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SONY US14500VR2 AA-size Li-ion battery's capacity test

SONY US14500VR2 is the second 14500-size Li-ion battery which i've tested. 14500 is the same AA size we used to see in alkaline and Ni-MH batteries. It assumes 50mm in length and 14mm in diameter. SONY US14500VR2 is rated at 680mAh (min) at 3.6V and comes without protection PCB. Tests were done using ZKETECH EBC-A20 , which supports up to 20A discharge, 4-wire measurement and is PC-connected. I've used version 3.0 of my battery holder based on 0.5mm thick pure copper terminals I've followed all the prescriptions of the IEC61960-2003 standard concerning battery's capacity measurement. Before each discharging cycle each battery was charged at standard current mentioned in its datasheet to charge end voltage (4.2V) (cut-off at 0.1A, which is the lowest supported by EBC-A20). Before each discharging or charging i've held a 1-1.5hrs pause. The environment temperature was 23.5-24.5°C. To be sure in results i've done each test minimum twice (usually 3-4...

TrustFire 14500 900mAh - trust or not?

Everyone knows that UltraFire and other *Fires are Chinese brands who sell re-wrapped crap marked as 6000mAh, 8800mAh or even 12000mAh Li-ion cells but TrustFire doesn't use crazy ratings like that. 14500 is the same well-known AA size - 14mm in diameter and 50mm long. 900mAh looks pretty real for that size so let's check is it real or it's just another *Fire. Tests were done using  ZKETECH EBC-A20 , which supports up to 20A discharge, 4-wire measurement and is PC-connected. I've used version 3.0 of my battery holder based on 0.5mm thick pure copper terminals I've followed all the prescriptions of the  IEC61960-2003  standard concerning battery's capacity measurement. Before each discharging cycle each battery was charged at standard current mentioned in its datasheet to charge end voltage (4.2V) (cut-off at 0.1A, which is the lowest supported by EBC-A20). Before each discharging or charging i've held a 1-1.5hrs pause. The environment temperat...

Replacing the Li-ion cell with a SANYO UF553436G in a genuine Kodak KLIC-7004 battery

Kodak KLIC-7004 is the battery used in Kodak cameras which is similar to Fujifilm NP-50, NP-50A, Pentax D-LI68 and D-LI122 batteries. It's compatible with the following cameras: Fujifilm: FinePix F100fd FinePix F200EXR FinePix F300EXR FinePix F305EXR FinePix F500EXR FinePix F50fd FinePix F550EXR FinePix F600EXR FinePix F60fd FinePix F660EXR FinePix F70EXR FinePix F750EXR FinePix F75EXR FinePix F770EXR FinePix F800EXR FinePix F80EXR FinePix F900EXR FinePix X10 FinePix X100S FinePix X20 FinePix XP100 FinePix XP150 FinePix XP170 FinePix XP200 XF1 instax SQUARE SQ10 Kodak: EasyShare M1033 EasyShare M1093 IS EasyShare V1073 EasyShare V1233 EasyShare V1253 EasyShare V1273 EasyShare Z712 IS Playfull Dual ZI10 ZI8 ZX3 Pentax: Optio S12 Optio VS20 Q Q10 Q7 My KLIC-7004 battery was almost dead so i decided to replace the Li-ion cell in it. After peeling the sticker off i found the following marking stuck on the sticker: RHD563436A FT...