4 RCR123A 3.0V 900mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Protected Batteries with a Smart Charger
by Tenergy
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Customer Review: Good Kit For the Price.
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this kit for a few months now and have recharged a pair of the batteries 3 times, and a third battery once. So far everything works as expected. I use them in a Fenix P3D Premium 100 (Luxeon Rebel LED, 11 - 200 lumens), and a Fenix P1 CE (Cree 7090 XR-E LED - 90 lumens). For me the performance is very acceptable considering how inexpensive the kit was. I get maybe an hour to 1-1/2 hours total runtime depending which brightness levels I'm using. I don't use the lights for more than 10 or 15 minutes at a time anyway so that's plenty of uses between charges for me.
A nice plus is you get the car charger adapter included, too. Most kits require you to buy that separately at additional cost. Probably the only thing I would have liked with the kit is some kind of pouch to keep it all together. I made a carrying case out of an old zippered memory card/battery case I had hanging around. It just happens to all fit perfectly but it took an awful lot of finagling to make that happen!
UPDATE 11-14-09
I just wanted to update this review to say I am still using these cells and they are still working great. I think the runtime has improved after a few charge/recharge cycles (which is what is supposed to happen), so these are lasting even longer in my lights now. I only recharge them maybe every 4 months with occasional use of my lights. Still highly recommended.
Customer Review: Buying for a flashlight?
Summary: 2 Stars
These batteries appear to be great at first. They work just according to instruction, rechargeble batteries that you can be used over and over. It will save you a lot of money. So far all good.
The problem was I never got close to the runtime that I was suppose to when I used them for my FenixP3D CE Premium Q5. Estimated runtime according to the manual is 4h50min for the 120-lumens mode. With the Tenergy (900mAh) batteries I get about 1h 45 min, which is actually the best of all the 3.0V rechargeble batteries I have tested. Tenergy 750mAh gives 1h30 min, while a non rechargeble battery provide more than 5 hours of lighting!
If you are buying for a flashlight and it has a regulated voltage circuit, like my Fenix, you can buy 3.7 volt 1300mAh rechargeble batteries on for example ebay and get much longer runtime. The ones I have tested gave me 2h 30 min runtime, which is half the strength of a non-rechargeble battery, which I think is accepteble.
Customer Review: RECHARGEABLE CR123A BATTERIES AND"SMART" CHARGING UNIT
Summary: 5 Stars
BATTERIES RUN OUT OF JUICE; YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THAT IF YOU HAVE ONE OR TWO OF THESE AROUND. IF THINGS GO "SOUTH" FOR US ALL, THIS CAN BE PLUGGED INTO A HAND CRANK SURVIVAL RADIO AND RECHARGED. GOOD IDEA.
THE CHARGER HAS "SMART" SENSORS AND DEVICES BUILT IN;
HEAT, LEAKAGE, AND BATTERY MEMORY ARE NOT A PROBLEM.
THIS IS HIGH QUALITY EQUIPTMENT. NICE PRODUCT.
(S.WILLIN)
Customer Review: Work GREAT!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought some of these to try with a light using 123 A's. They work as advertised. When you check them with a meter they show over 3 volts, but under load they do not hurt the light. Have been using them for a while now. Hold a charge VERY well, and no longer have to buy throw away 123A's.Customer Review: In my opinion
Summary: 2 Stars
When I bought these batteries I understood that they had an output voltage of 3v. After charging all four I tested them with a volt meter and found they are at 3.6-3.9v. I thought the idea was a regulated output of 3.0-3.2v. Not satisfied with this product.