batteries

[cte72]

Hi there. My question. Is it OK to charge my 18650 batteries when there showing just half way drained in my mod

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Yes.

 

[cte72]

Yes.

Thanks!

 

[Alien Traveler]

It's even better to charge half full battery if you want to prolong its life. A little bit better.

 

[cte72]

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It's even better to charge half full battery if you want to prolong its life. A little bit better.

Thank you

 

[bigrf85]

batteries are usually rated in charge cycles being from 0% to 100% say a battery is rated for 300 charge cycles and you always place them on the charger at 50% you can expect to get 600+/- charges out of them instead of the 300 initially stated by the rating atleast this is what i have read somewhere. so by charging them when they reach half charge you can essentially cause them less stress and make them last longer in theory.

hope this helps

 

[Robert Cromwell]

batteries are usually rated in charge cycles being from 0% to 100% say a battery is rated for 300 charge cycles and you always place them on the charger at 50% you can expect to get 600+/- charges out of them instead of the 300 initially stated by the rating atleast this is what i have read somewhere. so by charging them when they reach half charge you can essentially cause them less stress and make them last longer in theory.

hope this helps

Yep but you wind up getting about the same total lifetime mah out of them.
Better to charge to 4.1 instead of 4.2 though less stress on them per Mooch.

 

[Alien Traveler]

Yep but you wind up getting about the same total lifetime mah out of them.
Better to charge to 4.1 instead of 4.2 though less stress on them per Mooch.

According to BatteryUniversity discharging to 50% give 1200 cycles instead of 300. So, it doubles lifetime mah (200%).
Charging to 4.1 instead of 4.2V gives 600 cycles at 86% of mah, increasing mah by 172%. It is a bit less than 200% at half discarge, but 86% of charge will lasts longe, no need in too frequent charging.

 

[opticruby]

Hi there. My question. Is it OK to charge my 18650 batteries when there showing just half way drained in my mod

I almost never let it go below half way drained if I can help it.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

According to BatteryUniversity discharging to 50% give 1200 cycles instead of 300. So, it doubles lifetime mah (200%).
Charging to 4.1 instead of 4.2V gives 600 cycles at 86% of mah, increasing mah by 172%. It is a bit less than 200% at half discarge, but 86% of charge will lasts longe, no need in too frequent charging.

Does battery university use 20 amp vaping in their calculations or like in flashlights and such? I does make a difference.

 

[philoshop]

3.6 V at the bottom and 4.2 V at the top. A regulated mod won't let you get below the bottom, and a quality charger won't let you get above the top.
The biggest thing, don't ever let them get hot. Whether through use or exposure to the sun.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

a bit over 100c is the top limit where damage starts to happen. That is 212f I don't think even in a hot car it will get that hot.