Here is the latest table of test data for a range of 26650s from
@Mooch
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Thanks for sharing. Some haven't been tested so tough to really compare. Some brands put what they wish on the wrap.
I choosed 2 Keeppower IMR26650 (2015 version). The company is well known.
They used to put Panasonic cells in their 18650...
A full charge give 3.940 Ah (thanks to the battery capacitance in the Value menu in dicodes). To compare, a LG HE4 give 1.667 in the dani box... And 1.854 with a Sony VTC5 in my dani extreme v2+. *Don't forget to reset the value each time you change your battery to verify their power.
For my taste in Temp Control, with reasonable coil (higher value than about 0.5 Ohms (NiFe)) 15A max continuous discharge rating battery is more than enough. With let say 20w, The temperature (215-230 deg C) is reached in less than half a second and the power drop to about 5-10 Watts (depend of the atomizer air intake).
*IMR (INR FOR samsung, but a little less durable and they don't make any 26650). They are more stable than any other kind for high discharge current. Never put something helse than IMR battery !
The MNKE was well known for mecanical mode users for their hi pulse and hi continuous discharge rating. The compagny was bought by IMREN so hard to determine the quality of the bare cells now.
Best bare cells manufacturing and well known are Panasonic (Sanyo is owned by Panasonic) and Sony. Samsung and lg for the Corean. But they do different quality. The best ones are sold to car manufacturer (Tesla to not name it). It's really tough to know who are the supplier of those 26650 battery cells. The market is more on the 18650.
FYI:
Types of Battery Cells; Cylindrical Cell, Button Cell, Pouch Cell
The important think to remember is to buy your battery from trusted store.
Otherwise, some can be rebranded.
If you wish to compare:
Battery test-review 26650 comparator
Hope that I've been well informed.

(Sorry for any mistake as my first language is french)!

Don't hesitate to add your touch !
