360MAh vs 880MAh or higher?

[MickiO]

Ok, What exactly can 3.6/3.7 volt Li-ion Cr123a/16340 rechargeable battery rated at 880 mah do better than
2 x rcr10440 3.7v 360 mah Batteries??

I just want something that will give me consistent vapor hits throughout the day so I know if I'm not getting much vapor, it's NOT the battery, and don't have to check everything else first all the time, only to discover it's my battery that's the problem.

ATLEAST if I knew my batteries lasted for longer periods, it would help eliminate playing the guessing game over & over to find out if the battery is dying or is it something else.

Ya know, "is it my cartridge?, no, do I have enough liquid?, yes, is my atty clogged?, nope, is my battery low again, YES!

@@@Will 360MAh give consistent vapor hits, but just need to be recharged sooner than 880MAh, is that the difference? Can someone please explain this?

Thanks!!

[Burnie]

Originally Posted by MickiO

Will 360MAh give consistent vapor hits, but just need to be recharged sooner than 880MAh, is that the difference? Can someone please explain this?

The higher the MAh the longer the battery will last. Normal factory PV batteries are around 180 MAh. Hope this helps.

Burnie

[MickiO]

Thanks. so I guess that means, 360MAh is just as capable of producing consistent vapor as a higher MAh. Only the 360 MAh will need charged more often than a higher MAh, right?

[42109]

I don't think you can get a 10440 "protected".

[caesar]

Originally Posted by MickiO

Thanks. so I guess that means, 360MAh is just as capable of producing consistent vapor as a higher MAh. Only the 360 MAh will need charged more often than a higher MAh, right?

Not really. It depends on battery construction too.

There are special batteries rated at 100mAh but can be drained with 2 amps whereas there are 2000mAh batts that can only be drained at 100mAmps (so even fully charged it will not vape at all).


Also draining a batt at currents more than it's capacity will destroy it faster.

So whenever you can pick a larger battery, use it!

I'd say that a good 900mAh batt will serve you better and longer (in time, after many charging cycles) then the best ~300mAh one.

[Mycide]

my 3000 mAh batt lasted me about 3.5 days on the first run. I almost forgot what to do when my led went out :P

[MickiO]

Originally Posted by Mycide

my 3000 mAh batt lasted me about 3.5 days on the first run. I almost forgot what to do when my led went out :P

"Mycide", WOW that's awesome! what are using?
Oh I see from your avatar, you made your own eh, Cool!

[surbitonPete]

Originally Posted by Mycide

my 3000 mAh batt lasted me about 3.5 days on the first run. I almost forgot what to do when my led went out :P

Yes my 2000 mah are lasting me for an easy 2 days or about 8ml of juice. so that seems about right.

[joedirt]

Originally Posted by MickiO

Ok, What exactly can 3.6/3.7 volt Li-ion Cr123a/16340 rechargeable battery rated at 880 mah do better than
2 x rcr10440 3.7v 360 mah Batteries??

@@@Will 360MAh give consistent vapor hits, but just need to be recharged sooner than 880MAh, is that the difference? Can someone please explain this?

It depends how much current is needed for a good vapor.

- For best LiIon battery life you should shoot for 1C discharge.. (may not apply to LiPo or newer technologies, but good rule of thumb)
- Any batteries in parallel are like a larger battery. (So two 360mAh in parallel are just like one 720mAh)

It's more complex with internal resistances and problems generating more then 1C discharge.. so for a 360mAh battery, any current over ~400mA will reduce the lifetime of the battery and probably at 800mA it might not generate enough current.

So, yes, you should be shooting for 880mAh (total) or >1000mAh if you are shooting for the 1A current to the atty. A single 360mAh will either not produce enough current, or seriously hurt the lifetime of the battery (1A would be a 3C discharge).

I don't find any real reason NOT to use two smaller batteries in parallel rather then one larger battery for the same total mAh rating. However, for a given size obviously the larger rated battery will be much smaller volume then two smaller cells.

Charge/discharge time would hypothetically be the same for two 360mAh in parallel versus one 720mAh cell.