Battery Help!

[shurpacabra]

I just ordered a Nemesis clone, and I need some batteries to make the sucker work. I want 18650s, but cant decide what to go for... I know everyone raves about the AW IMRs, but I'm also looking at the Efest 18650.

I am going to be using an IGOW-3 with four 26ga kanthal coils.

Amazon.com: (2 Pieces) IMR 18650 2000mah 3.7v High Drain Li-mn Rechargeable Battery with Button Top: Cell Phones & Accessories

would this be a good choice?

 

[Baditude]

Depends upon what resistance coils you will be making.

If planning to build 0.8 ohm or higher coils, the above batteries will work fine. I personally believe that the AW batteries are a better battery than the Efest.

If planning to build 0.7 ohm or lower, you should use one of the 30 amp batteries such as the Sony's:

US18650VTC3 1600mAh 30A
US18650VTC4 2100mAh 30A
US18650VTC5 2600mAh 30A​

Battery Basics for Mods

 

[shurpacabra]

Thank you for the info. I talked to a couple other members and I think I'm going to go with the VTC4s at 30a or the Efests with the same ratings. I actually thought about the MNKEs, but the fact that they are 1500 mAh is disconcerting. They basically said the same thing, that I should get one with higher output than 10A. I would like to go for the AWs but I cant find any on amazon higher than 10A.

A side question... what mAh rating would you recommend? I know it relates to battery life, Credo sent me an awesome link explaining it in a lot of detail. I want a rating of about 2100... but the 1500/1600 mAh are significantly cheaper. I just don't want my mod to run out of battery life every couple hours haha.