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[Bander]

hi, i have been vaping with same setting for 2 years :
Regulated mod, Single coil rda, 2.5 mm alien coil 0.25 ohm, 30-35 watt, 18560 sony batteries.
I have been using the same batteries over and over for 2 years.
And I consider my self an expert when its come to my setting i mean I really know when its wicking issue or burnt coil or wrong coil position, 510 contact, battery contact etc ....
The thing now is that i feel some thing wrong with my vape, i dont feel it hit hard as it was before, it do spitback the ejuice to my mouth, flavor is little bit down.
So what i am asking is :
- could it be the batteries since I abused them?
- Is it possible that my mod show 30watt in the screen and doesn’t manage to deliver that 30 watt to the coil?
- I know as fact that long time used batteries have less capacity so they will charge and discharge fast, but i wonder if they also will be weak and don't hit hard enough in compared with its original states ?

 

[Punk In Drublic]

hi, i have been vaping with same setting for 2 years :
Regulated mod, Single coil rda, 2.5 mm alien coil, 30-35 watt, 18560 sony batteries.
I have been using the same batteries over and over for 2 years.
And I consider my self an expert when its come to my setting i mean I really know when its wicking issue or burnt coil or wrong coil position, 510 contact, battery contact etc ....
The thing now is that i feel some thing wrong with my vape, i dont feel it hit hard as it was before, it do spitback the ejuice to my mouth, flavor is little bit down.
So what i am asking is :
- could it be the batteries since I abused them?
- Is it possible that my mod show 30watt in the screen and doesn’t manage to deliver that 30 watt to the coil?

What is abusing the batteries? 35 watts with a single battery device is drawing approx. 12 to 15 amps – a dual cell device would halve this current draw.

What device are you using?

 

[Bunnykiller]

time for a new set of batteries

 

[Bander]

What is abusing the batteries? 35 watts with a single battery device is drawing approx. 12 to 15 amps – a dual cell device would halve this current draw.

What device are you using?

Revenger it’s 2 batteries device

 

[icepickmaker84]

Time for a fresh set of 25r’s or 30q’s.

 

[Punk In Drublic]

Revenger it’s 2 batteries device

So at 35 watts you are drawing roughly 6 to 7 amps. This type of use I do not see as abuse. However, how you charge them could be considered as abuse and may contribute to battery ageing. Although I agree it might be best to recycle and replace your batteries, I do not see them as being your problem for a weak hit.

I would start by dissembling your RDA and giving it a thorough cleaning, clean your 510 connection as well.

 

[Haktuspit]

I've been told around here to replace batteries every year. When I wasn't I noticed the things you're talking about on older batteries and that's how I knew it was time to get a new set. Now I just do it every year or so to avoid it happening at all.

 

[Baditude]

When should you replace a battery?

 

[Bander]

So at 35 watts you are drawing roughly 6 to 7 amps. This type of use I do not see as abuse. However, how you charge them could be considered as abuse and may contribute to battery ageing. Although I agree it might be best to recycle and replace your batteries, I do not see them as being your problem for a weak hit.

I would start by dissembling your RDA and giving it a thorough cleaning, clean your 510 connection as well.

I said “abuse” because i charge them every other day for 2 years, beside that i heard that using them in a way less than there operating conditions will shorten there life.
Dissembling and cleaning the rda is covered, no result

 

[Punk In Drublic]

When should you replace a battery?

Good list

With a regulated device, battery aging will effect capacity which will have an effect on run time, not how hard it hits. If the device hits hard after a full charge, but that hit diminishes earlier than before, then you are dealing with an aged battery. If the device does not hit hard at all, regardless of battery voltage, then the problem is elsewhere. It could be the device is showing its age and not able to deliver the prescribed wattage – or it could be dirty contacts on your 510 or within your atomizer that is contributing to a voltage drop. The later is a free fix should that be your problem.

 

[Bander]

When should you replace a battery?

Thanks for the list
The hit part is about mech mod, i asking i if that happens to regulated mod too?

 

[Myrany]

Bander try cleaning your 510 connectors on both the atty and the mod. Also depending on the mod the internal pos and neg contact points on the mod itself where the battery goes in. I have on my REOs had to occasionally clean the pos connector on the battery itself.

A little rubbing alcohol on a qtip does the job just fine.

 

[Bander]

Bander try cleaning your 510 connectors on both the atty and the mod. Also depending on the mod the internal pos and neg contact points on the mod itself where the battery goes in. I have on my REOs had to occasionally clean the pos connector on the battery itself.

A little rubbing alcohol on a qtip does the job just fine.

Did that, no improvements

 

[Myrany]

Did that, no improvements

Then I would try a new pair of batterys. If that fails I would be taking my atty and mod apart to see if something has gone wonky inside of it (mech mod that is).

 

[Rossum]

I've been told around here to replace batteries every year.

Did someone who sells batteries tell you that?

Seriously, there's no reason to replace them on a set schedule. Depending how hard they're used, a person might get 3 months, or 5 years. I have some VTC5s from 2014 that have been used gently that still work (and test!) just fine. Good AC-IR figures, a bit over 90% of rated capacity from fully charged down to 2.8V, and they drop to no lower than 4.18V after being fully charged.

 

[Eskie]

I'm with @Rossum on that. I rotate so no battery set probably gets used more than once a week. Probably less. I have 4 year old batteries doing just fine. There is no hard and fast rule on battery replacement, it comes down to individual use patterns and demands on use factors.