Batteries Lasting FOREVER!

[SKULL69]

Super T1 1 CR123 3.6V

 

[imogene]

From Wikipedia!

A drawback of the Li-ion battery is that like other secondary cells, its service life is dependent upon aging (shelf life), and with some chemistries this aging is more rapid than with others. From time of manufacturing, regardless of whether it was charged or the number of charge/discharge cycles, the battery will decline slowly and predictably in "capacity". This means the charge in an older battery will not last as long as in a new battery due solely to its age, unlike other batteries. This is due to an increase in internal resistance, which affects its ability to deliver current, thus the problem is more pronounced in high-current applications than low

Very informative. Thank you.

 

[Superstargoddess]

I also wonder about this. I know that my Iphone has a lith-ion battery and you can have these for several years without having to have them replaced. Not sure why the ones in the PVs don't last as long. Maybe they just aren't as good quality?

 

[chrisl317]

I also wonder about this. I know that my Iphone has a lith-ion battery and you can have these for several years without having to have them replaced. Not sure why the ones in the PVs don't last as long. Maybe they just aren't as good quality?

Strange isn't it, the difference in battery quality. Strange because they all come from the Battery King of the World - China

 

[opuscroakus]

Planned obsolescence. If they lasted for years they would not make money on replacement parts.

 

[Tonyrat]

I also wonder about this. I know that my Iphone has a lith-ion battery and you can have these for several years without having to have them replaced. Not sure why the ones in the PVs don't last as long. Maybe they just aren't as good quality?

hmm... rings true for me...

 

[CrazyTerrie11]

"Planned obsolescence. If they lasted for years they would not make money on replacement parts."

That my friends explains the whole issue of battery life, atty life etc. : )

 

[Tonyrat]

Has anyone cracked open the battery of their 510 to see what's inside? I'm wondering if the internal battery isn't a fairly standard item, and if so, may be able to be purchased WAY cheaper, keeping the tube and electronics, just replacing a dead battery. Anyone have advice on this?

 

[TnA]

Has anyone cracked open the battery of their 510 to see what's inside? I'm wondering if the internal battery isn't a fairly standard item, and if so, may be able to be purchased WAY cheaper, keeping the tube and electronics, just replacing a dead battery. Anyone have advice on this?

The smallest Li-On battery I've seen (as for as standard retail goes) is 10mm (as in the 10440 AAA-size). For the 510, you're talking about a battery that must be no wider in diameter than 7mm and no longer than (approximately) 37mm (due to the electronics in the tube) which would mean a 7370....good luck finding that one.

To be perfectly honest Tonyrat, if you're going to go to all that trouble, you might as well just go to a battery mod where you can use a 14, 16, or 18-series battery to get more reserve power.

 

[powwaw]

In theory and real life are completely different animals.

 

[PhoenixRising]

I picked up a 5 pack of the Mega-Power 510 batts from TW and they are awesome. 55 bucks for the 5 pack and 2 last me all day....

That is impressive. I have not heard a ton of good things about these, but needless to say they are intriguing. The only issue hubby and I have with our 510s is the constant battery swapping. It would be nice to cut that down a bit. How much do you vape during the day? We are both Chain Vapors...

 

[Tonyrat]

True to all that... HOWEVER... I like the physical feel of my current batteries... so if I can replace the internal battery, that'd be my personal preference... though most users wouldn't want to do that. (I wonder how many people here have experience soldering and working with electronics? Probably only a few, myself included.) To ME, it'd be worth it, I think. Probably not for most others anyhow.

 

[Bubo]

Tony, have you checked out the Modder's Forum?
There is tons of info on different battery modifications and such on there (It's where I am spending most of my time on here...)

 

[TnA]

True to all that... HOWEVER... I like the physical feel of my current batteries... so if I can replace the internal battery, that'd be my personal preference... though most users wouldn't want to do that. (I wonder how many people here have experience soldering and working with electronics? Probably only a few, myself included.) To ME, it'd be worth it, I think. Probably not for most others anyhow.

Ahhh....understood and feel similarly about trying to keep my e-cig battery as small as possible....but until technology provides me a small fusion-powered battery that will allow me to go all day on a single e-cig-sized battery, I have broken down and forced myself to suck away on a flashlight-sized tube.