14500s on an XTAR question

[Striker911]

My xtar has 2 options, .5 amp and 1 amp. So for the AW IMR 14500s, the Orbtronic Hybrid IMR 18650, and the Nhaler IMR 18650 I use 1 amp. Then for the AW protected 14500 I use .5 amp. Does that sound good?

Id go half an amp. .6 amps gets them pretty hot.

 

[NickZac]

NNP is Panasonic battery technology, Nickel based New Platform. Higher capacity than cobalt based, nominally the same zone of safety.

PSS is the other new Panasonic technology, nominally similar safety to IMR, but higher capacity (close to cobalt).

I was under the impression that AW used this base as well upon their most recent upgrades? Their IMR and Ps recently got a good boost...

 

[markfm]

AW is not an actual battery manufacturer, they use panasonic cells (no idea if they use cells from anyone else too)

 

[NickZac]

AW is not an actual battery manufacturer, they use panasonic cells (no idea if they use cells from anyone else too)

Interesting...so would this mean that the Panasonic versions with the same ratings may be the same? Super-T's test of some of the 16850 Panasonics indicate they perform very similar to the IMR/Protected AWs, respectively.

 

[markfm]

Imr probably very close, protected icr might vary slightly depending on if aw adds own protection circuit vs getTing them already protected from panasonic..

 

[WillyB]

AW is not an actual battery manufacturer, they use panasonic cells (no idea if they use cells from anyone else too)

As far as I can tell, out of their entire line, AW uses 2 Panasonic cells, the middling performing (and exaggerated mAh) 2900 and 3100.

 

[markfm]

No disagreement, I just brought up Panasonic due to NNP being Panasonic tech. I haven't heard of others producing that mix (or at least using that term).