Do not use the Samsung 26F battery above 5A or 20W!

[Mooch]

I'm getting more and more reports of the Samsung ICR18650-26F being sold with high power mods like the smok H-Priv 220W.

This is ridiculous.



That is a 5.2A-rated battery and it will perform very badly above about 5A/20W. If used in a high power device it could heat the batteries up enough to damage them or even cause them to vent (not thermal runaway though).

Do not use the Samsung 26F at above 5A or 20W per battery.

 

[sonicbomb]

The H-Priv is extremely unsuitable at it's max wattage with any batteries. I can't imagine that any other electrical device is retailed with inappropriate batteries like the vaping market regularly does.
Incidentally the Samsung ICR18650-26F was the first 18650 I ever owned.

 

[Zipslack]

Wow - not even good enough for repairing an iStick 30

 

[Eskie]

Thanks for the heads up! I use 25Rs in most of my setups, and at a quick glance would assume a 26F is a step up, not a giant step down. I'm amazed manufacturers would package their equipment with that.

 

[r77r7r]

Might be better than when they were including TrustFires with mechs

 

[Eskie]

Not by much.

 

[DaveP]

Sounds like the 25F would be best used as a 5W LED flashlight battery. Thanks Mooch, for posting the specs.

 

[Baditude]

I'm amazed manufacturers would package their equipment with that.

The H-Priv is extremely unsuitable at it's max wattage with any batteries. I can't imagine that any other electrical device is retailed with inappropriate batteries like the vaping market regularly does.

That's why I tell new vapers to never assume that the "free" battery included in a mod kit is the right battery to use. Mod manufacturers often don't have a clue when it comes to picking the better battery for their devices. How many manufacturers have been recommending a 35 amp battery, apparently unaware that no such thing exists?

@Mooch, I recall that the Samsung26F was included with the original Joytech Evic.