I feel alot better now. Thank you all for your replies.
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Just read the whole post--he's cleaned it up a bit since the last time I read it and the "generic" information is a lot more accurate now than I remember it. There are still a few problems with specific details, though.
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Battery size
An important consideration in battery safety is simply the physical size of the battery, and its C rating or safe discharge current. These two factors are linked, as small batteries of any type cannot safely run an atomizer, because they are not capable of supplying sufficient current.
Put simply: a larger battery is a safer battery. This means that a battery of sufficient physical size for the task can be of any type, as it will have sufficient safe capacity. The smallest cell this applies to is the 18500 format."
14500s are generally 600mah to 900mah. 18500s are generally 800mah to 1100mah. Already there is overlap--if an 800mah 18500 is "safe," why not a 900mah 14500? Also, Ego-style batteries range from 600 to 1300mah, with most sold being 900 or smaller. According to this post, then, Ego-style batteries are incapable of driving an atomizer. And if an eGo can't drive an atomizer, surely all those stick/cigalikes that top out at 180mah, or the "pen-style" that get up to 300mah would be unable to heat a coil.
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Because of this, we think it may be a good idea to rest batteries after charging them. This advice will not be found in the usual 'reference bibles' on batteries but we see more and different reports than others. Therefore we now advise:
Do not use batteries directly after charging them. Use a set you previously charged, and that have rested for several hours."
You do need to rest batteries after charging. This is because the charging process is basically a chemical one, and the batteries need a chance for the chemical matrix to stabilize and recrystallize. It usually takes about 10 minutes, and this information is explicitly mentioned in every "battery bible"
I've ever seen. Several hours would be fine, but 15-30 minutes should be, also.
The C rating that he talks about needing to know so much is usually the hardest thing to find out about a specific battery. They are very rarely marked. Look for "High Discharge" or "high rate." Avoid "Low Discharge" or "Low Rate." And as long as you're not going under about 1.7 ohms, any battery that
doesn't say "low discharge" should be fine. If your batteries don't say anything related to discharge capabilities, feel them when you put them in the mod. Vape normally for about 10 minutes and then feel your batteries. If they are warm, or at least warmer than they were, find different batteries. Try it again after half an hour--if you're a chain vaper they'll probably be at least a little warm, but they should not be hot. If you're only taking a couple of drags every once in a while and the batteries don't feel any warmer than when you put them in, you're good to go. If they're a little warmer, you're probably okay. If they're actually
warm, you may want to get other batteries just to be on the safe side, depending on how paranoid you are. I use high-drains and sometimes vape them until they're hot--I just let them cool down a bit and I've never had a problem.
If you're using protected batteries you don't need to worry as the protection is against over-discharge--the battery will shut down before it becomes dangerous (as long as the internal circuitry functions properly). The batteries Mom and Pop sell will be fine with any commercially-available atomizer. And they are protected so they will simply cut-out if you're using a rebuildable and your coil is too low.
