Best batteries over all (18650)?

[seebo]

Opinions are not facts. I am all for protected cells when they are called for. Sometimes there is nothing better than a protected cell. "SOMETIMES"

every battery that is protected has its own rating, its designed for safety. it's designed to prevent from overcharging, and it's designed to prevent from over discharging (at whatever the protection circuit is rated for). people that do not have experience with batteries/charging them should not be buying unprotected cells.. but hey, that's my opinion.
again, buy whatever you want. but to say you can't (or shouldn't) use a protected cell in a vaping device is just pure BS.

 

[JJOOHHNN]

every battery that is protected has its own rating, its designed for safety. people that do not have experience with batteries/charging them should not be buying unprotected cells.. but hey, that's my opinion.
again, buy whatever you want. but to say you can't (or shouldn't) use a protected cell in a vaping device is just pure BS.

You are being thick right now. The is a topic about best and people should be saying there is no such things as best until you can nail down the requirements.

1, Does the device has protection in it?
2. If the device does have protection built in what is the form and method of the protection?
3. If the device does not have protection in it what chemistry of battery is going to be used?
4. If the device has protection in at and the battery have protection in it do they conflict with each other?
5. What are the run time requirements and amp requirements? Which of the two requirements can be set static and which is better to always push further out?
6. What chemistry of battery are you using?
7. Is the battery going to be producing dentrites under certain conditions?
8. Will the battery vent hydrogen during thermal runaway?
9. Will the battery vent oxygen during thermal runaway?
10. What doe the battery vent during thermal runaway?
11. How does the specific battery chemistry behave when over amped?
12. If dentrites are being formed at over charge what do they look like and what's there composition?
13. If dentrites are being formed at over discharge what do they look like and what's there composition?
14. Do you want overcharge protection in the cell or in the charger or both?
15. Do you want over discharge protection in the cell or the device or both?

This can go on for more than 50 questions.

The answers to all of these questions change depending on the situation.

Usually we just use adequate when it comes to batteries.
Best is an entirely different questions and a set of specific requirements needs to be setting in front of of to determine best.

Is Tesla wrong for using cells that are not internally protected? The answer is no.

 

[tj99959]

i am a high powered LED flashlight fanatic. if you want the best you should be looking at batteries that are used to power flashlights. the best? i'd say the NiteCore 3400mah Nitecore 18650 3400mAh 3.7V Protected Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Button Top Battery - Blister Pack (NL189)

they have the highest and TRUE capacity you will ever find in a 18650 battery, good for well over 500 charge cycles.
good reviews, but the question is what are you willing to spend for the "best"?

they also have the 2600mah for less money if you don't care about capacity as much and still one of the best batteries out there.

First off, think about the cells chemistry. That Nitecore is a Lithium Cobalt cell which will produce a violent ball of flame should it ever vent.

We run quite an assortment of torches on our duck boats. So from experience, we know what works & what doesn't. Unprotected cells are a bad idea in a torch, you will simply discharge it below it's minimum voltage the first time you use it. (been there done that) Maxed out my 3 LED torch pulls 6.83a. The OP's .18 build @ 75w requires 20.41a
So the needs of a torch are completely different .

This might help

 

[Mattox]

This is a good review here.

 

[Tommy-Chi]

I'v been using efest 18650's for almost 4 months now, just bought a set of Samsung 25rs and find they out preform the efests by a long shot. Was wondering what the best 18650s are on the market right now? Just bought my first mech mod (Tugboat v2 red splatter) and want the best batteries available on the market.

Thanks in advance

I have 6 Samsung, and 4 LG. They're great!

Nobody talks about the Panasonic 18650's, but they are used in the Musk Tesla, and I hear they are developing new batteries for the car. It will be interesting to see what they come up with.

 

[Flt Simulation]

For the price ... LG HG2

3,000 mAh / 20 amp

$ 6.98 each LG 18650HG2 3000mAh 20a