2014 POWER POWOW
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BATTERY AND WHY?
ALSO, DO YOU CARE HOW YOUR CHARGER PERFORMS?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BATTERY AND WHY?
ALSO, DO YOU CARE HOW YOUR CHARGER PERFORMS?
Since the Panasonic CGR26650 and Sony VT26650SE's are becoming harder and harder to acquire, I've begun giving up on the idea of finding enough to always have one (or two) in my mods, while the others are charging
.HOWEVER, after going to the local vape shop for a new charger (my first Nitcore (i2)), I discovered they had some Purple Efest 26650's (which are 3500 mAh, 32A continuous/64A max discharge (burst), which I'd seen online and didn't want to wait for shipping, however being able to have them here and NOW talked me into
. And I've gotta say they're really awesome batteries!In a nutshell I think they're a perfect cross-breed of Sony's and MNKE's. MNKE'S have epic battery life (3500mAh), and an alright continuous discharge of 15amps (capable of bursting 60amps, I do noticed some warmth at 55amps bursting while chain vaping, which is slightly disconcerting). SONY's have and AWESOME continuous discharge of 50amps, with bursting calculated to be at 125amps (DON'T ATTEMPT, I kept it well below that number lol
), however battery life was a little skimpy at 2600mAh.I personally like being able to build with a flexible amp limit over longer battery life, because the Sony's had a decent battery life of around 6 hours heavy vaping, however the MNKE's definitely kept a steady firm charge for a good 8 hours, the Sony's would stay constant as well until the last minute and shut down all of the sudden, whereas the MNKE's would slowly slope towards the end.
These PURP'S aren't strained WHATSOEVER at 64amps (they stay cold the entire time as well, even through HEAVY chain-vaping), and the best part is; they last FOREVER! It's a strong charge (it has the "kick" that the Sony's do too, which is almost my favorite part, it ramps up super fast), that lasts for a good 8 hours, and it gives you everything until it can't and will tap out at the last second, leaving you with big, firm hits until it's time to charge again.
So these Purple Efests are my go-to battery if I can't find anymore Sony's/Panasonics, truly the perfect balance of what I need in a battery.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BATTERY AND WHY?
ALSO, DO YOU CARE HOW YOUR CHARGER PERFORMS?
I recently retired my first charger, it was a simple one-place charger, that had a red light that'd turn green when the battery was done. I'm not sure if the poor fella had any safety features, or if it'd shut off when charged (because it didn't come with a manual). Well, I thought it was time to get a charger with more slots because let's just say my vaping power consumption has gone up recently, and I'm almost mad I didn't get a "high quality" charger sooner!
I always thought it didn't matter when it comes to chargers, because they just do one job, and my cheap little guy was indeed...charging them. Well I finally gave in and spent a few bucks more on a Nitecore i2 (which I've heard ALOT about on ECF, thanks guys), and when my two 26650 purples charged in less than 3 hours I actually got excited!
This thing charged 2 in half the time my other one could charge 1! And it also showed the progress of where they were in charge amount, as well as stopped charging automatically, this to me is the best part, being able to soothe my impatience and actually KNOW how much longer I need to charge them lol. I'm truly impressed and happy that my charging will take half the time, and half of my worry away (of wondering whether I need to remove it from the charger). Also I was never really worried about putting my batteries in the wrong way, but it's nice to not worry about or think about accidentally putting them in backwards (in the dark or something), because if basically anything happens that can possible burn your house down, it'll shut off. (Having 2 slots is pretty priceless too, especially for you cloud-chasers and super-sub-ohmers out there, you know my pain!)
SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? DO YOU HAVE A BATTERY/CHARGER PREFERENCE? AND WHY? OR DO YOU CARE AT ALL? ANY FEEDBACK IS WELCOMED IN ADVANCE!
VAPE STRONG Y'ALL.REPLY NOW! DON'T THINK! GYOOOOOO!
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