14500 900mah batts and the multimeter

[snails1023]

I have 8 14500 batts trustfire that I need to keep changing out of my 3.7 bottomfeeder every 1.5 hours or less. When I charge them and check them out on the multimeter they all read 4.12 or so.
Why are they discharging this quick? Then I got them they were lasting me a half a day or more.
So I am thinking it not the charger, but the batts. I have a hard time believing they are all fried at the same time. 6 of them are 3 months old and 2 of them are 6 weeks old.

Thoughts? Idea?? or garbage???

 

[4mehealth]

Maybe it's your charger? (Of course, I'm one to talk, mine overcharges).

Are you using LR atty's?

 

[snails1023]

I pulled out the back up charger and I am going to try to recharge some of them.. Yes, I use LR atty's.

 

[4mehealth]

Sorry to ask again, but were you using LR right from the get go? *just trying to establish a base comparison*

I believe LR draws a lot of current. Therefore, your batt won't last as long. I believe IMR's are the way to go with LR. Although I can't say. I'm using regular protected batts at this point. My next purchase (when postal service resumes) will be a pair of IMR's just to compare. A lot less mah, but that's ok. With the eGo, 650 was lasting me the day.

 

[wazzup592]

I think it's weird that a 900 mah batt only lasted you half a day from the beginning. Compared to my riva, i could run a 1.5ohm on it all day and still run it into the next day, vaping a lot. Was your bottomfeeder always a batteryburner

 

[snails1023]

Yes I used LR atty's for the beginning. Well I have new batts and a charger on the way. Thanks everyone.