Battery troubles possibly

[Schwaa]

im using, cheap of course, 18650 "GTL" brand led flashlight expert 5300mAh 3.7V Li-ion batteries in my new cherry bomber box mechanical mod. It uses 2 in parallel, other than modding the plastic to fit the nippled batteries, I don't go under .3 ohms at the very lowest they have worked fine. It does list that it has various protections on the battery.

Is there issue here?

I have read up on batteries and so far have read this is a problem and also that 5300mAh doesn't really exist. Again everything has worked fine so far it's not like I'm on the button for longer then a few seconds ever. Refer the previous question.
Thanks,
Schwaa

 

[VapingBad]

STOP, that in not a suitable battery for a mech, you need high drain safer chemistry, I know ther is a guide here somewhere.

 

[sonicbomb]

Absolutely do not use those batteries in any mod. Get some Sony VTC4s, Samsung 25Rs or LG HE2/4

 

[Matty316]

Those batteries are NOT suitable for vaping especially in a mechanical mod. You are risking battery venting and causing yourself injury.

As VapingBad and sonicbomb said you should be using high drain batteries like Sony VTC4s, Samsung 25Rs or LG HE2/4.

 

[classwife]

Welcome to ECF Schwaa

As per above...please get proper batteries ...We want you vaping safely !!

 

[opticruby]

STOP USING THOSE BATTERYS!

Everything may seem to work fine but one time you'll press that fire button and they will vent or even explode.

 

[DavidOck]

In general, the higher the mAh rating (no matter how inflated), the lower the current discharge (both continuous and surge). Flashlights don't use much current. Mods do.

As said, you have a time bomb in your hands.

 

[r77r7r]

Chicks don't dig scars as much as you'd think.

 

[Baditude]

Battery Basics for Mods: IMR or protected ICR? <--- contains a list of recommended IMR batteries

Deeper Understanding of Mod Batteries

Explain It To The Noob: Ohm's Law Calculations

Using the batteries that you have are inappropriate for use in a mod. In fact they are dangerous, especially if you are sub-ohming. Wrong chemistry.

You want high drain, safe chemistry IMR (Li-Mn) unprotected batteries. What you are using are LOW DRAIN, NOT safe chemistry ICR (Li-Ion) batteries. Even used in parallel, they don't have the required amps in continuous discharge rate to fire an sub-ohm coil and run the dangerous risk of going into thermal runaway and causing a fire or explosion.

Don't let this happen to you!! Consider yourself extremely lucky to this point.

 

[Schwaa]

Thank you everyone Wow I didn't know I was toeing the line that closely I have already ordered the Sony VTC4's because of the battery mod list I read in the forum thank you everyone who replied and screw all of the eBay seller who say certain batteries will work when they obviously won't and are dangerous.

 

[Schwaa]

STOP, that in not a suitable battery for a mech, you need high drain safer chemistry, I know ther is a guide here somewhere.

Yes I read it hence the question of the closeness to danger I was at lol. I read the entire battery page last night and thought hmmmmm this isn't goood even though the batteries have 3 different protections listed on them. I started with an ultrafire purple Bat that was listed on the "ok to use but low qual" section of batteries listed ok to use but it would die in a matter of 30 puffs tops so I was like f this let's get high high mAh for length and ended up trying to save to much money on ebay and got like 8 of the "bad' bats for like 28 dollars total... now I know why.

 

[sonicbomb]

When it comes to batteries, cheap does not equate to good. Always buy from a reputable dealer, and never from Ebay or Amazon. Please.

 

[Thrasher]

Heres whats really scary, those batteries came out in 2010. The flashlight forums trashed them hard. Im wondering how old those cells you got really are.

 

[opticruby]

Glad you've got some quality battery's on the way. The Cherrybomber is a very nice mod (I love mine), Please read up on battery safety and ohms law so as not to come so close to danger again