So I have an 18650 3.7v battery its currently reading 3.2v and my coils are not getting red. They get hot but not red hot. I'm so confused. Did I .... up my battery? My other battery the same exact kind is at 3.4 v and firing like a champ
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...Did you charge it?
I'm assuming you mean you charged it, yet it'll only now read 3.2V? Or are you wondering why a battery drained to 3.4V will fire your atty, but one at 3.2V won't?
I'm assuming you mean you charged it, yet it'll only now read 3.2V? Or are you wondering why a battery drained to 3.4V will fire your atty, but one at 3.2V won't?
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I charged it and used it today I just didn't know if it was dead or just not firing correctly. As I'm still learning about batteries and their voltage
Oh, gotcha. Yeah, vapor production will trail off pretty quickly once your voltage drops low enough depending on the setup. It means you need to charge it. 
Check out the battery things near the top of this page, and then consider going through the rest:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...op-reference-shop-new-experienced-vapers.html
Check out the battery things near the top of this page, and then consider going through the rest:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...op-reference-shop-new-experienced-vapers.html
I just wasn't sure if the battery was already dead or not kind of freaked me out haha
I'm sure I sound like a complete noob haha. So at what volts is the battery considered "sleeping" then if you don't mind I ask. I looked everywhere and cannot find out haha
Usually most Li-Ion batteries reach their cutoff point (where they won't cooperate anymore) somewhere around 3.2-3.1v. It's ballpark--I never really tested them myself. If you have a regulated mod, it will alert you that your battery charge is low and that you should recharge it.
Batteries come off the charger at 4.2v, then operate at 3.7v for most of the time before slowly going down to 3.2v or so where they cut off.
What kind of mod are you using?
You answered all of my questions! I'm using the Manhattan with a little boy rda micro coils coming in at .30 ohms
I'm using the Panasonic NCR18650PF batts and a nitecore intelli
Ruh Roh! Two things.
1. That's a good charger!
2. We need to have a talk about your battery. That's rated for 10A, and if you are running at 0.3 you're pulling 14A+ amps.
It has a 18A pulse rating, so if you're careful and take really short draws (4-5 seconds) it *might* be OK, but you're really pushing it and allowing zero room for error, like the switch getting stuck or setting it down and forgetting to lock it.
From a safety POV, your rock bottom would be 0.42, but measurements can often be off by 0.1 -- so your ideal might be 0.5-0.6. I'm going to leave this link here, please check out the first few links about batteries, and then the rest at your leisure:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...op-reference-shop-new-experienced-vapers.html
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