Empire Batteries? Trash?

Jonathan KC8RYW · Post by **Jonathan KC8RYW** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:42 pm

Anyone used them?

Bat2way · Post by **Bat2way** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:42 pm

Acces, Battery Products, OSI, Cut-Rate, Voltmaster, ExoComm, Honeywell, Delcom, Power Products, Batteries R Us, Yazoo, mAMaster, BBooster, Smoker, Daiwee, FuGo, AmpereJammer, MicroCell, TechBook, HungLo, PowerSonic, Battery Superstore, Battery Mart, Anodizer

I suppose they are in the same class as these................

Hightower · Post by **Hightower** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:55 am

Would not even think about aftermarket batteries - never ever......

firetech792 · Post by **firetech792** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:41 am

A few have passed through my shop recently......total garbage

AEC · Post by **AEC** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:49 am

In the aftermarket battery world, the true junk is easily found, and most of the time on....EBAY.

I've used NABC with excellent results, as well as two on Ebay(surprize) that also work quite well and provide not only solid contstruction, but long life as well.

The packs are 1800 mAh, and appear to be the 7143 series Jedi pack, and they even come with a decent belt clip also.

I would however, shy away from Nuon, as these packs do NOT stand up to daily use, the retainer clips are weak and the cells become depleted over a short duty life.

There is another pack found on Ebay, that looks like the heavy duty, high capacity pack(NTN7144), but the capacity of that pack is only 1500 mAh and dies rapidly, even with use of low power(1 watt).
Consatruction is alright, pretty solid on this side, but battery life over a day is horribly poor, and of course, there is NO manufacturer marking to tell who made the pack, or when.

The aftermarket battery world is akin to a spaghetti western, where you have the good, the bad, and the ugly.....all in search of your fistfull of dollars.

Dorpmuller · Post by **Dorpmuller** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:04 am

I picked up a couple Empire 2700 mah Saber batts. on screwbay but they seem all right for my use. (light)

Finally found a couple OEM's though.

Rich

mr.syntrx · Post by **mr.syntrx** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:15 am

My Jedi batteries from them are fine, but my Saber batteries, while they initially seemed OK, and fit perfectly, aren't all that well put together. The bottom plate has fallen out of one of them, and the cell pack rattles around in the other.