Buying stuff online

[Winchester]

What kind of batteries did you buy? There not fakes?

The Samsung 25R 18650 batteries from original_year. I have bought a ton of batteries from him.

 

[Newtothevapelyf3]

The Samsung 25R 18650 batteries from original_year. I have bought a ton of batteries from him.

Well I hope so that mine are okay. Do you use yours everyday and charge them with a bay charger and no problem?

 

[Alter]

Well I hope so that mine are okay. Do you use yours everyday and charge them with a bay charger and no problem?

They may charge fine but when it comes down to using them, depending on your coil and PV you should get your vaping worth. If they work fine then all of a sudden discharge and they are still rather new then I suspect they are fakes. They seem to charge super fast....suspect fakes. One or more of the batteries doesn't look like the others...maybe fakes.
If your planning on spending hard earned coin on batteries then spend the same coin on a good charger, cheapo chargers do more damage to your batts and dramatically shorten their lifespan. Same scenario if you over discharge them.
I have a LUC 2bay I bought from a coop 2 years ago, still working just fine and it has batts in it almost all the time along with 650 batts I bought from other coops that are just beginning to show their age and some of those batts are over 2 years old and used regularly, they will spend their remaining days in flashlights.
There is plenty of good threads in here to read up on batteries and learn.

 

[Newtothevapelyf3]

They may charge fine but when it comes down to using them, depending on your coil and PV you should get your vaping worth. If they work fine then all of a sudden discharge and they are still rather new then I suspect they are fakes. They seem to charge super fast....suspect fakes. One or more of the batteries doesn't look like the others...maybe fakes.
If your planning on spending hard earned coin on batteries then spend the same coin on a good charger, cheapo chargers do more damage to your batts and dramatically shorten their lifespan. Same scenario if you over discharge them.
I have a LUC 2bay I bought from a coop 2 years ago, still working just fine and it has batts in it almost all the time along with 650 batts I bought from other coops that are just beginning to show their age and some of those batts are over 2 years old and used regularly, they will spend their remaining days in flashlights.
There is plenty of good threads in here to read up on batteries and learn.

Thanks man. I have an intelli charger 4 bay. It's been good so far!

 

[Newtothevapelyf3]

They may charge fine but when it comes down to using them, depending on your coil and PV you should get your vaping worth. If they work fine then all of a sudden discharge and they are still rather new then I suspect they are fakes. They seem to charge super fast....suspect fakes. One or more of the batteries doesn't look like the others...maybe fakes.
If your planning on spending hard earned coin on batteries then spend the same coin on a good charger, cheapo chargers do more damage to your batts and dramatically shorten their lifespan. Same scenario if you over discharge them.
I have a LUC 2bay I bought from a coop 2 years ago, still working just fine and it has batts in it almost all the time along with 650 batts I bought from other coops that are just beginning to show their age and some of those batts are over 2 years old and used regularly, they will spend their remaining days in flashlights.
There is plenty of good threads in here to read up on batteries and learn.

If they're fake batteries and I put them in my rx200 what's the worst thing that can happen lol

 

[Eskie]

If they're fake batteries and I put them in my rx200 what's the worst thing that can happen lol

Just when you think nothing can go wrong..........................

 

[speedy_r6]

If they're fake batteries and I put them in my rx200 what's the worst thing that can happen lol

They explode in your hand right by your face.

 

[Newtothevapelyf3]

They explode in your hand right by your face.

Lol damn

 

[Newtothevapelyf3]

Just when you think nothing can go wrong..........................

What?

 

[Eskie]

What?

Just an expression. As speedy_r6 said, things can go very wrong. My experience with batteries is no matter the use, I go for authentic. In the case of electronics, a bad battery could result in damage to the circuitry. Even for a flashlight I want to be sure they're authentic. I could buy cheap, knock off Duracells, but they will likely not last nearly as long as an authentic, and given that if I need a flashlight, I really want to know it will work. Standing in the dark doesn't cut it for me.

In the case of vaping, as near as I can tell, bad things always involve the battery. Whether it's misusing a battery in a mechanical mod, to a cheap knock off behaving badly, the idea of either a smoking battery igniting the desk to a catastrophic failure with an explosion while in use just doesn't seem worth the few bucks to cheap out on. If you buy a poorly produced clone tank, pretty much the worst you'll have is a bad vaping experience. If you buy a poorly produced clone battery, you could end up with bad medical expenses.

 

[DDDWho]

I bought 10 PBV branded 1300 mah brand new batteries off eBay for $40 for the lot. They seem to be holding a charge as well as any I've used before.

 

[BrotherBob]

Suggest you need to know enough to ask the seller the right questions.
You will also need to know the steps necessary to return the item(s) if not satisfied.

 

[Newtothevapelyf3]

I bought 10 PBV branded 1300 mah brand new batteries off eBay for $40 for the lot. They seem to be holding a charge as well as any I've used before.

So my best bet would be to take them to my local vape shop, so they can look at them. Right?