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SpectoVia

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Any fan of Mooch knows that you run the risk of getting bootleg batteries when you venture outside of the Holy Troika of legitimate battery vendors.

 

CaFF

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Sounds crappy. :(
Never ordered from them though.

I'd add in https://www.18650batterystore.com/ as a good source, IMHO.
Always had good things and excellent service from them.

I have a bunch of older 30Qs, just checked a few and the can codes seem legit. Been using them for a long time now and they hold up well.

Caveat Emptor eh?
 
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CaFF

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Hmm. Joe has posted a deal for HG2's recently here on VU.

It's from here: https://www.centralvapors.com/lg-hg2-18650/

Am I nuts or is it funny that they all have the same numbers on them?
I know I have an old pair that do have the same numbers, but three in the same photo?

LGHE2_3000mah_18650_batteries_brown__62268__17430.1460498684.1280.1280.JPG


Not accusing Joe or CV of anything wrong, and I'm probably just being paranoid now, but just being overly cautious here. ;)
 
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Hmm. Joe has posted a deal for HG2's recently here on VU.

It's from here: https://www.centralvapors.com/lg-hg2-18650/

Am I nuts or is it funny that they all have the same numbers on them?
I know I have an old pair that do have the same numbers, but three in the same photo?

LGHE2_3000mah_18650_batteries_brown__62268__17430.1460498684.1280.1280.JPG


Not accusing Joe or CV of anything wrong, and I'm probably just being paranoid now, but just being overly cautious here. ;)
Nothing wrong with being cautious, but those are run/batch numbers not serial numbers. I have 8 Molicel P26As I bought from Liion with the same run number. I trust Liion with my life as they are the only battery vendor I use.
 

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I have 8 Molicel P26As I bought from Liion with the same run number. I trust Liion with my life as they are the only battery vendor I use.
Molicel has 1 authorized wholesale distributor in the USA & that distributor sells to 1 US-based online vendor: LiionWholesale. For now, at least, that's probably the safest place to get Molicels (no disrespect to 18650BatteryStore or any of the other good online vendors, tho').
 

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Sounds crappy. :(
Never ordered from them though.

I'd add in https://www.18650batterystore.com/ as a good source, IMHO.
Always had good things and excellent service from them.

I have a bunch of older 30Qs, just checked a few and the can codes seem legit. Been using them for a long time now and they hold up well.

Caveat Emptor eh?

Completely agree with this. I've never had a problem with any batteries I've ordered from them, plus their service is a lot faster and shipping is cheaper than the other three.
 

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