Links To All 18650 Battery Tests, Part 2 of 2

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Part 1 is here: Links To All 18650 Battery Tests, Part 1 of 2

18650 Bench Test Results, Part 2 of 2
LG HB6 30A 1500mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a fantastic cool-running true 30A battery, but low capacity

LG HB6 Pink 30A 1500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...great 32A/1500mAh battery, better than ivory HB6

LG HB7 15A 1500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a low capacity 17A battery

LG HD2 25A 2000mAh 18650 Retest Results...a great 25A battery, equal to VTC4

LG HD2C 20A 2100mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a 22A/2200mAh battery, better than the HD2

LG HD4 Salmon 18650 Bench Test Results...a 25A/2100mAh battery, in between HD2 and HD2C

LG HE2 20A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a very good 20A battery[/COLOR]

LG HE4 20A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a good 20A battery but 25R5 is better

LG HG2 20A 3000mAh 18650…a fantastic 20A battery!

LG HG2 w/QR code 20A 3000mAh 18650...slightly under capacity, ran a bit hotter

LG Blue HG2...called “HG2L” by some, performs like lower grade brown HG2

LG HG6 30A 3000mAh 20650...a great true 30A battery but only 2800mAh

LG HJ2 - 20A 2950mAh 18650

LG M32 18650

LG MH1 10A 3200mAh 18650

LG MJ1 - 10A 3500mAh 18650

Lithicore 20A 2500mAh 18650...identical to LG HE2/4 but they say it is a LiPo, DO NOT BUY

Lithicore 20A 3000mAh 18650...identical to Samsung 30Q but they say it is a LiPo, DO NOT BUY

Lithicore 10A 3500mAh 18650...identical to LG MJ1 but they say it is a LiPo, DO NOT BUY

Lithium Werks 30A 1100mAh LiFePO4 18650...best stacked mech battery but low voltage

MaxAmps 30A 2150mAh 18650...VTC4 rewrap but performs worse

ModWorx 38A 2100mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only a 20A battery, collapses at 38A

Molicel P26A (2021-dated) - 35A 2600mAh 18650

Molicel P28A (2021-dated) - 35A 2800mAh 18650

Molicel M35A - 10A 3450mAh 18650...great performer, about equal to NCR18650GA

Murata VTC4 18650...performs the same as Sony VTC4

Murata VTC5 18650...performs the same as Sony VTC5

Murata VTC5A 18650...performs identically to Sony VTC5A

Murata 2700mAh VTC5D 18650...great performer now bit worse than VTC5A

Murata VTC6 - 15A 3000mAh 18650

MXJO Yellow 30A 1600mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...just a 21A battery but 2100mAh

MXJO Yellow 35A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a ridiculously overrated 20A/2400mAh battery

MXJO Yellow 35A 2600mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a 19A/2500mAh battery, gets dangerously hot

MXJO Yellow 35A 2800mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only a 20A battery but equals the 25R

MXJO Yellow 30A 2900mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a preposterously overrated 10A/2700mAh battery

MXJO Yellow/Silver 35A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a dangerously overrated 20A battery!

MXJO Yellow/Silver 35A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...still an overrated battery

MXJO Yellow/Silver 35A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only a 15A-20A battery, but near an HG2

MXJO Yellow 20A 3500mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...ridiculously overrated, ruined at 20A!

MXJO Green/Silver 20A 3500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...still an 11A/3300mAh battery

Nitecore 30A 2100mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...useless 30A rating, only 22A

Nitecore 38A 2100mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...useless 38A rating, only 23A

Nitecore 35A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...useless 35A rating, only 20A

Nitecore 40A 2600mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...ridiculous 40A rating, only 20A

Nitecore 35A 3100mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only 20A 3000mAh

Orbtronic ORB25 21A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a low-capacity 15A+ battery

Orbtronic SX30 30A 2100mAh Flat-Top 18650 Bench Test Results...just a 20A cell

Orbtronic 30A 3120mAh 18650...playing ratings games?

Panasonic CGR18650CH 10A 2250mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a so-so 10A battery

Panasonic NCR18650B 4.9A 3200mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a so-so 4.9A battery

Panasonic NCR18650BD 10A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...an good 10A battery

Panasonic/Sanyo NCR18650GA - 10A 3300mAh 18650

Panasonic NCR18650PF 10A 2680mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...an ok low capacity 10A battery

Panasonic NCR18650G 3550mAh 18650...NCR18650GA is slightly better

Panasonic “Made in China” NCR18650GA - 10A 3300mAh 18650…same as red Sanyo

Pegasus Vapor Academy Type A 10A 18650 Bench Test Results...a very good 10A battery, probably MJ1

Pegasus Vapor Academy Type B 15A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...rated it 19A, probably a 30Q

Prodna Purple 40A 2500mAh 18650…ridiculously overrated, not IMR

Prodna Red 40A 3000mAh 18650…same as their 2500mAh, not IMR, DO NOT BUY

Prodna Black 50A 3100mAh 18650…a 15A battery, not IMR, DO NOT BUY

Prodna Yellow 35A 3500mAh 18650…a 10A LG battery, not IMR, DO NOT BUY

QSO 25A 2600mAh 18650...overrated, QSO says it’s LiPo, DO NOT BUY

QSO 10A 3200mAh 18650...incorrect safety document, DO NOT BUY

QSO 12A 3500mAh 18650...missing and incorrect safety documents, DO NOT BUY

Radio Shack 20A 2500mAh 18650...accurately rated but 25R is better, paper top ring

Radio Shack 15A 3000mAh 18650...accurately rated but 30Q is better, paper top ring

Samsung 15L 18A 1500mAh 18650...underrated but not a great performer

Samsung 15M 23A 1500mAh 18650...a 23A battery

Samsung 20R 22A 2000mAah 18650 Bench Retest Results...a good 20A battery that never overheated

Samsung 20S3 - 30A 2000mAh 18650

Samsung 22P(M)...underrated but a poor choice for vaping

Samsung 24S 18650...fantastic, hard hitting 18650, beats VTC5A/5D/6A

Samsung 25R Blue (25R2) 20A 2500mAh Bench Test Results...a great 20A cell

Samsung 25R Green (25R5) 20A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a great 20A battery

Samsung 25R Green (25R6M) 20A 18650 Bench Test Results...25R5 is slightly better

Samsung 25R Green (25R8) 20A 2500mAh 18650...latest version of the classic 25R

Samsung 25S 2500mAh 25A 18650...a great battery, best at under 20A

Samsung 26F 5.2A 2600mAh Bench Test Results...just not worth it

Samsung 26J (M3) - 5.2A 2600mAh 18650…average performer, low current rating

Samsung 30Q6 (“6” on the wrap) - 15A 3000mAh 18650

Samsung 35E 3350mAh 18650...a so-so 8A battery

Samsung 35E3 - 8A 3350mAh 18650…latest version, great performer

Sanyo NCR18650GA 10A 3300mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...a great 12A battery

Sanyo UR18650NSX 20A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a great 22A battery, about equal to the 25R5

Shockli Blue 30A 2400mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a poor performing 17A battery

Shockli Blue 35A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...just a 20A battery, looks like 25R

Shockli Blue 35A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...just a 20A battery, looks like a 30Q

Sigelei 35A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...shame on you Sigelei!

Sigelei 35A 2500mAh 18650 (with GPower Cell) Test Results...too inconsistent to test

Sinowatt 25SP - 20A 2500mAh 18650…costs less, decent performance

Sinowatt 30SP - 15A 3000mAh 18650…costs less, decent performance

Sinowatt 34MP - 10A 3350mAh 18650…costs less, average performance

Sony VC7 (not VTC7) 8A 3500mAh 18650...great battery for low power use

Sony VT4 (not VTC4)...a 20A 2000mAh battery, VTC4 performs better, might be lower grade cells

Sony VTC3 1500mAh 18650 Retest Results...a hard hitting 28A 1600mAh battery

Sony VTC4 2000mAh 18650 Retest Results...a great 23A 2100mAh battery

Sony VTC4 2000mAh "use only in packs" 18650 Test Results...identical to other genuine VTC4's

Sony VTC4A Early Production Samples, beats VTC4

Sony VTC5 2500mAh 18650 Retest Results...a great 20A 2600mAh battery

There are newer “fat ring” Sony VTC5A’s

Sony VTC5A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a fantastic 25A battery!

Sony VTC5D 18650 (PRELIMINARY TESTS)...around 25A, 2700mAh-2800mAh, beats VTC5A

Sony VTC6 15A 3000mAh 18650…a fantastic 15A/20A battery!

Sony VTC6A 18650 Pre-Production Samples...beats VTC5A, estimated 2900-3000mAh, 20-25A

SubOhm SE 20A 2500mAh 18650...accurately rated, probably a 25R

SubOhmCell 35A 2800mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only a 15A-20A 2500mAh battery

Tesiyi 40A 2600mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...changed cells, a very good 25A/2500mAh

“Tesla NCR18650T1”- 10A 3400mAh 18650…best performing over-3000mAh 18650

Vamped 40A 2300mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a 20A/1800mAh battery, no higher

Vapcell Green 28A 2000mAh 18650...accurately rated, consistent performer

Vapcell Black 38A 2000mAh 18650...bit overrated but incredible performer, about equal to VTC5A, cooler than HB6

Vapcell Purple 30A 2400mAh 18650...Samsung 24S rewrap, fantastic performer, beats VTC5A/5D/6A

Vapcell Green 25A 2600mAh 18650...accurately rated, beats VTC5A

Vapcell Black 25A 2800mAh 18650...accurately rated, a Sony VTC5D rewrap

Vapcell Purple 25A 3000mAh 18650...it’s a 20A VTC6A rewrap, better than VTC5A

Vapcell Red K25 – 20A 2500mAh 18650...equals Samsung 25R, ignore max rating

Vapcell Green R25 - 20A 2500mAh 18650...accurately rated, performs like Samsung 25R

Vapcell Blue K28 - 20A 2800mAh 18650...slightly exaggerated capacity, decent performer

Vapcell Green G30 - 15A 3000mAh 18650...accurately rated but K28, 30Q, VTC6 are better

Vapcell Yellow K30 – 15A 3000mAh 18650...average performer, ignore the “max” rating

Vapcell Red R30 - 18A 3000mAh 18650…a decent performer but runs hotter

Vapcell Yellow B30 - 20A 3000mAh 18650…a great performer

Vapcell Purple V2 – 20A 3000mAh 18650...good performer, bit overrated

Vapcell Green F34 - 10A 3400mAh 18650…a great performer, slightly overrated capacity

Vapcell Green F35 – 10A 3500mAh 18650...slightly overrated capacity, good performer

Vapcell P1830A Protected 15A 3000mAh 18650...protected Samsung 30Q

Vape Haze 38A 2600mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a decent 20A battery, damaged at 30A-35A

Vappower Green 35A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...a 20A battery, no higher

Vappower Green 30A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only 15A+ battery, but good capacity

Vap ProCell 20A 3000mAh 18650…overrated but Murata VTC6 rewrap

VRK 20A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...accurately rated, looks like HG2

VRK 10A 3500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...accurate current rating, looks like NCR18650GA

Westinghouse 2000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only a 7A battery

X2 Power 37.5A 2400mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only an average 20A battery, damaged at 25A

Xtar 25A/35A 2600mAh 18650...accurately rated, appears to be Molicel P26A

XTAR XTVTC4 25A 2200mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...it's not a VTC4!

XXX 20A 3000mAh Bench Test Results...an almost accurately rated battery, looks like 30Q

Part 1 is here: Links To All 18650 Battery Tests, Part 1 of 2

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