how deep is the ocean
, I have more than a man should own so I'm hoping for " years" keep them at approximately 3.5 volts in a cool dry place and you should maximize their life, good luck Lefty
, I have more than a man should own so I'm hoping for " years" keep them at approximately 3.5 volts in a cool dry place and you should maximize their life, good luck Lefty
I was buying some to put up for next year, just wanted to know if they would work! Lolhow deep is the ocean
That's good do know! Hubby doesn't want me to hoard batteries if I don't have to!
Just curious. The ekowool/silica used in vaping, is there anyplace else it's used? Any other industry?
I would expect several years in storage in a coll, dry place. As BackDoc pointed out, store them at ~3.5V, not at full charge. They last longer, which is why they usually arrive to you that way as the distributor wants to maintain shelf life as well.
yes, i was looking at a similar mah from jackery for 20 less or so but reviews said the usb-c wasnt putting out full 3.4a for fast charging my pixel xl so I am likely to go with the anker as the reviews are better.
Batteries do lose some capacity over time, even if stored per manufacturers recommendations. Just how how much is a matter of some debate and is probably dependent on the nuances of a particular battery type's chemistry. Some have said the loss in capacity can be as much as 10% per year, but I'm not sure I believe it's that high.
One year won't be a problem.
I like to keep them at 3.6-3.7V and generally check them a few times per year. What you don't want to do is to put them into storage fully charged; that will cause them to degrade more quickly.
That said, my unused batteries are "spares", not a stockpile. I won't stockpile batteries due to the loss in capacityover time and the fact that the technology is still improving. Two years ago, there was no such thing as a 3000 mAh 20 amp cell. Now three of the big manufacturers make them: Sony, LG, and Samsung.
And more importantly IMO what that means to power handling capability.
The reason for that loss of capacity is the electrolyte (which we need to be in a wet gel/paste to be useful) forms into a crystaline structure as it dries up rendering that amount useless.
As that percentage of capacity is loss, so is a similar percentage of power handling lost.
The area that the electrons flow through and are stored is diminished.
Although the potential energy (and thus the amount of reaction possible) is diminished as the health is depleted, so is the margin between what you're pulling from the cell and what it can safely output.
I too have spares, but no future stock.
Tapatyped
Good point, especially for people who push their batteries hard, which I don't.
But then internal resistance also plays a part.Good point, especially for people who push their batteries hard, which I don't.
Moreso (as you know) since you prefer a mechanical Mod.
I, personally prefer new batts so as much of my resistance as possible is directly at the coil.
Hate to modify to include silver contacts for less resistance and have a crappy vape because I stockpiled old cells.
Although lower resistance vaping increases this effect, it still applies to any build possible.
Tapatyped
Yep. That's one of the reasons I only buy 20A cells despite the fact that at 0.7 ohms, I'd have plenty of safety margin using 10A cells.
In the FWIW, dept: Older Sony VTC5s have aged much more gracefully for me than the original baby-blue Samsung 25Rs. I'm not sure yet about brown-bomber LG HG2s (haven't had 'em that long). I think the next batch of batteries I buy will probably be some Sony VTC6.
Scary thing... friend of mine just text to tell me that Walmart has the batteries that I can use in the garden center. ( she knew that I was buying batteries) what type are they selling?
Scary thought
Gosh yes, they have a gazillion uses.
Ekowool was originally developed for pipe & boiler insulation.
If you have a "blanket" around your hot water heater, it's more than likely filled with ekowool.
So basically silica used everywhere that asbestos use to be used.
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Never used a Jackery battery pack.
I have had phenomenal luck with 10,000 mah Kmashi, 11,200 mah battery, roop battery pack.
I wouldnt recommend the 15,000 mah Kmashi battery pack to my worst enemy. Bought three of them. All three failed miserably.
So, I would have to buy a 'blanket' of it and cut it to size?
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