Originally Posted by
angerdan
"The PTC may not be present in high current cells and it may also be missing in cheap cells."
lygte-info.dk/info/isMyBatteryProtected%20UK.html
So it also depends on how you use it and whith wich charger you charge it.
You can have luck with cheap cells.
When it's about sefety, i wouldn't take any risk.
Good protected cells are Keepower.
Thanks for the link--very helpful. It seems the generic ones I have are not protected.
Is it a bad idea (unsafe) to keep using the cheap generic batteries until they "go bad" (losing charges significantly)? I wonder if I should toss them up after a year or so even though they are still working well.