Any Good Battery Vendors/Batteries on Amazon?

[Twicehorn]

I just ordered one of the cheapo Vamo 5's from focal ecig. Accordingly, I will need some 18650s.

From badititude's excellent battery blogs, I have narrowed a universe of batteries but it's still hard to keep track of. I would like to get button tops and high drain in the event I ever go to mech mods and subohming, but I understand it may not be necessary with a Vamo.

Are there any reputable battery vendors or brands or have any of you successfully purchased say, Sony batteries from an amazon vendor? Any tips? If there is any hope of not getting ripped off from Amazon, I would like to use them because I have a bunch of points.

 

[kinggirl]

rtd vapor is where I buy mine. Get the AW batteries from them. I've bought some on amazon to go with my vamo but they didn't last as long as the AW ones do.

 

[garfiode]

on amazon I have purchesed batteries from Jets Batteries

I purchased my vtc3s from this store front on amazon. They seem to be what there labeled as.

 

[shynsly]

i have used Panasonic CGR18650CH with a gray jacket with my vamo's. If you can find them they are a fantastic battery for your vamo.

Good Luck!!!

 

[Ryedan]

I just ordered one of the cheapo Vamo 5's from focal ecig. Accordingly, I will need some 18650s.

From badititude's excellent battery blogs, I have narrowed a universe of batteries but it's still hard to keep track of. I would like to get button tops and high drain in the event I ever go to mech mods and subohming, but I understand it may not be necessary with a Vamo.

Are there any reputable battery vendors or brands or have any of you successfully purchased say, Sony batteries from an amazon vendor? Any tips? If there is any hope of not getting ripped off from Amazon, I would like to use them because I have a bunch of points.

Personally, I buy my batteries from known good battery suppliers that I know do not sell knockoff batteries. RTD vapors and Illumination Supply are two of them. I would buy Sony 18650VTC5. At 30 amp maximum discharge and 2600 mAh capacity they are one of the best deals on the market right now for both general use and sub-ohm use.

Both of these suppliers have them in flat top only though. If the Vamo 5 needs button tops you'll have to look for a supplier who has those. If the Vamo does not need button tops, unless you're planning to get a Provari I see no advantage to them. No mechanical mod I know of needs them.

 

[StereoDreamer]

You really have to be careful with buying batteries off Amazon. A lot of them are clones, and are of dubious quality.

I recently ordered 4 of those new Sony 30amp batteries off Amazon--but the seller was Orbtronics, so I feel pretty confident that they are genuine, and if I have any problems, the seller is reputable enough that they will take car of me...

 

[Twicehorn]

Well, because I am not going to sub-ohming or mech mods anytime soon, I took a flyer on Jets Batteries and some VTC 4, if they're bogus I'll either return em or just use em in the Vamo. This is a bargain deal anyway as I have an MVP.

Now I notice there's a "new" 2014 Nitecore charger. Does anyone care? Should I care? LOL.

 

[MotherNatural]

I have several Efest batteries from Jet that I've been running daily for four months with no issues.

 

[Jugband]

I personally wouldn't buy battries or chargers from anyone but a reputable dealer. At this moment I'm waiting for an Xtar charger in the mail. I saw them cheaper on eBay, but I placed my order with RTD. Those are two things you really don't want to bargain hunt for.

 

[r77r7r]

Amazon + Orbtronics, sounds like a great combo!

 

[Twicehorn]

Everything I see Orbtronics is protected?

 

[r77r7r]

Everything I see Orbtronics is protected?

I see the new vtc5 unprotected ?...

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-18650-26...KHU2/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A2ULLSF7VWONFR

 

[Twicehorn]

I see the new vtc5 unprotected ?...

Amazon.com: Sony 18650 30a Vtc5 2600mah Us18650vtc5 Two High Drain Batteries: Home Improvement

Ohhh! Excellent, thank you!!!!