Current draw wiggle room

[conopt]

So this is my first post on here. I've been lurking and vaping off and on since 2009. Love the forum and the attitude of tolerance. It's refreshing to see such positivity on a forum.

Anyways, I have an omega 18650 mech (fasttech) and I'm running a 1.5 ohm coil on a smoktech mini rda. I'm using the batteries that came with my lavatube until my vtc5's and 35 amp LG's decide to show up. They're labeled as dishy 18650-a 2200mah. The very limited amount of information that I was able to find on these suggests that they have a 5 amp c-rating. Fully charged, this is almost a 3 amp draw, not accounting for any voltage drop.
My question to you fine folks:
Is having only a 2 amp buffer enough to use this safely, or am I playing with (hopefully not literal) fire? I'm sure I'll never get close to the limit on the sonys or the LG's but I was curious about the amount of amperage padding that would generally be considered safe.

Thanks! And I'm happy to finally be posting after all these years.

 

[jonhall2]

wait for the new batts before sub-ohming to be on the safe side. please read the new stcky about sub ohm.

 

[jonhall2]

Go to first new post Sticky Thread Sticky: **Sub-Ohm Vaping** Discussion, Safety,

 

[conopt]

Believe me, I'm not even going to think about running a sub-ohm coil on these batteries.
I enjoy my face and hands as intact/burn-free as they currently are.

With a 1.5ohm coil I believe I have enough leeway to run these batteries safely, especially once the battery voltage drops.

I guess I'm just being somewhat paranoid about it.

 

[dannyrl]

You're most likely fine. Pay attention to your batteries while you vape. If you notice the batteries are getting hot while you vape, I would stop using them. With such a low power draw, decent batteries should be able to handle it fine.

Thing about batteries for me is that "no name" companies can put whatever they want on their packaging. They can claim whatever discharge rating they want, but they usually don't prove proof of their claims nor the safety of their batteries - especially Chinese batteries.

Companies like Sony and LG have a reputation to uphold. If they claim 30A discharges, their products better provide 30As otherwise they would lose a lot of customers. Plus they have better engineers that implement better technology and safety features into their batteries in the rare event that the battery does fail.

 

[conopt]

Thanks for the responses. I got my VTC5's today so these generic batts will not be seeing the inside of a mech again. These sony's are taking FOREVER to charge!