Does it HAVE to be a fully charged battery?
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I don't think a device or juice should be tested on a fully charge battery.. We don't vape all day in a fully charged battery do we? I think it would be more accurate to test on a 25-50% discharged battery.. I think it would give you a better "average" depiction of what you would experience in real life.
On a regulated device, not too much of an issue since the circuitry will do just that, regulate the voltage/power chosen by the user to the atomizer until the voltage of the battery decreases to the point that there simply isn't enough voltage left to achieve the setting of the device. Not such an issue unless the review includes the longevity of the battery and it's ability to put out the power needed regardless of the charge.
If it's an unregulated device (think mechanical mod) then... yes. An unregulated device will perform at it's peak with a fully charged battery. The performance drops with the discharge rate of the battery.
Since many reviewers these days are using some sort of "RDA" on a "mech-mod", the best performance will be had when using a battery fresh off a charger metering in at 4.2V. It's a consistency thing.
If it's an unregulated device (think mechanical mod) then... yes. An unregulated device will perform at it's peak with a fully charged battery. The performance drops with the discharge rate of the battery.
Since many reviewers these days are using some sort of "RDA" on a "mech-mod", the best performance will be had when using a battery fresh off a charger metering in at 4.2V. It's a consistency thing.
True, but also worth noting that some regulated devices are better than others. Some will dip anyway as the battery gets flat.
Also, I've read some Egos are regulated, some not - so it's not just a consideration for mechs.
There's no need to always make sure your battery is "fully" charged. In fact, if you're 1 of those ppl that constantly puts it back on the charger at 90% to top off again, you're ensuring that the battery will have a short lifespan. Li-ion like to be charged frequently, but not to 100%. This is really good article right here on Li-ion:
How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University
How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University
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To me it has always seemed that even with some of the regulated batteries the performance goes down as the battery drains but not as much as with a mech. When I am vaping a twist I eventually feel like I am not getting the taste and vapor I am expecting. Then pick up a fully charged one and everything is as it should be. That doesn't happen with my provari so it may only be the lower end devices that are effected.
The Twist is not what I consider a "lower end" product, it's just not a Provari. It doesn't even have all the features of a Provari how can one compare. Anyway I have a Vision Spinner and it does do better when fully charged and most of the way through. By the time I notice a difference it's time to charge the pv I just don't realize it because it doesn't have any special green to yellow, yellow to red, red to flashing light sytem on it. When it's dead it's dead then you charge so yeah there's a big difference at the end.
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I can see what you guys are saying where the voltage may drop a bit as the battery depletes (even tho it technically shouldn't w/ Li-ion). But it's not something I can say where fully charged = definitively better. My ADV flavor is a great tasting blueberry/vanilla combo. I've found that vanilla flavoring is pretty sensitive to heat, and if the coil gets too hot, the flavor doesn't taste nearly as good. That only happens if I take too many hits in quick succession, but I've found an ideal workaround. I now vape this flavor on my oldest battery. It's an 1100mah Ego clone that definitely doesn't have the stated capacity. In fact it dies quicker than my 650's, although it does still work. But since this battery must put out a lesser voltage than my 2 main batteries, and the coil in turn doesn't get so hot - my blueberry/vanilla always tastes good on this 1. Now that I think of it, I've put it on my new 1100mah when freshly charged, and I was getting the crappy taste quicker than usual. My next battery is definitely gonna be VV so I can make these tweaks myself tho.
Battery technology has certainly improved but I go back to the old school thought that batteries need to be cycled. If you've ever had a work laptop that stayed plugged in most of the time that only then held a charge long enough to run for the power cable at home you'll understand.
Laptop batteries have bad circumstances to begin w/ tho, and alot of it has to do w/ heat which Li-ion don't like. Then when they're plugged in all the time (which I do myself), the battery is constantly at 90-100% where the charger kicks on and off, and it's definitely not the ideal circumstances for Li-ion. I try and cycle it a couple times a month, but there's no point to let it go TOO low below 50% if you don't have to. I bought my laptop 2.5 yrs ago and it's been plugged in most of the time for sure, but I'd say the battery capacity is still about 75% what it was when new.
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