Hey I have had my Reo Grand for a couple days now and noticed my batteries drop off after 4-6 hours into the day. I'm using AW IMR 18650 3.7V 1600 mAh from Super T. I thought I was to get like 24 hours solid from these batteries but after a few hours their performance drops considerably. I am vaping 3-4 ml a day. Just wondering if this is normal people always say they get 1.5 to 2 days with thiers.
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Here is more of what your AW IMR 18650 will run like when discharging lower and lower while being used in your PV below =
4.2V – 100%
4.1V – 87%
4.0V – 75%
3.9V – 55%
3.8V – 30%
3.5V – 0%
With that said you wont get 24Hrs out of your 18650 if you an all day vapor more like 8-10 depending I would say on how hard core you are. I'm a bit spoiled and like to have a bunch of batts and once they are below 4v I switch out a Batt if I'm not using one of my VV Mods, and one of the good things about a VV mod is you set it to the voltage you want to vape at and it holds that voltage so you may want to think about one of these. On the other hand using your grand it would also be a good idea to just carry 3-4 Batts with you ( I do ) and this way you always will have an above 4v charge switching them out every couple of hours plus you wont be draining the batts all the way down all the time and they will last longer.
On a second note you also may want to try the Black IC AW 2600mAH 18650 or the 2900mAH Black IC both of these will give you longer run times than your orange 1600mAh IMR AW and they are safe to run, also the Redilast makes a 2900 that is a superb Batt with high quality like the AW which holds an above 4v charge for a long time.
4.2V – 100%
4.1V – 87%
4.0V – 75%
3.9V – 55%
3.8V – 30%
3.5V – 0%
With that said you wont get 24Hrs out of your 18650 if you an all day vapor more like 8-10 depending I would say on how hard core you are. I'm a bit spoiled and like to have a bunch of batts and once they are below 4v I switch out a Batt if I'm not using one of my VV Mods, and one of the good things about a VV mod is you set it to the voltage you want to vape at and it holds that voltage so you may want to think about one of these. On the other hand using your grand it would also be a good idea to just carry 3-4 Batts with you ( I do ) and this way you always will have an above 4v charge switching them out every couple of hours plus you wont be draining the batts all the way down all the time and they will last longer.
On a second note you also may want to try the Black IC AW 2600mAH 18650 or the 2900mAH Black IC both of these will give you longer run times than your orange 1600mAh IMR AW and they are safe to run, also the Redilast makes a 2900 that is a superb Batt with high quality like the AW which holds an above 4v charge for a long time.
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Your batteries might also need to cycle a few (3-4) times before they take a full 100% charge.
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Yeah I have been doing just that mwa just switching out every few hours to keep vaping strong. I will definitely look into those batteries you suggested when I have a little cash to spend. Hopefully they will also hold more of a charge after a few cycles as well. Thanks
I've never heard of this one, I put a brand new Batt on my Charger and when it comes off it's fully charged at 4.19-4.2 whatever, never have I had less ever. Now I have heard of conditioning them but never have I heard of having to cycle then to achieve a full charge ?
I should have said capacity not charge. The info can be found below:
http://www.lighthound.com/assets/ufwf139inst.pdf
I get 3 hrs out of an AW IMR 18650. Thats it. I chain vape w/lr 1.5 attys. I get around 12 hrs. out of the AW 18650 2900's. When my batts get to 3.86 or 3.9 -I change them out as the vape is radically different.
LightHound.com just got some back in stock today. Get some before they sell out again.
OverReady.com also carries them.
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Do you have to add something to the top of them since they do not have a "button" ?
No, they are really long batts, so it makes up for the "lack" of a button...
I may have to try one soon, I am using the 1600mah red ones. No problem with the 2900mah ones in a Reo?
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Can I use this battery AW 14500 750mAh 3.7 volt protected from SuperT on the mini?
Yes, but the AW IMR 14500 really works best if you are going to use LR attys.
ajlos
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Oh ok, I will most likely use it with an IKV LR 306 on it. I really like it on my grand. Thanks for your help.
Yeah, get the AW IMR's You will be happier with the performance. Doesn't make much of a difference in the larger batts.
Thanks for the info Matt I change my aw imr 18650s a when ever they drop below 3.9 my self
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