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Hi FolksI have just become aware that the very popular iMAX B6 chargers have a large number of counterfeit / fake / cloned chargers for sale on the likes of eBay and Amazon. I have bought a 2nd-hand one off flea-bay and it seems to work fine. Topped up a LiPo pack (before I was aware of the counterfeit issue) and it seemed to stop at the appropriate point and not overcharge the battery (checed with a separate LiPo battery checker)Are the only GENUINE iMAX B6 chargers made by SKYRC and have the 'scratch n sniff' holographic sticker on the base? Or are some versions 'badge engineered versions' of this? If the others are counterfeit / fake / clones then they seem to have gone to inordinate lengths to make them look 'just right' (apart from the large bold white B6 or B6AC lettering which they all apart from the SKYRC models seem to have)Regarding the (and I'll be gracious here) clones/copies okay or are some better than others?If some are better than others (as I suspect), how can you get a 'good' clone as opposed to a bad one?? Is there any way to identify these? Do some have worrying characteristics like not balancing cells correctly or over or under-charcing the cells? If so, how can you tell these apart from the others?Really wandering around in the dark here. Some B6's appear to be very cheap (= fake / avoid) whereas others seem to be top price.Expensive doesn't necessarily mean better?? Sorry, lots of questions! Thanks in advance, Zaph