Efest IMR18650 2000mAh (Red) 2014

V1 flat top

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Official specifications: Efest%20IMR18650%202000mAh%20V1%20(Red)%202014-info

Thse batteries are fairly low capacity and not really high current.

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Efest%20IMR18650%202000mAh%20V1%20(Red)%202014-Capacity

The batteries do track and can deliver 7A, this is not very impressive for 18650 IMR cells today.

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V2 button top

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Official specifications:
Efest%20IMR18650%202000mAh%20V2%20(Red)%202014-info

The flat top batteries are basically the same.

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Efest%20IMR18650%202000mAh%20V2%20(Red)%202014-Capacity

Efest%20IMR18650%202000mAh%20V2%20(Red)%202014-CapacityTimeHours

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Efest%20IMR18650%202000mAh%20V2%20(Red)%202014-Energy

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Conclusion

As IMR batteries they are not very impressive.
At 7A and below they do have an acceptable performance.



Notes and links

The batteries was supplied by Efest for review.

How is the test done and how to read the charts
How is a protected LiIon battery constructed
More about button top and flat top batteries