Batteries and Chargers

[olschewski]

Alright so i just bought a angels and demons mech mod with a samsung 18650 and a trust fire multifunctional charger, it was working great for a little bit but then it seems like its dying waaaayyyyyy to fast. does anyone have any idea? did i blow out the battery? is my charger ....?

also what is a good and reliable battery/charger i could get for the angels and demons mech mod? that wont .... the bed after a little bit, thanks

 

[readeuler]

As long as the battery fits in the mod, there is no best battery... For that mod.

Susan may be around in a bit with links to Baditude's blog, but _____Fire batteries/chargers are not trustworthy.

Good chargers include Nitecore (I have the i4 and it works perfectly), Pila, and Xtar. I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones I hear praised most often. Nitecore is firmly in the "budget, but nice enough" category, the other two may be a bit pricier.

If it's a Samsung 25R, that's a very solid 20A continuous battery. Do you have any more specific info on the battery? Color, markings/numbers, and where did it come from?

My trusty samsungs are blue, and have "IMR18650-25R" printed on them.

ETA: also, have you changed your building/vaping habits? If you build lower, it will drain more quickly.

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

The Samsung INR18650-25R 2500mAh 20A battery is a very good battery if you are not building low-low sub ohm (i.e. don't require a 30A battery). Is this the one you have?

Check out a blog Baditude (our resident battery/safety expert) regarding batteries: Battery Basics for Mods
- choose the safest and right battery for your applications here. Includes a list of name brand, high-drain, safe-chemistry batteries with mAh & amp ratings in 18350, 18490/18500, and 18650 sizes.

Get the best charger that you can reasonably afford. Statistically most battery incidents occur while charging. Pila, Xtar, and Nitecore Intellicharger are the most recommended brands.

 

[Norrin]

Actually the Trustfire chargers are meant to be OK and although a few of their batteries have been OK recently it's still better to just avoid the batteries and honestly if buying a charger there are better options.
You are best to use a hign discharge 20A battery no matter what you vape at as these are the best batteries and will last the longest for most users due to the fact we never fully drain batteries. If you have a tester, test the battery when it is fully charged, it should be 4.2V if it's not you have a problem with the battery or charger.

 

[Fogboxhaze92]

My favorite batteries our right now are the Samsung 25r... I always use Nitecore for charging... Depending on how many batteries you wanna charge, I would either get the d2 or d4...the digital version shows a lot of information about your battery and more. Plus a car charger.