So I'm thinking of purchasing a smoktech sid and it says it takes a 18650 and recommends you use a imr battery ( think that's how you spell it ) what is a imr battery ? I want to be safe in using bigger batteries so I read up on using "protected" batteries and that's what I want but smoktech recommending imr batteries really through me off . To think I was ready to order my first mod lol dammit . IVe been researching non stop before and after work for 3 days now . Thanks again members on this forum are very helpful : D
battery question for 18650
- Thread starter partywootdgr
- Start date
- th_trl_thread_readers 0
-
- Tags
- fasttech
- Status
I'm no battery expert but my layman's understanding is...
Protected have advantages like stopping the battery from getting too discharged or overcharged. However the VV devices use a battery which has, say 4.2 volts max, and somehow "upps" the power to maybe 6 volts. I believe it does this by draining the power far more quickly than a regular batty can handle (hence High Drain). But the protected ones can't do High Drain, so won't work properly. I'm not sure about your particular device but Vamo's and Provari's have thier own inbuilt protection so they won't let the battery get critically low anyway. Make sure you get a good quality charger like the Nitecore Intellicharge tho, cos they protect against overcharging.
Go with the manufacturer's recommendations, most folks swear by AW IMR High Drain, followed by Efest.
Protected have advantages like stopping the battery from getting too discharged or overcharged. However the VV devices use a battery which has, say 4.2 volts max, and somehow "upps" the power to maybe 6 volts. I believe it does this by draining the power far more quickly than a regular batty can handle (hence High Drain). But the protected ones can't do High Drain, so won't work properly. I'm not sure about your particular device but Vamo's and Provari's have thier own inbuilt protection so they won't let the battery get critically low anyway. Make sure you get a good quality charger like the Nitecore Intellicharge tho, cos they protect against overcharging.
Go with the manufacturer's recommendations, most folks swear by AW IMR High Drain, followed by Efest.
I'm planning on getting a SID also. 
The batteries should be unprotected ones since the mod has a builtin protection and can't work with protected ones. This is the ones i will be using. Panasonic batterieshttp://www.fasttech.com/products/1141100
The batteries should be unprotected ones since the mod has a builtin protection and can't work with protected ones. This is the ones i will be using. Panasonic batterieshttp://www.fasttech.com/products/1141100
If your mod comes with circuit board protection then it is fine to use unprotected battery. Panasonic would be a good choice for both performance and safety. I don't "trust" anything that comes with "fire" in the brand name.
IMR is an acronym for lithium manganese rechargeable. LMR is the actual designation. Somehow the L got mistaken for an I and IMR became the acronym.
It's a safer chemistry than Li-ion (Lithium Ion). IMR can handle higher momentary current loads without generating lots of dangerous heat.
VV mods use a buck/boost circuit to raise or lower the output of the battery. The battery simply supplies 3.7v nominal and the circuit raises it or lowers it to suit the needs of the user and regulates it to the desired level. There is heat generated in the process and this is sinked by the circuit and dissipated through the case.
Basic to Advanced Battery Information from Battery University will provide you with all the info you need to make an informed battery choice.
It's a safer chemistry than Li-ion (Lithium Ion). IMR can handle higher momentary current loads without generating lots of dangerous heat.
VV mods use a buck/boost circuit to raise or lower the output of the battery. The battery simply supplies 3.7v nominal and the circuit raises it or lowers it to suit the needs of the user and regulates it to the desired level. There is heat generated in the process and this is sinked by the circuit and dissipated through the case.
Basic to Advanced Battery Information from Battery University will provide you with all the info you need to make an informed battery choice.
Last edited:
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
