At what wattages do you see which batteries shine?

[Mike89]

I vape at around 30-45 watts depending on device (in the .4 ohm .5 ohm range). Sometimes at 13 watts on the Nautilus when I want to chill with a light vape. .3 ohm and below are just too hot a vape for me so I stay in my sweet zone. One Segelei 150 watt and a couple of Nemesis mechs (clones). Anyway I read all I can on batteries and am getting myself a variety of batteries so I can try them for myself. So far I have

Sony VTC4s
LG HE2s
MXJO 2500 mah
Efest 35a 2800 mah (which I heard was the best one from them).

Also have the Samsung 25Rs and the LG HE4s on the way.

That should about do it for me. I got all the ones I wanted to own and use.

So far (and I consider myself mostly a moderate to heavy vaper depending on the day) I have not seen a difference between any of them that I can notice. Haven't seen any of them jump to the front of the pack (still to try 25R and HE4) or lag to the back. It's pretty hard to run comparison tests cause things change from day to day. One day you might vape more than another and one day you may change the wattages around more than the next day, etc. Can't really nail down a test strategy.

The only thing I've got out of my experiences so far (limited) is I would buy them all again with the exception of the MXJO or the Efest cause they cost considerably more than the others and I haven't seen anything to really justify that price increase. I guess I paid extra for the pretty yellow and purple wraps.

Just curious on what wattages are being used where you are seeing noticeable differences between batteries and why you choosing something in particular.

 

[Thrasher]

The only real differences I see are with low current builds in my mech, 3-6amp in that setup the Panasonic 2900 pd kicks .....

Except for that In mid power setups i found most of the good cells are so close it doesn't matter. The only ones I don't like really are the he2, in my experience it runs great for a bit then just jumps off a cliff voltage wise where as the others seem a little more gradual.

This current generation of batteries is outstanding though and really, you can't go wrong with any of them now a days

 

[DaveSignal]

It's more noticable on a mech mod. With a regulated mod, like you are using, just make sure the amperage rating is within the range recommended by the manufacturer of your mod. (probably requires 20A+ high drain batteries). As long as your battery is safe, the mod will put out however much power you have set it to. The higher mah batteries will last longer.

 

[petrotech]

I only use AW IMR batteries...normally use mechs.

for me, my 18350s perform best at 1.4-1.6 ohms (roughly 11-13 watts fully charged)

my 18650s do well around .7-.9 ohms (19-20 watts)

I chain vape and those are what work for me (decent battery life and juice consumption). as always, YMMV

 

[somdcomputerguy]

my 18350s perform best at 1.4-1.6 ohms (roughly 11-13 watts fully charged)

I have a 134 mini and 2.1 ohm atomizers. I run it at 8.5 watts, sometimes up to 9 or 9.5 for a slightly warmer vape.

 

[Baditude]

I use AW IMR batteries only in my Provari's (2.5 and P3), in 18350, 18490, and 18650 mode. I use a 1.5 ohm Kayfun RTA. AW would be the only brand that I'd use in 18350 or 18490 because of their superior specs compared to other brands.

For my Silver Bullet mechanical with a dual coil 0.6 ohm RDA I use either:

Sony 18650VTC4 2100 mah 30 amp
Samsung 18650-25r 2500 mah 20 amp
AW 18650 2200 mah 20 amp

Quite frankly, I notice no difference between the three models above. The AW's are quite new while the Sony and Samsungs are older.​