Every VV/VW mod on the market today have a protection circuit that shuts the mod down should your atomizer or battery short. They use Pulse Width Modulation to boost the voltage to 6 volt pulses. IMR batteries are rated for high drain situations, and they are considered to have a safer chemistry than the other types of batteries. Most of us use IMR batteries. They rarely go into thermal runaway and a lot of the forum users here (experienced!) even use them in unprotected mechanical mods.
IMR- (aka LiMn) IMR stands for Ion-Manganese-Round. Generally has less Mah. Can handle very high drains. (we need high drain batts) Considered a 'safe' chemistry battery. They shouldn't explode, rather, they melt/degas & can create high pressure in our mechanical mods if the mods do not have proper ventilation. Generally don't come with integrated protection. These are our fav batteries.
ICR- (aka LiCoO2) ICR stands for Ion-Cobalt-Round. These are the 2nd most popular batteries for higher drain devices, like our mods. These batteries generally do come with a protection circuit, and they should, because they can & will readily explode in short situations. These are sold with china-made VV/VW mods without protection circuits, which can get noobs into trouble when they unknowingly use them in their mechanical mods without understanding that they are sold unprotected in VV/VW mod kits. ICR batteries are sold with protection circuits built into them. (which can make them longer) If you want to use unprotected ICR batteries in a mechanical mod, you can order a vapesafe fuse, which you place on top of your battery in the tube. It will trip if a short is detected. I like ICR batteries. The quality of an ICR battery depends on the company that made it obviously. Most IMR batteries will do well for a while, then they drop in vapor quality over a period of time. ICR batteries can be hit or miss.
The other types of batteries aren't too popular with vapers. LifePO4, for example. Has a lower fully charged voltage. MNKE batteries have a little following here, but they don't outperform IMR cells for our purposes. NMC batteries can potentially compete with IMR/ICR batteries, but they are more expensive, and they still don't outperform IMR batteries in high drain situations as far as I know. A popular NMC battery (and the only nmc battery i've seen for sale) is the panasonic 18650 NMC hybrid batteries. They have a good wrap, and a lot of people use them, but they have a protection circuit which makes them too long for some mechanical mods.
Check out the battery forum stickies for more safety information if you plan to use unregulated/unprotected mech mods in your future!
IMR- (aka LiMn) IMR stands for Ion-Manganese-Round. Generally has less Mah. Can handle very high drains. (we need high drain batts) Considered a 'safe' chemistry battery. They shouldn't explode, rather, they melt/degas & can create high pressure in our mechanical mods if the mods do not have proper ventilation. Generally don't come with integrated protection. These are our fav batteries.
ICR- (aka LiCoO2) ICR stands for Ion-Cobalt-Round. These are the 2nd most popular batteries for higher drain devices, like our mods. These batteries generally do come with a protection circuit, and they should, because they can & will readily explode in short situations. These are sold with china-made VV/VW mods without protection circuits, which can get noobs into trouble when they unknowingly use them in their mechanical mods without understanding that they are sold unprotected in VV/VW mod kits. ICR batteries are sold with protection circuits built into them. (which can make them longer) If you want to use unprotected ICR batteries in a mechanical mod, you can order a vapesafe fuse, which you place on top of your battery in the tube. It will trip if a short is detected. I like ICR batteries. The quality of an ICR battery depends on the company that made it obviously. Most IMR batteries will do well for a while, then they drop in vapor quality over a period of time. ICR batteries can be hit or miss.
The other types of batteries aren't too popular with vapers. LifePO4, for example. Has a lower fully charged voltage. MNKE batteries have a little following here, but they don't outperform IMR cells for our purposes. NMC batteries can potentially compete with IMR/ICR batteries, but they are more expensive, and they still don't outperform IMR batteries in high drain situations as far as I know. A popular NMC battery (and the only nmc battery i've seen for sale) is the panasonic 18650 NMC hybrid batteries. They have a good wrap, and a lot of people use them, but they have a protection circuit which makes them too long for some mechanical mods.
Check out the battery forum stickies for more safety information if you plan to use unregulated/unprotected mech mods in your future!
