not necessarily these
Old NFO warns of Counterfeit CR123 Batteries!
PSA on counterfeits with SIGNIFICANT issues!!!
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE FBI HAS ASSESSED IN REF A THAT COUNTERFEIT AND SUBSTANDARD LITHIUM BATTERIES POSE A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK TO MILITARY PERSONNEL. THE FBI HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SUCH BATTERIES SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTING WHILE BEING USED, TRANSPORTED OR STORED, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO TACTICAL EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY.
2. CR123A BATTERIES ARE THE MOST COMMON COUNTERFEITS. THESE ARE WIDELY USED, NON-RECHARGEABLE THREE VOLT LITHIUM MANGANESE DIOXIDE BATTERIES MANUFACTURED BY MAJOR CORPORATIONS SUCH AS DURACELL, ENERGIZER, SUREFIRE, PANASONIC, RAYOVAC, SANYO, SONY, KODAK, AND MAXELL.
3. IDENTIFICATION: COMMON EXTERIOR INDICATORS OF COUNTERFEIT BATTERIES INCLUDE LABEL MISSPELLINGS, MISSING LABEL INFORMATION, BLURRED FONTS, ALTERED LOGOS OR SEALS, DIFFERENT LABEL DIMENSIONS, ALTERED OR SUBSTANDARD PACKAGING, CRIMP SEAL DIFFERENCES, MATERIAL DIFFERENCES, AND DIFFERENCES IN VENT PERFORATION.
4. AVOIDANCE: DO NOT BUY BATTERIES AT REDUCED PRICE ON THE INTERNET, AT SWAP MEETS, STORE FRONTS, GUN SHOWS, ELECTRONICS AND TECHNICAL SHOWS. THE CHANCE OF PURCHASING COUNTERFEIT BATTERIES IS HIGHER AT THESE LOCATIONS. USE AUTHORIZED
RETAILERS.
5. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT MIX DIFFERENT TYPES OR BRANDS OF LITHIUM BATTERIES. NEVER USE BATTERIES WITH DIFFERENT DEPLETION LEVELS (I.E. DO NOT MIX OLD AND NEW BATTERIES IN THE SAME DEVICE).//
Tell your friends and check those ‘cheap’ batteries if you bought any lately…
PLEASE PASS THE WORD
“USE AUTHORIZED RETAILERS.”
Ah yes… only the company store…
Baloney.
Buyer beware. Know what you are looking for and pay attention to what is offered. Simply trusting the company store is no solution.
Posted by MamaLiberty | July 11, 2012, 12:02 pmThanks for passing this along!
Posted by Old NFO | July 11, 2012, 5:24 pmI think most of us gun bloggers use these batteries in our tacticool flashlights.
It only made sense – thank you!
Posted by guffaw1952 | July 11, 2012, 5:57 pm