Best battery and charger for the vamo?

[random25]

Hey everybody im looking for the highest mah battery i can get with the best charger aswell. I ould like something i can leave on the charger over night without something going wrong. Does such a set up exist? Im currently using a trustfire tr-001 and a 18650 2000mah efest.

Edit- price is not an isssue. I just want the best.

 

[Foosman5]

I bought a some cheap 4000mah batteries. They worked for may a week. The VAMO would not fire up and when I hit the button, it would shut completely off and I would have to reset by removing the battery.

I could not initially figure out what the problem was, but after research, it was due to using "low drain" battery.

VAMO like a "High Drain" not to say "high capacity. So, make sure they are High Drain.

I bought EFEST small and large..

 

[corpus]

Hello

i4 intellicharger is great if you are using different battery sizes. Can charge upto 4 batteries at the same time..

For batteries go for aw imr high drain or efest. The Vamo will shut off when the battery gets low so you will not be over discharging them..which is a good thing.

 

[random25]

Hello

i4 intellicharger is great if you are using different battery sizes. Can charge upto 4 batteries at the same time..

For batteries go for aw imr high drain or efest. The Vamo will shut off when the battery gets low so you will not be over discharging them..which is a good thing.

Will the i4 stop charging when the battery is fully charged? Id like to be able to just leave my batts on overnight and take them out in the morning.

 

[Attack_Puppy]

As far as I know, the Panasonic NCR18650B 3400mAh is the best battery for the Vamo. There are some cheap brands that advertise higher mAh, but in practice they never end up living up to the hype. Stick with well known brands for a better experience. As for chargers, I use an Efest BIO charger, not sure about the best, but it works great and isn't too expensive.

 

[VapnYoung]

Are the batteries that come with the vamo kit on the Smoktek website good? Ordered the vamo rev.2 yesterday with there batteries

 

[candik]

I ordered Panasonic 18650 imr's and a Nitecore I2. (The difference between the I2 and the I4 is that the I2 charges 2 batteries and the I4 can charge 4. The charger is a smart charger so it shuts off when it's done. I can't imagine Smoktek would offer batteries that don't work in their kit, but I would still upgrade to a sure thing better battery. Just my opinion though.

 

[dcslaps]

Efest IMR 18650 HD 2250mAh 3.7V Rechargeable Battery - Button Top

Hybrid IMR High Drain LiMh/Li-Ion Battery
10A Max discharge current
Assembled in China/Cell made in Japan

Sold Individually
Dimensions: 67mm (L) x 18.35mm (D)


Compatible with Provari w/ 18650 Extension Cap and VAMO V2

 

[madstabber]

The best charger is the xtar sp-2 or if you want a led read out the xtar vp-2. The best battery is the panasonic cgr18650ch, it is 2250mah but it will last longer than batteries labeled with much higher mah's. I have the panasonic ncr18650pd's also which are rated at 2900 mahs and the last the same as the ch's do. Those batteries can be bought at fasttech at 2 for 10 dollars for the cgr-ch's or 15 for the ncr-pd's. Fasttech also sells a good charger the intellicharger I2 and I4 for $14 and $20 respectively. You will not find any better prices or batteries than at fasttech and they are a great vendor. It took 10 days to receive my order from them with free shipping. The panasonic batteries last me a day and a half with heavy vaping and are the best batteries you can buy for vaping bar none. Any of the chargers I mentioned are good as are pila chargers but they cost much more and aren't any better than the less expensive chargers. Good luck and vape on.

 

[Dvx67]

Hello

i4 intellicharger is great if you are using different battery sizes. Can charge upto 4 batteries at the same time..

For batteries go for aw imr high drain or efest. The Vamo will shut off when the battery gets low so you will not be over discharging them..which is a good thing.

I have this charger also. It works great and yes it stops charging when the batteries are charged. Each bank charges independently.

 

[Toast fire]

OK here it goes, I have the nitecore intllicharger i4 and I use the Panasonic cgr18650ch batteries, awesome combo. I hate to be that guy but I wouldn't trust charging batteries like that unsupervised, let alone in another room as I slept. The internet is an awesome resource for info, but time and time again I see people treat these high capacity , high drain batteries like cheapy AA rechargeables, they aren't and shouldn't be treated as such.

Maybe I'm a little paranoid coming from the radio controlled scene and watching all manner of batteries short out and light stuff on fire. Personally I have 6 18650 batteries that I rotate. When four go dead I throw them on the i4 while I'm home watching TV, cleaning up etc. I generally stay within line of sight/smell of them, they are charging on a large stone surface surface so if they were to start a fire it would be isolated for quite some time. If I absolutely need to leave the house while they are charging I throw the charger into a lipo charging bag, but only if I'm only going to be gone for a short period of time (under 30 minutes). If charging over night can't be avoided I charge them in a lipo bag inside a concrete block enclosure (think concrete block igloo) away from anything flammable in my garage on the concrete floor.
Again I might be paranoid from watching batteries light entire tables of rc equipment on fire, with dozens of people around mind you. And also watching people going to the hospital from burns from the fire or venting batteries. Anyway good luck and be safe.

 

[Red_Bird]

Nitecore Intellicharger i4 v2 is among, if not THE best.

It can charge more types of batteries, without the need for spacers, and even can charge AA batteries and many other types.

I'd buy one over an Xtar or Pila, or any Trustfire.

Batteries? Panasonic CGR18650's, aw 18650's (1600 or 2000 mah) and any Efest 18650 are all fine in the Vamo.

 

[random25]

Well after watching batteries catch fire on youtube i dont think ill charge while i sleep. Ill prolly get a lipo bag aswell

 

[taofishdude]

I have the i4 also. I would definitely recommend it. You can get a kit with a DC adapter for long road trips . Batteries come off at exactly 4.2 volts every time. I've been using efest 18650s button tops and stacked 18350 flat tops (button tops work also). Occasionally if I'm desperate ill throw in a single 18350 button top. All work well with the vamo.

 

[Onespeed]

Hey Toastfire any chance you Have used an RC charger with a digital readout For Charging Ecig Batts.

 

[Riverboat]

Pila charger...

 

[jimmyknuckles]

What about these?

http://www.fasttech.com/products/1341105

They're 3400mah protected batteries. From the little I could find comparing batteries, these seemed to come in with pretty high ratings.

 

[zulhusni]

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