Hi l, I am just new to vaping, I have just st bought a new mod, the TESLACIGS® Invader 2/3 Huge Vapor Electronic Cigarette Box Mod Vaporizer 240W/360W. What I want to know is when I but 3xEfest 18650 3500 mAh 20 A IMR High Drain Flat Top Battery - into the device it trebles the volts, is this correct and does that work the same for the 20A, does that treble also?
Thanks
The Invader 2/3 is a regulated mod, meaning there is a PCB computer board controlling the voltage signal output to what is needed. By treble I am assuming you mean the voltage varies either by displaying optimal voltage signal when you adjust the watts settings or does it on the fly during firing and operation. There is a lot that the PCB does every second of operation, especially when dealing with a PCB that is Temperature Control capable, from reading the coil resistance (Ohms) every few milli to nano seconds, to calculating needed voltage for set watts against that Ohm reading. There is a lot going on under the hood, biggest impact safety wise with a regulated mod is the watts set determines the amps pulled from the battery/batteries.
Voltages of a Li-Ion 18650 range from 4.2v per battery fresh full charge, to absolute safest, lowest voltage of about 2.5v per battery, most current mods shutdown or error signal on voltage at about 3.0 to 3.2v for safety. Being your mod is designed around a "Series Battery Configuration", in this configuration the available voltage potential is voltage of single battery X # of Batteries, but the Mah and CDR amp limit of a single battery. With 20amp CDR batteries, generally speaking, can handle 50 to 60watts per battery, so in two battery mode that becomes 100 to 120watts maximum safest output, 3 batteries is about 150 to 180watts maximum safest output. We use a formula of "Ohm's Law" that uses watts set to determine amps pulled, may seem complex but it is just simple algebra
Watts Sets/Lowest Battery Voltage Available/PCB Control Board Efficiency=Maximum Amps
examples
80 watts set/6.4v (or 3.2v X 2 batteries)/90% (or 0.9)=13.8889amps
80 watts set/9.6v (or 3.2v X 3 batteries)/90%=9.2593amps
Seeing here, higher the available voltage, the lower the amps, lower the available voltage, the higher the amps needed.
Remember also, more strain in amps you request of a battery at once, due to the battery internal resistance, available voltage can sag or dip during load and usage, if your battery charge indicator fluxuates during use constantly, that is showing the control board is pulse width modulating (PWM) to simulate a true flat signal (fire at higher voltage for X number milli-seconds, shutoff for Y number of milli-seconds, fire at X number of seconds again, repeat).
Reading the product description on TeslaCig's website, I have to throw out this caution, especially seeing the batteries you listed you are using, "Efest" batteries.
1) Tesla states you need 35amp high drain 18650 batteries, reality check is this, "No such 18650 exists with that CDR to date given current battery technology", the highest CDR in an 18650 battery format is 30amps CDR, and only 3 models of 18650 have that CDR rating, the LG HB 2, 4 and 6 1500mah.
2) Efest "DOES NOT" make its own batteries, it buys up the B and C bin discards the "Big 4" tested and did not pass muster to put their own name brand on, then Efest re-wraps the battery cells with their own, and most times places its own specs for the battery to appear better than the authentic A Bin Big 4 battery model to sell more, marketing bling bling to catch customer attention, and charge more.
3) The Big 4 mentioned, are LG, Samsung, Sony/Kinion, and Panasonic/Sanyo, 90% of everyone else out there are battery re-wrappers like Efest, so use the batteries you have with caution, 40 amps max on the label, assume between 10 to 20amps max CDR, 35amps max on the label assume again 10 to 20amps max CDR.
Be safe out there.
