e-POWER Replaceable Battery Kit eGo now available for 14500 batteries

[Eddie.Willers]

Hi Guys
Any news on the ETA for the 14500 E-Power?
I want an E-power but not the 14650 version - I already have 14500 batteries and chargers for my Hex Copper.

 

[OldDragon]

? - are there any better chargers for the 14650 - I use my epower for awhile and have one battery on the charger - but the epower ecig is used up before the one on the charger finishes charging. I need a faster charger so I can continue to vape.

 

[Gristle]

The charger that came with my ePower 14650 says on the back the output is 300 mah. I've seen 500 mah and higher chargers for sale. You don't want to go too high of a charge rate or you could damage the battery.

 

[OldDragon]

So I can use any charger that is big enough to hold the battery? I did notice that it was only 300, my ego says 4.2 volt @ 420 mah which is more. Is there any good place to look for a larger charger?

 

[Credo]

? - are there any better chargers for the 14650 - I use my epower for awhile and have one battery on the charger - but the epower ecig is used up before the one on the charger finishes charging. I need a faster charger so I can continue to vape.

What if you just got an extra battery or two and added them to the rotation? You'd always be ahead then.

 

[OldDragon]

That would work - the kits should come with 3 batterys - 1 for vaping, 1 on the charger, and one ready for the next change out.

 

[Credo]

That would work - the kits should come with 3 batterys - 1 for vaping, 1 on the charger, and one ready for the next change out.

For my money, I'd go for more batteries over a new charger. Well, a second/spare charger never hurts either...but I'd do batteries first myself. For when you're away from home for a few days...on a plane, camping, or whatever, can never have too many It might take some extra attention with 'over-night' charges to get them all caught up...but pretty soon you'll have an easy rotation worked out.

 

[SMKNOMOR]

There is a High performance rapid 4 bay charger out there. it charges just about anything 3.7 v fast. Im not sure of the name.

 

[cryptkeeper197]

I am looking forward to this version. I already have several 14500 and I am happy with the battery life. Always wanted to try an e power seems like a good size. Hope this gets in stock soon.

 

[ericdjobs]

The switch is regulated at 3.7v. So if you want that 6v experience....use the lower ohm cartos

The claim that the e-power has a regulated output is dubious. I own an e-power.

According to two different meters and a 510 threaded voltage tester, the e-power outputs the exact same voltage that the battery is charged to.

There isn't any regulation going on here.
Test it yourself!

On a fresh battery, right off the carger, it's putting out 4.2v.. loaded that will be less.

 

[dannoman]

It is INDEED regulated...not sure where you bought your ePower but you may simply have a bad PCB board in your unit...its been vetted now for 4 months or so, sold at several places and this has never been an issue.

The claim that the e-power has a regulated output is dubious. I own an e-power.

According to two different meters and a 510 threaded voltage tester, the e-power outputs the exact same voltage that the battery is charged to.

There isn't any regulation going on here.
Test it yourself!

On a fresh battery, right off the carger, it's putting out 4.2v.. loaded that will be less.

 

[cryptkeeper197]

The claim that the e-power has a regulated output is dubious. I own an e-power.

According to two different meters and a 510 threaded voltage tester, the e-power outputs the exact same voltage that the battery is charged to.

There isn't any regulation going on here.
Test it yourself!

On a fresh battery, right off the carger, it's putting out 4.2v.. loaded that will be less.

You could get another switch from another vendor and test it. Most likely something is wrong with your switch section.
Crap happens....etc

 

[Gristle]

I've read here on ECF that there are different versions of the switch, with the v2.0 not being regulated.

 

[ericdjobs]

You could get another switch from another vendor and test it. Most likely something is wrong with your switch section.
Crap happens....etc

I have a spare switch that I just tested (because of what everyone was saying here) and i'm getting the same thing..

When I fire the button (on both switches now) I get the exact same voltage on my multimeter (Using the red lead to the center pin, black to the threads) that I get if I test the battery outside of the device.

I got my kit from a different supplier, but a very well known and reputable one.. MV

It's not that I don't believe you guys I just don't understand, there must be two different versions. Soon as I get my laptop back I'll make a video with my multimeter.. I don't know what else could cause this? Surely the PCB isn't fried in both switch units.

Don't get me wrong, this was a bonus to me, as I prefer a higher voltage vape... so having the output not be regulated was a great thing to me!


(Could someone else test theirs on a multimeter and tell me they are indeed getting regulated 3.7v output with a freshly charged battery unloaded? Now I just want to get to the bottom of this, curious lol)

 

[Credo]

I have a spare switch that I just tested (because of what everyone was saying here) and i'm getting the same thing..

When I fire the button (on both switches now) I get the exact same voltage on my multimeter (Using the red lead to the center pin, black to the threads) that I get if I test the battery outside of the device.

I got my kit from a different supplier, but a very well known and reputable one.. MV

It's not that I don't believe you guys I just don't understand, there must be two different versions. Soon as I get my laptop back I'll make a video with my multimeter.. I don't know what else could cause this? Surely the PCB isn't fried in both switch units.

Don't get me wrong, this was a bonus to me, as I prefer a higher voltage vape... so having the output not be regulated was a great thing to me!


(Could someone else test theirs on a multimeter and tell me they are indeed getting regulated 3.7v output with a freshly charged battery unloaded? Now I just want to get to the bottom of this, curious lol)

Is your voltage meter in-line or are you testing it with no load (no atty attached)?

Could well be the circuit doesn't do anything if there is no resistance on it.

Case in point...my Darwin: If I hit the button with no atty on it...it shows 12v every time on the meter! Screw something on, and the game totally changes

 

[ericdjobs]

Is your voltage meter in-line or are you testing it with no load (no atty attached)?

Could well be the circuit doesn't do anything if there is no resistance on it.

Case in point...my Darwin: If I hit the button with no atty on it...it shows 12v every time on the meter! Screw something on, and the game totally changes

I don't have an in-line meter, no. I can rig something up to test the loaded voltage, but I'm almost positive it would show to be unregulated, at least on my device. I notice a very large difference between a freshly charged battery and one that's sitting at 3.7v. The difference is so noticeable that the boge 2.0ohm cartos that I use actually sound much MUCH louder on a freshly charged battery when activated, vapor is warmer, throat hit is increased.


It very well could be just my device, or all in my head! But honestly I doubt that, the difference is pretty substantial and the only reason I even decided to test it is because I found myself constantly switching out batteries and recharging; Something that I thought I wouldn't be doing on a regulated device.

 

[leotiny]

i think that there are two version of the switches as well. i tested my original switch that i got with my kit from from gotvapes with an assembled voltmeter and the meter would not read and just blink. then i put my new switch that i got from another vendor and the meter reads it at 4 volts without a load and with a dual coil cartomizer on it it reads at 3.4 volts.

 

[otrpu]

Anxiously waiting someone else to confirm. Till then, I'll just keep using my VV. Brings me to my wish list. . .an VV switch for this puppy. Prolly not much demand for VV with the 14500/14650 version, but 18490/18650 version would be interesting in VV. Note to DANNO: contact the vendor, order a crate of the devices just thrown in plastic bags and shipped to you in a popcorn loaded wooden box crate on a pallet. Then sell the damned things for half the price, shipping them out in bubble wrap envelopes. I'm sick and tired of paying for the damned presentation boxes these things come in. And have no use for them once I've received them. And. . .I'm knee deep in those damned boxes. Only thing they were good for, as far as I'm concerned, was they were easy to wrap when giving everyone in family that smokes one for Christmas presents. JMHO

Cheers,
otrpu

 

[fsroq]

Anxiously waiting someone else to confirm. Till then, I'll just keep using my VV. Brings me to my wish list. . .an VV switch for this puppy. Prolly not much demand for VV with the 14500/14650 version, but 18490/18650 version would be interesting in VV. Note to DANNO: contact the vendor, order a crate of the devices just thrown in plastic bags and shipped to you in a popcorn loaded wooden box crate on a pallet. Then sell the damned things for half the price, shipping them out in bubble wrap envelopes. I'm sick and tired of paying for the damned presentation boxes these things come in. And have no use for them once I've received them. And. . .I'm knee deep in those damned boxes. Only thing they were good for, as far as I'm concerned, was they were easy to wrap when giving everyone in family that smokes one for Christmas presents. JMHO

Cheers,
otrpu

Yes, get a ton of these and ship them in a bubble bag, and then not to forget the most important, when you buy a ton of them from smoke teck, get them to produce the vv module for these beautys.

 

[mwa102464]

I know one thing, running IMR 14650's make a big difference over a regular LiOn Batt when I use mine, I have tested these two batts on mine and the IMR 14650 Hits way way harder and makes this E-power worth while to me, without the IMR I couldn't use these.!