Battery Life; iStick vs DNA; LiPo vs 18650 Li-Ion/Hybrid; SubTank & Atlantis.

aldenf;14901014 said:

igottasrt8;14900225 said:

Does the istick have great battery life or do the Chana 30 watt boxes suck batteries? My istick seems to have MUCH better battery life than my 30 watt Chanas. Am I crazy?

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If you are a moderate vapor, say 15W or below, the iStick will outlast any of the DNA 30 boxes, authentic or clone.

LiPo batteries have a very different discharge curve, allowing more usable Ah above our APV's battery cut-off level (3.2-3.5V). The other reason the iStick's battery level shines is it's limit of "20W". A 20W APV pulls a maximum current off the battery of just under 7A. A 30W APV pulls a maximum of 10.5A. 30 Watts requires us to use a "high drain" battery for safety purposes. High drain batteries (20-30A) sport 2000-2500 mAh where 10A batteries live around 3000 mAh. Also remember that the iStick, at approximately 2/3 it's battery charge, drops it's peak voltage in the PWM cycle to 4.8V, when set to 4.8V or less. This adds to the iStick's battery efficiency.

A far majority of vapers are at 20W or less. The new Atlantis and SubTank may change things a bit. These two really like power to shine, especially the Atlantis. Sweet spot for the SubTank seems to be 25ish. Sweet spot for the Atlantis is over 30, about 32W. The SubTank shines from 15-30W. The Atlantis shines from 30-35W. Problems I see? Vapers may have to purchase a new APV to go along with the new tanks. We don't want to run our APVs at their max wattage for extended periods of time. Expect needing at least a 30W device for the SubTank and a 40W device for the Atlantis. Give yourself a 2-4W cushion above your sweet spot to be nice to your APV. As always, YMMV.

To tie this all together... I fear vapers are not going to like battery life while using these new tanks. Most everything in vaping is a trade-off. I have found builds in all my atomizers that shine between 12 & 20W, even some of my RDAs. (I do tend to drip around 25W however.) If you're happy with the Nautilus or Aerotank you currently have, at 10-15W, think hard before getting the SubTank or Atlantis. It has been mentioned many times that the iStick paired with a Nautilus, Aerotank or RTA is a darned-good vape.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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