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From: SMS on 4 Sep 2009 14:27
Chris Malcolm wrote:
> In rec.photo.digital Mike <mikeloveschampagneandrugby(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>> J?rgen Exner wrote:

>> The cheap knockoffs on ebay rarely live upto the billed capacity.
>
> That's also true of many of the expensive originals!

You have to watch out for old stock, especially for batteries that
aren't all that popular. Last week I received a "genuine" Motorola
battery for my phone, that was manufactured in 2006. A three year old
Li-Ion battery is about at end of life. An after-market battery for an
older device may actually be better.

The problem with after-market camera batteries is rarely an issue with
the actual cells inside the pack. It's more of an issue with tolerances
of the pack (I've seen after-market batteries that were a tad larger and
would not fit into the camera) or whether or not they properly
implemented protective circuitry.

I'd stay away from eBay, and in the U.S. buy from sterlingtek.com.
From: Alan Clifford on 6 Sep 2009 07:48
On Wed, 2 Sep 2009, Geoff Berrow wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:43:36 +0100, sally <not(a)here.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Are these good value or are they just cheap batteries that have much less
>> capacity than the original?
>
>
> Fercryinoutloud, for a fiver, it's practically disposable.
>
> We use a cheap replacement in our Canon Ixus and can't tell any
> difference from the original.
>

I use cheap bateries in my Nikon D80 and Fuji F31. I haven't noticed a
difference from the originals.

Another vote for 7 days shop
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_3&products_id=74424
The £4.49 includes postage.

Another supplier I have used is Battery Logic
http://www.batterylogic.co.uk/digital/casio-np-20-replacement-battery.htm
But more expensive at £11.99 post free.


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Alan

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From: Wolfgang Weisselberg on 7 Sep 2009 12:17
SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote:

> You have to watch out for old stock, especially for batteries that
> aren't all that popular. Last week I received a "genuine" Motorola
> battery for my phone, that was manufactured in 2006. A three year old
> Li-Ion battery is about at end of life.

That would depend a lot on storage conditions, too.

But even under bad storage conditions (room temperature, fully
charged) my LiIons seem to hold up very well for being bought 4
to 5 years ago. Maybe I am lucky when it comes to that.

-Wolfgang
From: Chris Malcolm on 8 Sep 2009 05:42
Wolfgang Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote:
> SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote:

>> You have to watch out for old stock, especially for batteries that
>> aren't all that popular. Last week I received a "genuine" Motorola
>> battery for my phone, that was manufactured in 2006. A three year old
>> Li-Ion battery is about at end of life.

> That would depend a lot on storage conditions, too.

> But even under bad storage conditions (room temperature, fully
> charged) my LiIons seem to hold up very well for being bought 4
> to 5 years ago. Maybe I am lucky when it comes to that.

I'm using a pair of six year old Li-ion in batteries quite happily. It's
possible they're now only up to 50% of their original capacity, but I
won't bother replacing them until they stop being up to lasting long
enough for a long day's work.

--
Chris Malcolm
From: F on 2 Oct 2009 14:43
On 03/09/2009 14:36 Kristian Kjerstad wrote:

>>> Here's another one:
>>> http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27950

I've had nothing but bad experiences with Dealextreme, including
batteries that didn't hold a charge...

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F

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