In all fairness, I haven't had any of my batteries warm up in any way. They stay cool at 0.8 ohm. I use then all day on rotation. I know it isn't 0.5, but still. Would just be reassuring that these are authentic AW's.
Warning: Fake Aw Batteries
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One can order them directly from AW of course: http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?230876-AW-s-LiIon-Batteries-Sales-Thread-*Part-12*
or email him directly - see previous page
Ah, thanks. Missed that.
ok so I managed to get hold of the supplier. I asked about authenticity of the batteries and they stopped responding. then after about 30min I got a response and they said no its not original but they are built to efest standards and they use limn chemistry in them. they claim they sell thousands of these to the US market and say the batteries are safe.
these Chinese are really sly mother f*******. they have now gone off line so I cant question any further
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these Chinese are really sly mother f*******. they have now gone off line so I cant question any further
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shyzer, that is swak
Thanks @Cape vaping supplies , yip I've checked other sites as well and all AW IMR Batteries since Dec 2013 have Hologram sticker (AW), and AW does not, and will never sell to any Chinese company. So if any supplier / reseller got AW IMR's from a Chinese supplier it is 100% FAKE!
Thank you @Cape vaping supplies that at least confirms that the AW i have is questionable in terms of authenticity 
I have done a side by side comparison of the AW i have with the V2 Efest 1600mah 18650 I have and the construction seems identical in terms of vent holes and dimensions. It is very possibly an efest. Obviously this is not scientific, and given the nature of the thing, most batteries are going to appear identical unless you strip them down to check the inside or have a batch of them to test to their destruction point.
This does indicate to me that either there is a real need in the market for genuine AWs, or I am only going to get Efests from now on
I have done a side by side comparison of the AW i have with the V2 Efest 1600mah 18650 I have and the construction seems identical in terms of vent holes and dimensions. It is very possibly an efest. Obviously this is not scientific, and given the nature of the thing, most batteries are going to appear identical unless you strip them down to check the inside or have a batch of them to test to their destruction point.
This does indicate to me that either there is a real need in the market for genuine AWs, or I am only going to get Efests from now on
@devdev just take note that Efest also do not sell to any Chinese company, if you are going to buy, buy directly from Efest or ask them for contact details of authorized distributor: www.efestpower.com
Let them first confirm! There are even fake Efest batteries out on the market.
Let them first confirm! There are even fake Efest batteries out on the market.
I know for a fact that the Efest's Skyblue brought in are original. They posted the invoice from Efest themselves. Kudos to Skyblue!
Thanks for your confirmation @Cape vaping supplies
I am still waiting on a response from my supplier regarding the AW's however looking at the above I am sure they are not authentic and I will probably get the same response as CVS. I can however confirm that the Efests which we are bringing in are directly from Efest and we will not be buying anymore AW's for the time being until we can confirm.
Ok thanks for the feedback @Cape vaping supplies
So am I supposed to conclude then that those AW IMR's you sold me on 22 Jan are likely to be fakes?
Was the person you were speaking to on Skype your supplier for the AW IMRs? Wasn't clear. You said in your post that they said they are built to EFest standards. So was that the supplier of the AW IMR batts or the supplier of the Efest batts?
So am I supposed to conclude then that those AW IMR's you sold me on 22 Jan are likely to be fakes?
Was the person you were speaking to on Skype your supplier for the AW IMRs? Wasn't clear. You said in your post that they said they are built to EFest standards. So was that the supplier of the AW IMR batts or the supplier of the Efest batts?
I think it is much safer and easier bringing in authentic Efest's batteries than AW's. And IMHO Efest's are really a much beter batery than the AW's. Only my opinion. Please don't kill me.
Thanks for keeping us informed @Stroodlepuff .
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