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A word of warning to purchasers of Li-poly batteries after a expensive experience,two 7.4 v/1020 cell batteries were purchased for £53.00 each in January 2004,they had 20 charges with the special charger and never allowed to go flat,after this they would not charge up,I returned the batteries to Messrs Perkins who returned them with a note which said-On test batteries would not hold to full capacity,this could be due to high current discharge rates or voltage control cut off not covered by warranty,returned to customer.
I am far from impressed with these Li-poly cells especially as I went to the expense of buying one of the best chargers on the market the Chamelon 6300D and following the instructions to the book,even so they failed at a mere 20 charges.
I will not be replacing them with similar cells but prefer to wait until hopefully electric cells will improve especially in the area of reliability and user friendly.
I think that I was short changed by Perkins especially as I adhered to the instructions with the batteries and observed all of the safety procedures.
Anyone else had similar experiences with such products ?

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