Has Mooch blessed any 3.7V 18650's?

[mcandre]

I am interested in setting up an Arduino charger for my vape batteries. But the charger I want to use, an Adafruit bq24074 solar charger, does not support nominal 3.6V batteries. And basically all the Mooch approved batteries are nominal 3.6V. So, which 3.7V batteries are considered fairly robust for high current, vaping purposes?

 

[Izan]

 

[Territoo]

Hey @Mooch?

 

[Superuser187]

ohhh Saint Mooch the vapers savior

 

[Z-Lee]

I am interested in setting up an Arduino charger for my vape batteries. But the charger I want to use, an Adafruit bq24074 solar charger, does not support nominal 3.6V batteries. And basically all the Mooch approved batteries are nominal 3.6V. So, which 3.7V batteries are considered fairly robust for high current, vaping purposes?

Mooch's blessing covers batteries that come from a reliable source, not necessarily that a specific battery is bad or shouldn't be used. He does all kinds of reviews on Efests, Vapcells, (insert non-OEM battery), etc, but is adamant about sticking to reliable OEM batteries as his information is only as reliable as the source from which the batteries come; rewraps not being that. He's still unbias about the information that's presented to him from his test results of said non-OEM batteries, however.

I want to share my findings on this, but I'll let Mooch do the talking.

 

[puffon]

No difference in Li-ion nominal 3.6v or 3.7v for our purpose.
Buy Mooch recommended batteries from reliable sources that support your amp draw requirement.
nominal 3.6v or 3.7v - Google Search

 

[Mooch]

I am interested in setting up an Arduino charger for my vape batteries. But the charger I want to use, an Adafruit bq24074 solar charger, does not support nominal 3.6V batteries. And basically all the Mooch approved batteries are nominal 3.6V. So, which 3.7V batteries are considered fairly robust for high current, vaping purposes?

Ignore the nominal voltage (if 3.6V or 3.7V), it doesn’t mean anything for us. If the cell is Li-ion and has a charging voltage of 4.2V and the charger charges to 4.2V then you should be okay. This assumes you have chosen a cell with a high enough true current rating, that is in good condition, and that it fits in your device.