Best 18650 battery other than the vtc5
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It really depends on what you are doing with it. The LG 2500 mah HE2 spec sheets say it outperforms the vtc5 on battery life when staying under 10amps in a vv vw device.
Going to use it in a mod sx350, like the vtc5 but the wrappers never last pulling them out of battery holders
VTC6!IF it's even out yet...
You are so funny
The high wattage (20 - 50) DNA devices only require a minimum 12 amp continuous discharge rate IMR battery. There are several options:
LG
LG18650HE2 2500mah 20A
Orbtronic hybrid
Orbtronic 18650 SX22 2000mAh 22A (re-branded Samsung 20R ?)
Orbtronic 18650 2500mAh 21A (re-branded Samsung 25R ?)
Orbtronic 18650 SX30 2100mAh 30A (re-branded Sony VTC4 ?)
Samsung hybrid
INR18650-20R 2000mah 22A
INR18650-25R 2500mAh 20A
Sony hybrid
18650VTC4 2100mAh 30A
18650VTC5 2600mAh 30A
Efest IMR/hybrid
purple 18650 2500mAh 35A* (rebranded LG18650HE2 2500mAh 20 amp*)
purple 18650 2100mAh 30A (rebranded Sony 18650VTC4)
Xtar
18650 2100 mAh 30A* (rebranded Sony 18650VTC4)
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yo baditude, it says the xtar is 2100 mAh, that it's a VTC5... shouldn't it be VTC4, then? or maybe the mAh is the typo if it's supposed to say 2600.
Anywho... yeah I'm gonna go ahead and suggest the 1600 mAh or 2100 mAh purple Efest batteries, 30A. they are both rewrapped Sony's, VTC3 and VTC4 respectively. so if it's the wrapper on the Sony's you don't like, you could pick up some Sony's that have different wrapping on them. I suppose the Xtar's would work for this as well, but they don't seem to be as readily available as the 30A Efest batteries. Illumn.com has them for really cheap (the 30A efests).
Anywho... yeah I'm gonna go ahead and suggest the 1600 mAh or 2100 mAh purple Efest batteries, 30A. they are both rewrapped Sony's, VTC3 and VTC4 respectively. so if it's the wrapper on the Sony's you don't like, you could pick up some Sony's that have different wrapping on them. I suppose the Xtar's would work for this as well, but they don't seem to be as readily available as the 30A Efest batteries. Illumn.com has them for really cheap (the 30A efests).
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AFAIK(!), Sony will stop making/distributing VTC batteries, so we all have to find a better\equivalent option, I'm not completely sure about the chemistry of the LG HE2 and Samsung 25R and anyway It's possible to reach 20A and as we know batteries aren't acting the same when using their max performance so it's better to find a 30A even if you "only" vape at 18A+
Honestly I don't have the answer right now, I found this thread by looking for the answer
I'm staying away of rebranded batteries because when they wouldn't be able to find the same model they'll switch to a different one and I'll never know about it (not going to unwrap all my batteries).
Right now I'm stocking VTC4(s) as much as I can
Honestly I don't have the answer right now, I found this thread by looking for the answer
I'm staying away of rebranded batteries because when they wouldn't be able to find the same model they'll switch to a different one and I'll never know about it (not going to unwrap all my batteries).
Right now I'm stocking VTC4(s) as much as I can
There has been a SERIOUS run on vtc5's ... I've been looking for like the last two weeks and everyone is out of stock.
Ordered some LG's today from RTD, so we'll see how they perform against my aging vtc5s.
Ordered some LG's today from RTD, so we'll see how they perform against my aging vtc5s.
Look for 1600 or 2100 mAh 30A purple Efests. They are VTC3 and VTC4 respectively. Xtar 2100 mAh are VTC4 too. And Sony will continue to make them, as far as I can tell. Ask Baditude he knows the deal with all that, I believe.
I'm so happy I bought the very last two VTC5's at my fav b & m the other day, tho! Walked in wanting two, walked out with the last two !!
BTW I purchased a 4 pack of VTC5 on Amazon and of course they're fake, so don't bother with it.
Since i can't find any vtc5's right now the best i could find were some re wrapped vtc4's Yellow Sony VTC 4 Batteries (2100 mah) - Sun-Vapers.com well see how that works
That might be where I got my 25Rs. Definitely got The Copper there and a couple batteries. Pretty sure it was the samsings.
I've got 3 lg he2's that perform very nicely. Can't really tell the difference between them and my vtc5's. I don't super subohm so maybe that's why. .3 ohms is about the lowest I go but I mainly stick to .5. Next paycheck I'm gonna get a few Samsung 25r's and compIair them too. I use the Panasonic pf 2900mah in DNA 30 and vtr and they work flawlessly. So saying what's the best battery, it really depends on what your using them in.
My LG he2 hits like a train. It's just as good as my VTC5. Maybe even hits just a little harder. I would say the LG HE2's (which are the 2500mAh "35A" Efests) are just as good as the VTC5, and better than the VTC3's and -4's AS LONG AS you do not need more than 20 amps.
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