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Pictor

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OK - thanks Bob. I'll do that and buy a few.
I don't use many of the batteries, but do have a few new mods in my spares box that use them.

Currently using two that use one battery and two batteries, and suppose they're old enough to be thrown away now ...must have been used for two years now, but not continually, as some of my other daily ones are CoolFire 1V's and iSticks with fixed batteries.

I do have two spare unused ones that will be around two years old - are they safe to start using?
 

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I do have two spare unused ones that will be around two years old - are they safe to start using?
Only if you have kept them charged - I still have batteries that are over 2 years old that I use, although I have had to get rid of a few recently because they are not holding their charge for very long.
Do you have a proper battery charger, if so then as long as they charge then they should be okay.
 

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Only if you have kept them charged - I still have batteries that are over 2 years old that I use, although I have had to get rid of a few recently because they are not holding their charge for very long.
Do you have a proper battery charger, if so then as long as they charge then they should be okay.
The new unused ones haven't been charged at all - still in the boxes they came in ....do I use them or discard them?
My charger is the Nitecore D2 that you linked to some time ago.

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The new unused ones haven't been charged at all - still in the boxes they came in ....do I use them or discard them?
My charger is the Nitecore D2 that you linked to some time ago.
Put them in the charger, if they start charging, then they should be okay, but if they are dead then they won't even start charging, and should be disposed of in the correct manner (some supermarkets have battery bins)

If you keep spares in future, every month or two charge them to at least 40% (3.6v) just to keep them fresh, once voltage drops below 3.2v they die, fully charged they should read about 4.1v
 
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Put them in the charger, if they start charging, then they should be okay, but if they are dead then they won't even start charging, and should be disposed of in the correct manner (some supermarkets have battery bins)

If you keep spares in future, every month or two charge them to at least 40% (3.6v) just to keep them fresh, once voltage drops below 3.2v they die, fully charged they should read about 4.1v
Thanks. I find I have 6 of the 18650 on the cupboard shelf, so have discarded the two I was using most, and put two in the charger ...charged faster than the two I discarded!
All 6 of those I found will be over two years old, so happy that they're still apparently OK ...will charge the others now and make sure.

We have plastic recycling bags for old batteries. Can't say I've noticed anywhere for batteries at the supermarket, but haven't looked ...and don't go there often. I'll look next time, because our council are known to change the way we deal with recycling for various items.
 
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The two I charged successfully, ran flat within a day used in the Sigelei mini ...I have a feeling the Sigelei itself was draining them rapidly, because one of my brand new ones also drained fast too - does that sound a possibility?
I'm now using one of the same batteries, re-charged, and in a new Sigelei (Remember I said I had a spare? ...well I actually found that I had two silver & two black spares!!). Remains to be seen if it's still got some charge left by tomorrow morning.
 

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The two I charged successfully, ran flat within a day used in the Sigelei mini ...I have a feeling the Sigelei itself was draining them rapidly, because one of my brand new ones also drained fast too - does that sound a possibility?
I'm now using one of the same batteries, re-charged, and in a new Sigelei (Remember I said I had a spare? ...well I actually found that I had two silver & two black spares!!). Remains to be seen if it's still got some charge left by tomorrow morning.
As the Sig did it with a new battery, I would suspect the mod, I have a couple that I have to turn off after use now for the same problem

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As the Sig did it with a new battery, I would suspect the mod, I have a couple that I have to turn off after use now for the same problem
Much as I like the red one, I think it's time to bin it - display is blurred, and now it seems to be draining batteries rapidly.
Not like I don't have a spare! Just not the red one.
I see I do have a red Sigelei Book in my 'spares' box though :)
 

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Much as I like the red one, I think it's time to bin it - display is blurred, and now it seems to be draining batteries rapidly.
Not like I don't have a spare! Just not the red one.
I see I do have a red Sigelei Book in my 'spares' box though :)
You can always get another one [emoji1]

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Wait until Friday and go to Fogstar, they normally have good deals on batteries, Samsung 25R are probably the best 18650s at the moment

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I'm still using 8 Samsung 25R batteries that I got a few years ago. No sign of them losing charge yet - great batteries!
 

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You can always get another one [emoji1]
'Course I can :rolleyes: ....I actually have a box full of new mods - in fact, there's two boxes, some along similar lines to the Sigelei, KBox, and iSticks, but a few go back to the eSmarts I was using in early 2014!
At least I bought them while a sensible price. Some new ones are rather expensive.

I'm still using 8 Samsung 25R batteries that I got a few years ago. No sign of them losing charge yet - great batteries!
That's what mine are, and I've started charging them again because I think they're probably OK, and it was the old Sigelei draining them fast. With luck they'll be like yours and still be OK :)
 

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Bellus v2, is a very nice tank,i picked one up in a GB flash sale.
Much more air than the original,but that is fully adjustable,from dtl to mtl.
Velocity deck and much easier to wick.
It's 25mm,which is why i bought it.
Only con,i can see,the threads on the bottom plate(that hold the deck in) are a bit crunchy,hoping they may wear a little smoother with use.
 

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Bellus v2, is a very nice tank,i picked one up in a GB flash sale.
Much more air than the original,but that is fully adjustable,from dtl to mtl.
Velocity deck and much easier to wick.
It's 25mm,which is why i bought it.
Only con,i can see,the threads on the bottom plate(that hold the deck in) are a bit crunchy,hoping they may wear a little smoother with use.
Thanks George, i`ll take a look later :) Probably stick with the 8 i`ve already got though :laugh:
 
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