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Counterfeit Maxell batteries

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jrmymllr:

--- Quote from: Doctorandus_P on November 11, 2021, 11:55:38 pm ---Why are they warning against throwing the EU in the waste bin?

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And that waste bin is quite small. I don't think it would fit.

TheBay:
It happened in the UK and hasn't worked out too well.

BrokenYugo:
Chinesium.

Best way I've found to get genuine button/coin cells at reasonable prices is to buy from mouser/digikey, at least for lithium, not sure on alkaline.

james_s:

--- Quote from: TimFox on November 11, 2021, 03:02:59 pm ---For those native English speakers who do not think spelling, grammar, and punctuation are important:  note that the important clues about this packaging are errors in spelling and grammar.
These can be expected from small companies who rely on automatic translation into English, but are not expected from major corporations who can afford proper translation.

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That has always surprised me, I mean how much could proper translation of the text on a package cost? I'm a native English speaker and it would take me about 10 minutes to clean up the entire thing into proper English. I'd be willing to do it for the cost of a couple of beers, or a modest amount of free product. The translation only has to be done once.

TimFox:
I agree. “Cleaning up” a translation (so long as you know the basic technical words) is far easier than an actual translation.  When my employer worked with a large Japanese company, I was often asked to review and fix technical articles, etc., possibly because my punctuation was better than other English-speaking employees at work.

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