I just ordered a Prodigy V3, and need some help and explanation on batteries.
I don't understand them, and before Ecig's I never cared about them, until now lol.
So what is it I should stay away from, and why?
Give me everything you got, in the simplest terms possible PLEASE.
I don't know all the abbreviations nor do I know all of the batteries out there for Ecigs.
Jon
you'll want to have the batteries that can effectively handle the amp draw, current, or power demands of your atomizer. the yellow tenergy lifepo4 batteries which come standard with the V3, the ones many people around here are using, won't cut it. on the tenergy website, these batteries are listed as 550 mA or .55A maximum continuous discharge/ or drain rate. a standard 510 atomizer is going to draw 2.6A at 6V and a high resistance or HV 510 atomizer, at about 4.2Ohms is going to draw 1.42Amps. whether you are using a 510, 901, KR808, 801, standard or high resistance (HV), you will exceed the amp draw of these tenergy lifepo4 batteries at 6V. The higher you go with resistance of your atomizer, with the same voltage, the lower the amp draw. however, you are also reducing the wattage, or heat, which is really what vaping at high voltages is really all about. bottom line is that to avoid voltage sag and to maintain the proper available current/ power for the atomizer that you use, you'll want the AW LiFePO4 batteries. they offer 5A or 5000 mA, which is almost 10X the capacitance of the tenergy lifepo4. even though they are rated at 500mAh vs the tenergy rated at 750mAh, they will last every bit as long if not longer, and they will not be stressed in doing so. battery companies have a history of inflating their runtimes, and tenergy is no exception to this rule. there are reports on different hobby and flashlight forums that suggest the tenergy Llifepo4 batteries have a true runtime of about 350mAh, and the AW at or around the advertised 500 mAh. having both i can only tell you that my experience with the AW's at 6V has been solid, and runtimes have been consistently longer than with the tenergy lifepo4 batteries.
so in sum, using just the advertised specs of both manufacturers, when vaping at 6V the tenergy batteries will not consistently offer the available amp draw for any atomizer configuration that we currently use. in contrast, the aw's can handle them all. intermittent burst to 2A or so is fine with the tenergy lifepo4 batteries, and this is pretty much what is recommended in terms of vaping at 6V anyway so as not to overheat, overstress, and prematurely kill the atomizer. however, and this is perhaps most important, you'd do better to go with the batteries from the door that are built to supply the necessary current, plus some, for longer periods of time than you would actually ever use. it's just being safe and ensuring that you get the voltage and the performance that you hope for out of the equipment that you expect to give it to you.
p.s. congrats on your purchase of the V3, nice call!
