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   On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 21:55:18 +0100, Ian Field    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   > "Tough Guy no. 1265"  wrote in message   
   > news:op.x2pgicd5cpfvgl@red.lan...   
   >> On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:26:06 -0000, Ian Field   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Having discovered that recycling bins in various shops are a good source   
   >>> of   
   >>> lithium battery packs that can be put to various uses, I notice quite a   
   >>> spread in claimed Ah capacities on the information labels.   
   >>>   
   >>> The first aquisition was labelled "5.2Ah" - there weren't any parallel   
   >>> combinations as it contained an uneven number of cells.   
   >>>   
   >>> The next rescue was marked "4.2Ah", and contained 3 sets of parallel   
   >>> pairs -   
   >>> so I assume the individual cell capacity is 2.1Ah.   
   >>>   
   >>> The next was lowest yet at 2.0Ah.   
   >>>   
   >>> This seems to be quite a spread for apparently identical cells, so I'm   
   >>> wondering if I'm missing something?!   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks for any help.   
   >>   
   >> On a similar note, I bought some Lithium Ion AA batteries from China on   
   >> Ebay.  They claim to be 2.5 amp hours.  Yet a 1 amp charger fills them in   
   >> just over an hour.  I suspect they lie about the capacity.   
   >   
   > Anything over 2000 mAh claimed for an 18650 cell is probably porkies.   
      
   Nitecore sell 2600mAh ones: http://www.nitecore.com/   
      
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