Flat tops... You have failed me.

[johni]

What if I said, mAh = bucket, and C rating is how high up the side of the bucket the hole is . . . . . . ?


does that work?

I think so, for mech. vaping and swapping batteries at 3.7V



Nah, not really. It works for flow rate, but not for how far you can discharge your battery . . . .

^^Exactly! Don't understand why more people don't get that.

 

[MamaTried]

What if I said, mAh = bucket, and C rating is how high up the side of the bucket the hole is . . . . . . ?


does that work?

I think so, for mech. vaping and swapping batteries at 3.7V



Nah, not really. It works for flow rate, but not for how far you can discharge your battery . . . .

i think that works for VV/VW-- the ones that shut down when the batt gets too low.


unless you're tipping over the bucket, then all bets are off...


ETA: mechs will always drain the batt if you keep hitting the button. same thing with some/most/all? VV/VW. so the hole in the bucket must always be at the bottom, or the analogy dont work AW1600 has a smaller bucket than AW2K, but it has a bigger hole...

 

[dodari]

Question on these battery ratings.

Is there a mathematical relationship relating "C" to Amps? If so, could somebody share it please?

Thanks.

 

[Kristian]

dodari,

The C rating is the rate at which the battery can discharge. The mAh rating is the capacity of the battery. If you multiply the c rating by the capacity in Amp hours you get the maximum amperage that the battery can safely sustain.

For example, AW IMR 18650 1600mAh batteries have a 15C rating. This means you can safely discharge these batteries at 15 times their capacity so 1.6(battery capacity in Amp hours) x 15(maximum discharge rate) = 24 Amps

 

[dodari]

dodari,

The C rating is the rate at which the battery can discharge. The mAh rating is the capacity of the battery. If you multiply the c rating by the capacity in Amp hours you get the maximum amperage that the battery can safely sustain.

For example, AW IMR 18650 1600mAh batteries have a 15C rating. This means you can safely discharge these batteries at 15 times their capacity so 1.6(battery capacity in Amp hours) x 15(maximum discharge rate) = 24 Amps

Ah, ok, I get it now.

Thank you.

 

[steel bender]

dodari,

The C rating is the rate at which the battery can discharge. The mAh rating is the capacity of the battery. If you multiply the c rating by the capacity in Amp hours you get the maximum amperage that the battery can safely sustain.

For example, AW IMR 18650 1600mAh batteries have a 15C rating. This means you can safely discharge these batteries at 15 times their capacity so 1.6(battery capacity in Amp hours) x 15(maximum discharge rate) = 24 Amps

Ah, if only I could say things this simply...