Batterys going south already

[EagleGreen]

I bought a pair of 18350 battery's a couple weeks ago, I wanted to use them to shorten my VAMO and I have a new mod on the way that I also want to use it in.. Anyway now the batteries are only charging to 3.7v where before there were charging to 4.1v.. Anyone ever have this happen? They are AW brand.

 

[SissySpike]

Ive used some AWs for almost a year now and still no problem. Just a stab in the dark could be your charger. Or you could of discharged them to much this will ruin the battery very quickly.

 

[Iffy]

Batterys going south already

Can't blame 'em, considering your location!

Seriously, have you checked your charger output voltage?

 

[SilentScreams]

I don't currently use any of these type of batteries but I do have experience with rechargable batteries in general. Sometimes the charger goes bad. Sometimes if you discharge them to the point they don't work they wont charge properly. And sometimes you just get a bad one thad made it through quality control. It does happen. Some places will offer a short warranty on batteries but most don't. I would contact your supplier and see what they offer. You might be able to get them swapped out.

 

[Thrasher]

out of 6 i have had one aw 18650 do this. the others are still fine. im worried that the explosion in popularity of the brand may be driving production too hard for QC to keep up.

 

[EagleGreen]

I'll just order 2 new ones.. Not sure if the charger went bad. Wonder if I ran these batteries wen bad because I drained them to much.. To me that doesn't make sense since that's what your suppose to do.. The VAMO says Lo I charge it and put in a fresh one.

 

[Thompson]

You can only drive batteries to below 3V area with mechanical mods, VV/VW generally will cut the battery off at 3.2v to protect them from going too low.

I second the charger or faulty battery as mentioned above, because your Vamo isn't going to let it get to a voltage that is bad for the battery.

 

[EagleGreen]

I'm going to order new batteries this week and hopefully that is my issue.. I've been under the impression that AW brand batteries are the best out. How are the Trustfire batteries? Or other brands.

 

[KeithB]

It's also possible that your charger may have a switch to charge the lower voltage LiFePO4 cells. If it's set to 3.2 instead of 3.7 or 4.2 then your cells won't be charging properly.

 

[mostlyclassics]

Trustfire and other protected batteries won't work in a Vamo. The circuits in the Vamo detect the circuits in the battery and won't let the Vamo fire.

 

[EagleGreen]

This is a cheap charger and there is no switch. Last night I ordered a new charger plus new batteries. Not sure why my 2 new batteries went south, it has to be the charger..

It's also possible that your charger may have a switch to charge the lower voltage LiFePO4 cells. If it's set to 3.2 instead of 3.7 or 4.2 then your cells won't be charging properly.

 

[EagleGreen]

Trustfire and other protected batteries won't work in a Vamo. The circuits in the Vamo detect the circuits in the battery and won't let the Vamo fire.

Thanks for the heads up.. How about other battery brands?

 

[peraspera]

AW is generally considered to be a very good brand. However, if you want to try a different brand my Efest 18350s purchased from Vapor Beast have been functioning as they should in my VAMO. I've charged them using both the Nitecore i2 and Xtar WP2 II charger at .5 amps. The Nitecore automatically detects the battery type and sets the amps.

 

[Riverboat]

This is a cheap charger and there is no switch. Last night I ordered a new charger plus new batteries. Not sure why my 2 new batteries went south, it has to be the charger..

Best charger ...PILA

 

[mostlyclassics]

Thanks for the heads up.. How about other battery brands?

Any battery that doesn't have the word "protected" in its description. I'm partial to AW IMR batteries, but others like E-fest. I think Panasonic also makes unprotected IMR batteries.

 

[Sincronicity]

Trustfire and other protected batteries won't work in a Vamo. The circuits in the Vamo detect the circuits in the battery and won't let the Vamo fire.

I've been using VAMO and Trustfire 18650's 3k mah together for the last two months and have yet to have my Vamo shut down because it detected the circuits and stopped firing. In any case, they work with mine just fine.

 

[quickload187]

The Panasonic cgr18650ch, are getting rave reviews for the vamo, highly recommended.

 

[ninfreak]

also note that the aw are panasonic cells, rebranded.......not many people know this....the aw name just ensures that they are the highest grade and quality tested. yes batteries are graded and sold by price accordingly to others to sell. aw only gets the best

 

[Heavyrocker]

Frequently asked battery questions :

Is possible the PCB in the Vamo maybe draining the battery?

http://www.happyvaper.com/Articles.asp?ID=240

 

[ninfreak]

o and don't discharge below 3.4 any lower is not good...some people have said 3.2 but it is 3.4