Bad idea in VAMO Battery configuration

[ajventi]

I'm still relatively new to vaping, but beginning to think about my 'next step up' into the mod world. I've watched a couple reviews of the VAMO and it's mighty attractive. But as I was just watching pbusardos review something dawned on me.

You basically have 3 options with the VAMO, 1x18350 as the 'short' setup, 1x18650, or stacked 18350's in the long setup. Now it seems to really get full power you'll have to stack the 18350's

From what I understand one of the rules of stacking batteries is to mark your batteries as a pair and make sure they do everything together. I just wonder if it's a bad idea to have something where you can pull out an extension tube, and pull out one 18350 and use the device. I believe that would be asking for trouble, am I correct about this?

 

[tc1]

I highly recommend always using them in pairs and at the same time.

If you want to use it in single 18350 mode then just buy another battery strictly for mini mode.

 

[tnt56]

I'll throw another kink in. I found out the if you use a couple of spacers you can also run a 18500 battery in it. When I used 2 18350's I marked top and bottom and then after each charge I would swap em. That way no battery ever would up staying in the same position.

 

[Jetmec]

I have found that one 18350 only lasts a couple of hours. The 18650 however lasts me all day. I don't use the stacked 18350 configuration because it is just not necessary and as pbusardos says in his review you have to be careful with the 2 18350 configuration because you can blow your atty or carto very easily.

 

[tc1]

I'll throw another kink in. I found out the if you use a couple of spacers you can also run a 18500 battery in it. When I used 2 18350's I marked top and bottom and then after each charge I would swap em. That way no battery ever would up staying in the same position.

If only we could use that 18500 in mini mode ... lol

 

[ajventi]

I have found that one 18350 only lasts a couple of hours. The 18650 however lasts me all day. I don't use the stacked 18350 configuration because it is just not necessary and as pbusardos says in his review you have to be careful with the 2 18350 configuration because you can blow your atty or carto very easily.

Not exactly that was when he cranked a 1.5-ohm carto up to 6 volts.

 

[tc1]

Not exactly that was when he cranked a 1.5-ohm carto up to 6 volts.

Yeah, and that's just for "torture testing". Vaping a 1.5ohm carto at 6 volts would be absolutely NASTY in practical terms. Good point.

 

[TrueNews]

Now it seems to really get full power you'll have to stack the 18350's

I just got a couple of Vamo's this week and tried them in both 18650 and stacked 18350 modes.
The stacked 18350's were vicious on a 1.5ohm atty even at 3 volts.

The atty resistance testing varied between these two configurations.
Using the same atty the resistance read by both Vamo's was 1.5 ohm (18650 AW IMR) and 1.7 ohm (stacked 18350 AW IMR's).

I think I will reserve the 'stacked' configuration for higher resistance atty's - especially in VW mode.

 

[ajventi]

I think my point is more along the lines of the inherent risk anyway, rather than if it's a good idea.