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3.0 out of 5 stars5000 mAh capacity?
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024
I purchased these C cells to use as a backup for my portable Sony boombox style CD/Cassette/Radio/Line In unit. I like to keep an extra set on hand (It takes 6) charged up so when one set is drained I can swap in the other and keep the music going. It has an AC cord of course, but I like having the freedom to take it wherever I go in the house or garage. I have been very satisfied with the 6 C cells from EBL that are in the radio now. They last for two weeks at 3-4 hrs per day on Line In. This set of 8 was a disappointment and I will be sending them back. The tiny little instructions that come in the box state that the cells must be charged/discharged 3-5 times to be at their optimum level. I have an AccuPower IQ 338 and a 338XL. They are pretty sophisticated chargers. So to get to the point, I did 5 charge/discharge/charge cycles and not one of the 8 cells reached 5000mAh. The closest was 4000mAh on one of them. The rest came in around 3800mAh. Even if EBL marketed these as 4000mAh cells I'd still be unsatisfied if they came in around 3800mAh. I don't know if I just got a bad batch or what, but for now I won't be purchasing anymore EBL cells. I'm ready to roll the dice on some Amazon Basics C cells. Who knows? Maybe they will surprise.