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THE SONY VTC5 (OFFICIAL MODEL NUMBER SONY US18650VTC5) IS A 2600MAH CELL 20A HIGH DRAIN 18650 BATTERY, WITH A UNIQUE SPECIFICATION THAT SOMETIMES ALLOWS USAGE TO 30A. SOMETIMES IT'S LABELED AS THE SONY VCT5 (OR US18650VCT5). SOME REFER TO IT AS A KONION CELL. IT HAS A GREAT REPUTATION PARTICULARLY AMONG HOBBYISTS WHO NEED HIGH MAH AND HIGH DRAIN CAPABILITIES LIKE E-BIKE BUILDERS, VAPING USERS, AND HIGH POWERED LIGHT CUSTOMERS. IN MID-LATE 2014, THESE CELLS DISAPPEARED FROM THE MARKET. SINCE IT WAS SO POPULAR, MANY FAKES APPEARED. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A GENUINE VTC5 IN LATE 2014 OTHER THAN FROM ONE OR TWO SUPPLIERS CHARGING TONS OF MONEY FOR VERY OLD STOCK. BUT, A FEW MONTHS AGO IN THE MIDDLE OF 2015, SUPPLY APPEARED AGAIN FOR US. SINCE THEN WE'VE GOTTEN MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PROVING THAT THEY'RE LEGIT GENUINE VTC5'S. THIS ARTICLE GOES THROUGH A LARGE CHUNK OF OUR TEST REPORT IN ORDER TO DO THAT.