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Eight different fake battery types to report!
These fakes are very hard to detect visually. Both fake and genuine HG2’s have four spot weld points on top and free-floating (not glued on) top ring insulators. The fakes have a slightly wider ring around the battery near the top but that will be very hard to see without having a genuine HG2 for comparison.
There’s no other way to detect the fakes than internal resistance (IR) or discharge testing. The HG2 has an AC IR spec of <=20mOhms. My genuine ones measure around 15mOhms. The fakes measure about 35mOhms, indicating that they will have huge voltage sag and a low current rating.
The fakes perform MUCH worse than genuine HG2’s, DO NOT USE THESE FAKES!
Eight different fake battery types to report!
These fakes are very hard to detect visually. Both fake and genuine HG2’s have four spot weld points on top and free-floating (not glued on) top ring insulators. The fakes have a slightly wider ring around the battery near the top but that will be very hard to see without having a genuine HG2 for comparison.
There’s no other way to detect the fakes than internal resistance (IR) or discharge testing. The HG2 has an AC IR spec of <=20mOhms. My genuine ones measure around 15mOhms. The fakes measure about 35mOhms, indicating that they will have huge voltage sag and a low current rating.
The fakes perform MUCH worse than genuine HG2’s, DO NOT USE THESE FAKES!
