same batteries different letters

[seany65]

I Is there any significance if two batteries, that otherwise look the same, have a different set of four capital letters under the "EU wheelie bin crossed out" image? One has "RFVD" and the other has "SLHC".

Could this be something to do with a batch label or something?

As usual, any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Freakscene]

I Is there any significance if two batteries, that otherwise look the same, have a different set of four capital letters under the "EU wheelie bin crossed out" image? One has "RFVD" and the other has "SLHC".

Could this be something to do with a batch label or something?

As usual, any help would be much appreciated.

RFVD is “redox flow vanadium” cell. SLHC is normally “sealed lead high capacity”. It means the battery chemistry is different. What batteries are they?

 

[seany65]

Thanks for the reply and info, Freakscene. They are both officially labeled Fujifilm Lithium-ion battery NP-95. The RFVD comes with a fujifilm x-s1 camera and two "DBTE for Fu np-95 batteries". The "SLHC" one is being sold by a different seller who is in China. I have just found a fuji np-95 with Chinese writing on that has "AADC" in the same place as the others, but no "wheelie bin crossed out" symbol.

 

[seany65]

I've just been pratting about on the interwebnet and found other Fujifilm NP-95 batteries with different sets of four letters all in the same place, some under a wheelie bin and some not. a few examples: with wheelie bins; SKVC, QEDD, SEGC. without wheelie bins; YK4A, YBAA, YCEA, YALA.

I'm sorry I noticed those letters now, they seem to be leading m down a silly rabbit hole!😡

 

[santino]

Is there a difference in practice?

 

[seany65]

santino, If you're asking me, I ain't got a clue.

 

[Freakscene]

I've just been pratting about on the interwebnet and found other Fujifilm NP-95 batteries with different sets of four letters all in the same place, some under a wheelie bin and some not. a few examples: with wheelie bins; SKVC, QEDD, SEGC. without wheelie bins; YK4A, YBAA, YCEA, YALA.

I'm sorry I noticed those letters now, they seem to be leading m down a silly rabbit hole!😡

Just look the codes up; they are all available if you Google them.

Is there a difference in practice?

They will have ever so slightly different longevity and charge-discharge characteristics. Unless you are monitoring these, and with normal temperature, charge demand and other factors during use, you would never notice any difference.

Marty

 

[seany65]

Being a bear with very little brain, I've had another go at searching for a clear explanation the codes, but the only ones I can find mention 3 letter codes rather than four letter codes.

The only info I can find about sealed lead batteries seems to say they are all 12v car batteries, and when searching for sealed lead lithium ion battery i get results that compare sealed lead batteries against lithium ion batteries.

I must be doing something wrong.

 

[Tim Murphy]

Being a bear with very little brain, I've had another go at searching for a clear explanation the codes, but the only ones I can find mention 3 letter codes rather than four letter codes.

The only info I can find about sealed lead batteries seems to say they are all 12v car batteries, and when searching for sealed lead lithium ion battery i get results that compare sealed lead batteries against lithium ion batteries.

I must be doing something wrong.

Dear seany65,

Rest assured that there are only a few battery manufacturers on the Planet Earth, and none of them are also camera manufacturers. That also applies to car manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and everyone else. I've toured a battery plant here in Pennsylvania and saw batteries branded Exide, Caterpillar, John Deere, and several other brands.

The difference between a 3rd party battery and a manufacturer branded battery is just a sticker with the name. Buy an NP-95 and it will work. My Fuji branded, Wasabi branded and Kastar branded batteries all work perfectly, and charging can be done with either company's charger with no issue.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[Freakscene]

Dear seany65,

Rest assured that there are only a few battery manufacturers on the Planet Earth, and none of them are also camera manufacturers. That also applies to car manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and everyone else. I've toured a battery plant here in Pennsylvania and saw batteries branded Exide, Caterpillar, John Deere, and several other brands.

The difference between a 3rd party battery and a manufacturer branded battery is just a sticker with the name. Buy an NP-95 and it will work. My Fuji branded, Wasabi branded and Kastar branded batteries all work perfectly, and charging can be done with either company's charger with no issue.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

And when you are finished, don't put any of them in the bin, put them in a battery recycling point and let someone else sort them out.

It is possible that you are looking at manufacturing codes that happen to coincide with some battery type codes.

 

[seany65]

Thanks to both of you for the new replies and extra info.

Some of this "digging" I've been doing has been caused by some things I've read on the 'net, such as: "There are some fujifilm np-95's that are fakes and can damage the cameras", "There are some fujifilm np-95's that don't fit some of the fuji cameras that they are meant for". So when I saw so many examples with different sets of four letters, I thought it best to at least try and find out the truth.

Then of course, there's the more than one example of:

"I had a *insert name* after market np-95 and it swelled up so much I could hardly get it out of the camera".

That added to the fog.

 

[Freakscene]

Thanks to both of you for the new replies and extra info.

Some of this "digging" I've been doing has been caused by some things I've read on the 'net, such as: "There are some fujifilm np-95's that are fakes and can damage the cameras", "There are some fujifilm np-95's that don't fit some of the fuji cameras that they are meant for". So when I saw so many examples with different sets of four letters, I thought it best to at least try and find out the truth.

Then of course, there's the more than one example of:

"I had a *insert name* after market np-95 and it swelled up so much I could hardly get it out of the camera".

That added to the fog.

None of these codes are related to those problems. If you get a cheap, bad cell, it will cause problems whatever specific chemistry is used.

 

[boojum]

FWIW I had a third-party Sony, the NP-FW50, swell and become unusable. I had about 8 or 10. I sent most along aith the A7M II when I gave it to a friend and got some more for the Pixii which uses that battery. One failure is bearable.

 

[seany65]

Thanks for the info boojum.