A red Efest battery

[somdcomputerguy]

So this battery is sold out and 4 bucks cheaper at this store:
Efest 18350 800mah | Vape, Mod, Battery - MyFreedomSmokes
than this store:
Efest IMR 18350 800mAh Flat Top 3.7V Rechargeable LiMn Battery
but is it any good? I plan to use it in an iTaste 134 mini with a 2.1 ohm atomizer. I will look around more if I have to, but I'd rather get it (maybe 2, depending on where I get it..) at one of these stores, and I certainly prefer the $2 price over the $6 price. There are a few more things that I want to get, and they are at MyFreedomSmokes and I don't mind waiting a while for the battery to be back in stock there.

 

[Baditude]

The two batteries appear to be identical.

I'll just add my own opinion to the mix. I've tried the red Efest 18350 IMR 800mah batteries before. I had been using AW 18350 IMR 800mah batteries in my Mini Provari. My daughter needed some 14500 batteries for her mod, and I decided to get some of those made by Efest for her while also getting the 18350 Efests to try for myself from a reputable vendor (RTD Vapor). I put the Efests in rotation with my AW's. They were comparable to my AW's for the the first couple of weeks, then I noticed a significant drop off in battery time (at least 30%) with the Efests. I ended up shelving the Efests in a drawer.

Interestingly, about a month after my daughter was using her Efests, she remarked that her batteries were not lasting very long. I made the connection that the Efests were louzy batteries, and gave her a pair of older AW 14500 batteries that I was no longer using. She's had much better results with those.

I would recommend that you spend a few more dollars and get the new AW 18350 IMR batteries. They have the same 800 mah as the Efests, but have TWICE amperage (12 amps vs 6.4 amps). A much better battery.

Batteries are not the item you should skimp money on when making purchases for your vape gear. Considering that higher quality batteries should last over a year in use, you'll end up saving money in the long run.

Battery Basics for Mods

 

[somdcomputerguy]

The two batteries appear to be identical.

They looked identical to me as well, so the 4+ dollar price difference confused me..

I would recommend that you spend a few more dollars and get the new AW 18350 IMR batteries. They have the same 800 mah as the Efests, but have TWICE amperage (12 amps vs 6.4 amps). A much better battery.

Thanks bud. That means a lot, especially coming from you. Let me ask though, can I use these batteries with my iTaste 134 Mini? It has a 7A fuse in it, at least according to the specs..

 

[sonicbomb]

I've had bad experiences with Efest batteries, other people have had bad experiences with Efest batteries. They must have one hell of a marketing team, because people keep buying them and from what I'm reading, B&Ms seem to keep selling them.
Must be a a hypnotic shade of purple or a majik logo or something.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Must be a a hypnotic shade of purple or a majik logo or something.

I was definitely set to go on a red battery, I have read here and other places that the purple ones were bad, but I really like that color though.. So far, Efest has two strikes. That makes my mind up even more not to go with them.

 

[Monotremata]

I've had bad experiences with Efest batteries, other people have had bad experiences with Efest batteries. They must have one hell of a marketing team, because people keep buying them and from what I'm reading, B&Ms seem to keep selling them.
Must be a a hypnotic shade of purple or a majik logo or something.

When I got my first replaceable battery mod last november, my Vamo V7, I bought a pair of the purple 10A 18350s for it.. When I first started using them (stacked of course) I could get like a day and a half out of em.. But a month or so down the road, they werent holding up so well. Ended up just going the 18650 route from there on out with LGs and Samsungs.. Nowadays I just use them as single 18350s whenever I want to use the Vamo (which has also long since been replaced). I can kill a freshly charged one at 15w with a 1.5 ohm coil in my Kayfuns in literally a couple of hours. Granted theyre 18350s but I wouldve thought they would still last longer than that.

 

[Baditude]

Let me ask though, can I use these batteries with my iTaste 134 Mini? It has a 7A fuse in it, at least according to the specs..

Yes, you can use these batteries in the iTaste 134 Mini. The 7Amp fuse is there for the atomizer, not the battery.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Yes, you can use these batteries..

Thanks again bud.