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  • Overall Rating: 5
  • Price: 5
  • Quality: 5
  • Ease Of Use: 5
  • Usefulness: 5
Excellent batteries!!! – TrustFire Protected 18650 3.7V True 2400mAh Rechargeable Lithium Batteries (2-Pack) Reviews

posted by DDN84 on 12/24/2009 Certified Owner

Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month

Pros:
-They are somewhat slimmer than my grey TF18650 2400mAh (1 grey cell doesn't fit in 2 of my flashlights, but these black/red cells have no problem at all)
-Genuine capacity of at least 2400mAh, hold their voltages extremely well at high loads.
I have a 5A MC-E installed in the RC-G4 torch with a 1400mA driver (7135 chips). From the runtime tests, the grey TF18650 2400mAh could only hold full output (1.4A current draw) for ~35' then the light went into direct drive mode. However, when I used this B/R 2400mAh cell, the same light ran at full output for ~102 mins before a sharp drop off.
-They look pretty good, with the red and black and flame and everything :P, wrapping doesn't seem too durable though.
-Protection circuit seems to work, my TK30 (runs on 2x B/R TF18650) shut off automatically during its runtime test.
Cons:
None at this point
Other:
These new TF18650 batteries perform so well that you don't need to pay for more premium Li-ion cells like AW, unless the reliability of those cells are of paramount importance.
Bottomline:
I'll probably buy only these cells in the future for my 18650s needs, they have the best values and quality here on DX.