True, the fact that it's Batteryspace holds me back from trying them on, but not because of their past questionable quality, that much I can deal with.
From reading about people's experiences with them I estimate an average 5% typical failure rate & would simply buy a few more cells, adjusting the cost per cell accordingly.
Basically I'm looking at these from the standpoint as an alternative to nimh, so 500 cycles doesn't bother me so much.
Their specs & adcopy it seems a lot of the time are cut and pasted from their existing products
So the 500 figure I think they just stuck in there becuz they probably don't really know one way or the other & is likely higher just based on the chemistry alone, but again, can't really know for certain.
It's nebulous & inconsistent specs like this that bother me more than their quality & gives me pause to have confidence in their product.
But my purpose in focusing on the D-size is becuz I'm in the same boat as safe.
I have an existing enclosure requirement/restriction that only D cells (or smaller) will fit.
A123 would probably be my only choice if they were available in anything (like 2mm) shorter, regardless of cost.
AFAIK this is a first for lithium phosphate (or high rate discharge lithium of any flavour) in these 3 standard form factors.
Plus you don't have the added overhead cost of time extracting the cells from existing packs, which you have to factor into the $10 price of the A123 for an even comparison.
