Battery replacement question
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Be that as it may, I've had mine for 17 days now, and they appear to be holding above 3.7 even better than the AW IMR 18650's/1600 mAH that I was using. I vape them a full 24 hours (@1.4-1.6 ohms) each, and they're still at 3.81(ish) when I swap them out. YMMV, but I, for one, am sold on them.
Having recently acquired 2 HG2s and just before that purchased 8 30Q's I can say that the HG2 is superior. I can vape 8-9ml at 26.5 watts and when I pull the battery it's at 3.8. The 30Q gets about 3-4 ml in the same setup.
So I ordered more HG2s. Thanks to sloth for the pro tips.
So I ordered more HG2s. Thanks to sloth for the pro tips.
I would really like to see pics of these new batteries in a REO. In the Grand and in the Woodvil. Also would like to see the difference in them in button top and flat.
I know my Samsung 25R button tops work in my Woodvils but are just too long for me to feel safe in the Grand. The flat tops give me marginal security in case of a short. Not much spring left to drop.
I know my Samsung 25R button tops work in my Woodvils but are just too long for me to feel safe in the Grand. The flat tops give me marginal security in case of a short. Not much spring left to drop.
Don't have any buttons left to compare, but maybe this will help a little...
Here's an LG HG 2 side by side with Samsung 25R and new version VTC-5. Negligible difference in size - not even 1 mm.
Here's the LG in a 2015 woodvil
I realize that spring looks REALLY squished. It's not that bad - here's a closeup...
And here's side by side, LG in a Grand, and Sammy in the Woodvil.
Baby blue only looks taller because it STARTS higher in a Woodvil...
Again - I know spring looks really compressed here, but I'm pretty sure I'd know if it dropped. Honestly, the only time I truly shorted something, I knew
and reacted so fast that the spring didn't have to drop.
Here's an LG HG 2 side by side with Samsung 25R and new version VTC-5. Negligible difference in size - not even 1 mm.
Here's the LG in a 2015 woodvil
I realize that spring looks REALLY squished. It's not that bad - here's a closeup...
And here's side by side, LG in a Grand, and Sammy in the Woodvil.
Baby blue only looks taller because it STARTS higher in a Woodvil...
Again - I know spring looks really compressed here, but I'm pretty sure I'd know if it dropped. Honestly, the only time I truly shorted something, I knew
and reacted so fast that the spring didn't have to drop. 
Glad to see I'm not insane - makes me feel better knowing so many of you have tried these now and agree about them. I love them. The great thing IMO is how they stand up to .3 ohm coils I often run. I can get most of the way through a bottle, and by the time I'm swapping bottles for sake of easier squonking, the battery is around 3.75-3.8 and so I swap bottles and batteries together. I was going through 2 AWs in the same time period on these coils.
Thinking about running them in all my 18650 Reos, Woodvil's and Grands, and the 2 CAM-MS's coming that will use 4 at a time. Have 8 for the 4 2015 Woodvil's, so would need to buy a bunch more of them (need 8 more just for the CAM's alone). Unlike some here who fiddle faddle about it, I don't have any problems running other flat tops I have in the Grands that also compress the spring less than the button tops do. I never polish any contacts in any of my Reos, they've never needed it. I keep them clean, and starting about a year ago use DeoxIt D100L & G100L on them occasionally.
The hg2's, Samsung 25rs, and Sony vtc4s are great options!! I use both Samsung and Sony right now, but have heard nothing but good stuff about the hg2s!
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Found 4 more LG HG2's in cases from ILLUM in the wee's this morning when I stopped by my mail place. Have 8 now, but more will probably come if I start using them in the LP Grands as well.
Is it better to charge my batteries at .5A or 1A? I always thought the slower charge was better, but have no basis for this belief.
http://batterybro.com/blogs/18650-wholesale-battery-reviews/57179459-lg-hg2-review-20a-3000mah
You can charge them at 4A if you wanted (although the lifespan would suffer), and the standard charge from the link above is 1.5A. On that basis, charging at under 1A would just seem to waste time!
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You can charge them at 4A if you wanted (although the lifespan would suffer), and the standard charge from the link above is 1.5A. On that basis, charging at under 1A would just seem to waste time!
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Are the LG's available in a button top? I have 25r's for flat tops but with a new Grand coming I didn't want to use the flat tops.
Order a bunch of the small door magnets from reosmods and put 1 on top of ea battery and forget about it.
proven to work and work well!In the mean time use some deoxit gold on the battery top and possitive contact. Or just the batt and it will get one the contact ad you press the button
Noalox will work too but is messy.
I use flat tops sometimes in my Reos with no magnets and no issues at all... do use DeoxIT D100L/G100L, don't use Noalox anywhere despite having a large tube of it. The ever growing stash of LG HG2 batts will be seeing some constant use in some of my Reo Grands.
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