I know there was an issue a while back with counterfeit batteries on places like Amazon. Is there a good place to buy 18650’s?
From someone not in the hobby: what exactly should I imagine under the term counterfeit batteries? Are those batteries that can be used in the same devices as tge real ones but with different specifications or are they just from different lower quality brands than the one advertised?
They are liable to vent (where they overheat and off-gas dangerously) and/or explode. Stay away from counterfeits like your life depends on it, because it very well may.
Low quality, fake specs, and much more likely to catch fire.
https://www.18650batterystore.com
Bought a lot of batteries from there and all have been great.
I just bought a couple from these guys, they even threw in a spare flashlight but I only bought one battery so I don’t have a battery for my flashlight and now I need to go buy another battery.
Ingenious bastards.