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Good place to get replacment battery?
Jürgen Exner wrote:
sally wrote: Are these good value or are they just cheap batteries that have much less capacity than the original? The capacity of a battery is a key part of its specification and is explicitely listed (e.g. mAh: 630mAh). Therefore the capacity of different batteries is trivial to compare unless we are talking about fraudulent statements. jue The cheap knockoffs on ebay rarely live upto the billed capacity. Mike |
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Kristian Kjerstad wrote Here's another one: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27950 $4.59 ~ £2.85 spacecadet wrote: The problem with Ebay is Chinese fakes even if they say 'UK despatch'. Check the feedback Dealextreme isn't Ebay... And about fakes: A battery meant to look like a original Casio battery is a fake. How can a battery that clearly says it's not an original be a fake? ("Casio NP-20 Compatible", and "For Casio" and no Casio logo should ring a bell) -- Kristian Kjerstad |
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In rec.photo.digital Mike wrote:
J?rgen Exner wrote: sally wrote: Are these good value or are they just cheap batteries that have much less capacity than the original? The capacity of a battery is a key part of its specification and is explicitely listed (e.g. mAh: 630mAh). Therefore the capacity of different batteries is trivial to compare unless we are talking about fraudulent statements. jue The cheap knockoffs on ebay rarely live upto the billed capacity. That's also true of many of the expensive originals! I bought cheap ebay batteries for my phone. They were a third of the price, and accurately advertised as having 50% more capacity. I also got another set, much bigger, which came with an enlarged backplate to accommodate the size. They corresponded to nothing the maker sold, and gave me 4 times the capacity. They lasted a delightful month on a single charge! No need to take a charger on holiday! Incidentally the cheap Ebay knockoffs for my last camera advertised themselves as having 10% more capacity, and they certainly lasted at least as long as the maker's original. -- Chris Malcolm |
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Good place to get replacment battery?
Chris Malcolm wrote:
In rec.photo.digital Mike wrote: J?rgen Exner wrote: sally wrote: Are these good value or are they just cheap batteries that have much less capacity than the original? The capacity of a battery is a key part of its specification and is explicitely listed (e.g. mAh: 630mAh). Therefore the capacity of different batteries is trivial to compare unless we are talking about fraudulent statements. jue The cheap knockoffs on ebay rarely live upto the billed capacity. That's also true of many of the expensive originals! I bought cheap ebay batteries for my phone. They were a third of the price, and accurately advertised as having 50% more capacity. I also got another set, much bigger, which came with an enlarged backplate to accommodate the size. They corresponded to nothing the maker sold, and gave me 4 times the capacity. They lasted a delightful month on a single charge! No need to take a charger on holiday! Incidentally the cheap Ebay knockoffs for my last camera advertised themselves as having 10% more capacity, and they certainly lasted at least as long as the maker's original. Like I said; rarely! With no way of accurately measuring the capacity I assume the original (sony or whatever) battery capacity is correct. I've bought batteries for PDA, several different types of phone and cameras from eBay. All advertised the same or higher capacity, only a couple actually lived up to that promise based on day to day use. TBH I expect that and provided the performance is not abysmal I accept it as a cost saving measure. I have been pleasantly surprised with the NP-FM500H I got off eBay which seems to hold pretty close to the original. I tend to swap them over as I charge and even after a month in my bag it still delivers similar performance to the Sony original. Mike |
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Good place to get replacment battery?
Chris Malcolm wrote:
In rec.photo.digital Mike 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. |
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On Wed, 2 Sep 2009, Geoff Berrow wrote:
On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:43:36 +0100, sally 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/prod...ducts_id=74424 The £4.49 includes postage. Another supplier I have used is Battery Logic http://www.batterylogic.co.uk/digita...nt-battery.htm But more expensive at £11.99 post free. -- Alan ( If replying by mail, please note that all "sardines" are canned. However, unless this a very old message, a "tuna" will swim right through. ) |
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SMS 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 |
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Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote:
SMS 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 |
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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... -- F |
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"F" news@nowhere wrote in message
... 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... -- F never bought batteries from dealextreme but I have bought quite a few other bits and pieces from them without once having a problem. As always, your mileage may vary :-) -- [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International] "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Gandhi |
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