller who also had an eBay shop (BatteryLogic).

e: Yikes they've gone up a lot since then. £11 for 4 now :o
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I paid 15 for 8
 
I tends to buy the ones from Ikea; they are cheap (£4 for 4) and they are eneloops with different packaging.
 
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