I have recently been told that button top batteries are unsafe in mechanical mods, is this true? They are AW IMR 18650 from RTD Vapor, i got the button tops by accident all my others are flat tops. I have an Authentic Tiger Panzer Pro they would be used in, and an ODM duel box,but they dont seem to fit in the box.
Are Button Tops Safe ??
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depends on the amps you are demanding, and which AW 18650 you are using. If it's the 1600 mah aw, then you're good to 24 amps, or so, but if it's the 2000 mah, frak that one is worthless, only 10 amp continuous, and even if you aren't pushing 10 amps. Fraking thing peters out at 3.9 volts when trying to push more than 20 watts. pos, imhfo.
Buttons tops are safe, as long as one isn't pushing their continuous amp limit. Any batt once stressed beyond it's capabilities is not "safe", or something like that. Most button tops don't have the high amp continuous as many flat tops. And just thinking out loud, feel button tops were designed for low iq entities that could not figure out + form - just thinking
vape long and prosper.
Buttons tops are safe, as long as one isn't pushing their continuous amp limit. Any batt once stressed beyond it's capabilities is not "safe", or something like that. Most button tops don't have the high amp continuous as many flat tops. And just thinking out loud, feel button tops were designed for low iq entities that could not figure out + form - just thinking
vape long and prosper.
Length is the only difference. The battery cell is the same, so everything else is the same.
If it were not, then by now there would have been a slew of posts as to how button-tops were worse or failed and that is not the case.
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If it were not, then by now there would have been a slew of posts as to how button-tops were worse or failed and that is not the case.
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These are 2200 mAh 20amp, i usually vape around .5 regularly on dripper and tank
Safe as houses, because Ω=Volts/Amps. 4.2v fully charged battery/20A means the lowest possible thoretical coil you can run is 0.21Ω
^ that boring bit is Ohms law and you'll need to be familiar with it for sub-Ohm vaping, because it helps you to not crucify your batteries or run dangerously low loads on them
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^ that boring bit is Ohms law and you'll need to be familiar with it for sub-Ohm vaping, because it helps you to not crucify your batteries or run dangerously low loads on them
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awsome cas RTD has not responded to my email to exchange them, i only run <.5 in my box.
I have been reading about ohms law, LOTS to learn.
I have been reading about ohms law, LOTS to learn.
Wow didnt know that !.......
with the box you have to push way hard and they barely go in, so i figured best not to chance it, or break it
As far as I know, they are only AW with button tops... maybe it has changed since last year, but I don't think so...
For under .5, 2000mah AW are not the best... you should go with VTC4 or 5 if still available, or something similar (I don't vape that low, so I don't buy batteries that often... so i don't know what are the best/good batteries right now...). I think good things about purple efest, but not every are as good (the old 30 amps (rebranded VTC4) were good, the 3100/20amp not as good, not safe for super sub ohm...)
For you box, that makes sense as I guess i's designed for super sub ohm / high watt vaping, so maybe AW are too weak for that?...
To your original question, to add to the chorus outies (button-tops) don't have any inherent safety differences but it can be an issue when mods don't have the space for them -- it can make it easier for you to compromise your battery somehow. There are cases where it's the reverse, with say the original 4nine mod which was lacking a delrin spacer, so a flat-top battery in those wasn't the safest thing in the world.
aside from the AW's i also have 2 samsung INR 2500, from what i hear those are pretty good they hardly even get warm in the box
Button doesn't determine whether it's safe - the battery specs and your watts/ohms do...
But I found RTD VERY VERY helpful in the past - I'd try again to reach them.
Specifically, I'd bought one each of a couple different ones, and one battery was behaving suspiciously - it continued charging beyond 4.2.
Obvious and easy to blame the charger, but that charger works perfectly with every other battery I've ever had - so they graciously let me just swap that battery for another of the other brand (Samsung INR 25R, which I'm very happy with).
But I found RTD VERY VERY helpful in the past - I'd try again to reach them.
Specifically, I'd bought one each of a couple different ones, and one battery was behaving suspiciously - it continued charging beyond 4.2.
Obvious and easy to blame the charger, but that charger works perfectly with every other battery I've ever had - so they graciously let me just swap that battery for another of the other brand (Samsung INR 25R, which I'm very happy with).
I just put one in my panzer and so far it seems to be fine, like you said the space can be an issue all i had to do is adjust the pin on top and it fits great. On the other hand a friend of mine has a penny mod and they wouldnt fit in that.
My box is in Parallel and those samsungs have performed awsome, i have a Dark Horse with a .19 build on it and have had no problems
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