Does anyone know where I can get some Lg hg2 Samsung 25r 18650 batteries? I heard that they are the best to run in my ipv4s and my evic mini. But I can tell you from my experience with Imren, I've been very impressed with them. But I heard that the Imren are re wraps.
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illumn.com
rtdvapor.com
orbtronics.com
all have good reputations around here for selling legit, authentic batteries. I'm sure there are others. In my experience, Illuminatin Supply (illumn.com) has had the best prices for what I've needed.
rtdvapor.com
orbtronics.com
all have good reputations around here for selling legit, authentic batteries. I'm sure there are others. In my experience, Illuminatin Supply (illumn.com) has had the best prices for what I've needed.
Thanks. Thats the one thing that I need to catch up on and educate on is batteries if you know or have a link or a book or something, anything to advance my knowledge on these types of batteries I would appreciate it. I think more newbies need battery education. Just my opinion.
Check or the batteries and chargers subforum of APV. Plenty of good stickies there. Read up!
There are only a few battery manufacturers in the world who make their own "cells", including LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo, and Sony.
All the other brands on the market buy the second and third tier cells from those manufacturers and re-wrap them under their own brand. These are "second and/or third tier cells" which did not meet the higher standards of the original manufacturer. So, in order to compete with the original manufacturers' batteries (first tier), these other companies feel obligated to publish specifications which are inflated to make them appear superior to those of the original manufacturer.
* (AW is Andrew Wan, a former Panasonic employee who branched out to create his own "brand" of batteries. He allegedly has agreements with the major cell manufacturers to purchase first tier batteries from them. Not all batteries are created equal, so AW tests these batteries for quality. The best get chosen to be AW brand, and are re-wrapped as AW.)
Why pay more for a re-wrap cell with inflated specifications for a battery which is actually a second or third tier battery, when in most cases you can pay less for a first tier battery from the original manufacturer?
Do your research before you buy. Decide what battery to buy depending upon the application that you will use them.
@Mooch & @Baditude (2 of ECF's battery/safety experts) can help you.
Here are links to some of Mooch's blogs:
- Calculating Battery Current Draw for a Regulated Mod
- There are no 18650 batteries with a genuine rating over 30A!
- Battery pulse ratings are useless!
- 18650 Safety Grades -- Picking a Safe Battery to Vape With
- Links to all his battery tests to date: List of My Battery Tests
Another essential read to understand which batteries are safe to use in mechanical and regulated mods. Includes a frequently updated list of recommended safe-chemistry, high-drain batteries with their specifications.
A cautionary blog that reveals that the purple Efest batteries may not have the specifications advertised. Also includes a commentary on "continuous discharge ratings" vs "pulse discharge ratings" of battery specs.
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