Fake LG HE2 Alert!

[Mooch]

There are now fake LG HE2's being delivered to shops. James Reeves of Vapors, Inc. was kind enough to send me two of the fakes to help put the word out. Thank you sir!

They also received fake HG2's in the same shipment so still be on the lookout for those!

Here some info on the fakes...

• It omits "LG" from the start of the model number, the first line of characters on the wrap. The fake just says "DBHE21865".
• The top contact is larger than any LG top contact.
• The top cap seal, under the insulator ring, is blue and not the milky white it should be.
• The metal cans of the fakes don't have the tooling marks near the top that the real ones do. The fakes are smooth-sided.
• Its performance is lousy. Even a 10A discharge sends the voltage plummeting.
• Its internal resistance is over 70mOhms versus the approximately 25mOhms internal resistance of a genuine HE2.

Here are some pictures:

 

[puffon]

Thanks Mooch!

 

[pennysmalls]

Boy this is the last thing we need right now and I'm so glad we have you Mooch to watch our backs. We'd be in deep doo doo without you.