Which setting should I have the xtar set at for the protected and the IMR 14500s, 1 amp or 1/2 amp?
While I'm asking the IMR 18650s go at 1 amp right?
Thanks in advance.
While I'm asking the IMR 18650s go at 1 amp right?
Thanks in advance.
Well IMRs have a higher discharge rate, but along with that is also the abilty to charge them at a higher rate.the IMR 14500s
IMR14500 Specifications :
Nominal Voltage : 3.7V
Capacity : 600mAH
Lowest Discharge Voltage : 2.50V
Standard Charge : CC/CV ( max. charging rate 1.5A )
Cycle Life : > 500 cycles
Max. continuous discharge rate : 4A
Well IMRs have a higher discharge rate, but along with that is also the abilty to charge them at a higher rate.
From the main 'office' of AW.
Seems charging at 1A ( which is only ~67% of the max rate) should be fine and speedy.
Charging time is decreased as well as charge/vaping timeHey what happens when a battery reaches the manufacturers listed life cycle? Does it just stop taking a charge or something?
Long before that point performance will suffer greatly. As capacity drops so will your initial loaded volts. In a VV mod using stacked cells it just means shorter vapetimes. But in a single, unfettered cell mod this drop in performance and vape quality will start to become apparent much, much sooner.Hey what happens when a battery reaches the manufacturers listed life cycle? Does it just stop taking a charge or something?
I keep reading words like "reliability", "durability" and "long-term" when talking about reasons to buy AWs. So it stands to reason that the AW should be able to hold is own after a year or so. These 9 runs were all done TODAY (8/23/11).
Usage: Not much. Occasionally would fill in for a LiCo in a 1.4A light and rarely run a ROP Hi. Most of the time they have been stored. Some of that time was fully charged just sitting on the shelf and the rest of the time was stored @ 3.8v in the fridge.The cells have never sat after being discharged and I followed charging guidelines specified by AW, but almost always charged them at or above 1C.
Hey what happens when a battery reaches the manufacturers listed life cycle? Does it just stop taking a charge or something?
Generally speaking, 80% is considered the end of "normal service life" and is when batteries should be replaced not just due to the lack of capacity but due to the wear and tear they will have received by this point.
Thats only a life cycle of 200 cycles.....
I was referring to the batts I started the thread about. The AW IMR 14500 and the protected AW 14500. What is AW NNP?
So this is kind of off topic but its my thread so IMO that makes it ok. I just took 2 AW IMR 14500s out of my Madvapes VV Box mod and put them on my XTAR. 1 of the lights would not go red. I took the batt out and metered it and it read 1.01 volts. Holy crap how can that happen. These batts are like 3 weeks old. I meter them every couple of days and have been keepiong a log and like clockwork they have both been perfect until just now. Any thoughts? Obviously this batt is going off to recycle. By the way while you/whoever may be responding to this where can I recycle these batts?
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?My pila charges my 14500's at 600mha. No issue and the charge takes just under an hour.