RH1 batteries from China

[nathantw666]

Just to let you know that I purchased a battery for my RH1 on Ebay from one of those places in China and if anyone was thinking of doing that I would say go for it. The battery works as it should. Paying $15 is a LOT better than paying $60 for the "official" ones. I'll probably pick up another now that I know the one I received works fine.

[srizvi1]

advice noted. Thanks nathan

[bilb]

I've purchased a total of 8 of them so far (I know, it's a bit overkill but with the way minidisc players/recorders have all but stopped being manufactured, I didn't want to wake up and these batteries cost 40.00 each) and they have performed just as well or better than the "real" ones that came with my minidisc player/recorders. B.I.L.B.

[sector001]

yeah, they DO work...even if they are counterfeits. but like u said it's much better than paying $60 to Sony.

Edited October 3, 2007 by sector001

[BobS]

I have bought several of these also and have had no problem.

A bit of warning though, do not overstock unless you plan on using the batteries. Lithium-Ion batteries will gradually loose capacity just sitting around, so they do have a shelf life. That is why laptop manufactures do not recommend buying a spare battery to use when the original goes bad, after several years the replacement will also have lost much of its capacity. I am not sure if cycling through them will extend the life. Just don't plan on storing some for several years.

Does anyone know if cold storage (not freezing) can extend the shelf life of a lithium-Ion battery ?

[carlesraf]

Hi;

Extract from Wikipedia:

Different storage temperatures produce different loss results: 6% loss at 0 °C (32 °F), 20% at 25 °C (77 °F), and 35% at 40 °C (104 °F). When stored at 40% - 60% charge level, these figures are reduced to 2%, 4%, 15% at 0, 25 and 40 degrees Celsius respectively.

More info on the next link-->

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery

[bobzilli]

This is an issue I usually dont deal with when I should. I have several old units that I cant find batteries for and this thread got me thinking about the RH1. The options are to buy a few batteries and hope they don't diminish before I use them or pray Sony keeps making them. Life sure has it issues with a dying format...

Edited October 8, 2007 by SourMilkMoon

[Superbaldguy]

In my experience, these cheap batteries seem to work OK when new but quickly lose their performance - at least that was the case with the NH-14WM's I owned, which were fakes. I guess the question has to be asked - are these LiON cells genuine Sony's or fakes?

[sector001]

obviously they are fakes at such a low low price...how can they afford to sell them so cheap while Sony is charging the full $60 for it?

[Superbaldguy]

There's a difference between a fake and a third-party battery - such as GP gumsticks. Fakes look just like the original but are made of far inferior materials, and rarely work for any length of time. Roll the dice, take your chances, I guess.

[sector001]

the one i bought weren't 3rd party batteries...they had the same SONY label on it. but yeah, roll the dice and take a chance. actually the first battery the ebay guy sent me was a dud. but they sent me a replacement, free of charge.