For those jumping into the mod world and batteries

[Scoper50]

Just thought I'd share a helpful tip that I've learned over the past few months. When I started vaping I was using ego twists. I had three of them and I was charging batteries every single day. It became almost a tedious task. I know it doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but I was always thinking about if I had a battery on the charger, or if I needed to put one on the charger, or do I need to bring a charger with me to work? etc. etc. etc. It gets tiring.

After a few months with the ego twists, I decided I was ready to jump into the mod world. I decided I wasn't going to mess around, and just bought a provari mini. When I bought the provari, I bought two 18350 batteries for it. After using it for a week, I quickly noticed that I was still charging batteries, EVERY DAY. I was tired of it. So I purchased 4 more batteries. Now I can go about 4-5 days between battery charging. But thats not enough. I just purchased 3 more batteries. I'd like to go a week between battery charging sessions.

So if you are just starting in the mod world (It doesn't have to be a provari), I highly recommend buying more than 2 batteries. After my new order comes in, I will have a total of 9 batteries, and hopefully I will only have to charge batteries only on Saturday and I'll be good to go for the whole week.

One more tip. Label your batteries. I used a label maker on mine, but you can easily use a magic marker or something. I numbered my batteries in sequential order so they get used and charged an equal number of times. My theory in doing this is the useful life (number of times charged and discharged) will be the same so the batteries wear out evenly. That way you don't end up using a couple of your batteries more often than others.

I'll quit rambling now. Hope you got something out of all this.

 

[SteamDaddy]

ever thought about a battery extension cap to run bigger batteries.
i go through a couple of 18500 a day.
the 18650 lasts longer.

 

[Scoper50]

ever thought about a battery extension cap to run bigger batteries.
i go through a couple of 18500 a day.
the 18650 lasts longer.

Yes, I have. But that pretty much defeats the purpose of having a provari mini. The reason I bought the mini is because of it's small compact size. The 18350 batteries last a good amount of time for me. Usually anywhere between 9 and 12 hours depending on how much I'm vaping that day. But that isn't the point of the post. The point was the more batteries you have, the less often you have to charge them.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I hoard batteries. lol. Well, not that bad but my main mods, which is a couple Provaris and the BAM Mod which takes 26500 batts with a kick inside, are my staples. I live in South Florida so I want alot of batts. I figure if there's a hurricane, I can charge up all my batts, (about 6 18650's for the Provaris and 4 of the 26500's for the BAM mod), and I can last awhile. LMAO! I also love this new charger I have that has a dual port for 2 batteries and it will allow you to charge any size batt side by side with no problems. I am hurricane ready and vaping happy. I do rotate my batteries. I charge them and once they are done, I put them in the back of the line of the other batteries in my cabinet.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I just remember going through past hurricanes and no electricity for a week or more at a time, electricity and recharging is important! lol

 

[graybuck]

Funny thing, I have three chargers all ready to go and a stack of 18350s and I still throw them on the charger everyday. I just rotate them so I keep the number of charges on each to once per week or less. Why three chargers? I go through several batteries a day and the Li battery does better if you do not drain them completly.

 

[Myrany]

I just remember going through past hurricanes and no electricity for a week or more at a time, electricity and recharging is important! lol

FOr that reason I have 4 18650s, 2 18350, 2 egoc batterys, and 2 KR808-D

For the ego-C/KR808 I have a USB solar panel to plug the chargers into

For the others my hubby has an air compressor/power inverter gadget

Such is my hurricane prep anyways if it helps anyone

 

[MiamiMom63]

I was checking out a solar battery charger before. Hmm. I might have to recheck those

 

[Baditude]

I have five 18650 AW imr 2000 mAh batteries for three mods.

I have two 18490 AW imr 1100 mAh batteries for one mod.

I have six 18350 AW imr 600 mAh batteries for three mods.

I have two 14500 AW imr 700 mAh batteries for one mod.
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One Pila charger and two Xtar MP2 chargers.

 

[NoleintheNati]

4 18650's for two mods
2 eGo styles
a 4 batt NiteCore charger
a 2 batt trustfire (spare) charger
and power supply to charge them from my jeep incase of emergency.

I'll get 4 more 18650s with the next mod purchase.

 

[skyztheLynnit]

FOr that reason I have 4 18650s, 2 18350, 2 egoc batterys, and 2 KR808-D

For the ego-C/KR808 I have a USB solar panel to plug the chargers into

For the others my hubby has an air compressor/power inverter gadget

Such is my hurricane prep anyways if it helps anyone

i have 3 egos and feel quite awkward in thus thread lol..
i would like to step it up but don't know where to begin.. 2000 mah?? Shaweet!
I'll have to get more batts before hurricane season comes .. that's my reason to spend lol

 

[kabonk]

get a pila it charges them really fast or a Xtar WP6 II with a bunch of extra spacers though the xtar is a little bit of a pain with 18350s

 

[Baditude]

The Pila is admittedly expensive, but totally worth it. I've had mine for a year and I've never regretted making that investment. I wish I could afford another one.

 

[Proetus]

i4 Nitecore charger. 5 18650's, 2 18500, 2 18350, 900 twistm 1300 Spinner. I use the 500/650's in my bolt and iTaste and i run the Vamo in mini mode with the 350's. I will be needing more batteries soon! I have a Copper K100 in the mail, evic pending coop and hopefully 2 Mini Sigeli's coming!

 

[Myrany]

i have 3 egos and feel quite awkward in thus thread lol..
i would like to step it up but don't know where to begin.. 2000 mah?? Shaweet!
I'll have to get more batts before hurricane season comes .. that's my reason to spend lol

Seriously the Small solar USB charger will let you plug in and charge anything that charges off USB. SO Ego's, Cell phones, kindle, ipad it will do them all. And it was a whopping 25 bucks on Ebay. WELL worth it for a hurricane situation.

 

[The Ocelot]

I can't seem to keep mine marked. The supposedly permanent Sharpie keeps wiping off, so I have to put tape on the ones not in use.

 

[lynch]

This is what you need $10.78 Vogue 4*18650 2-Port USB Mobile Emergency Power Pack w/SOC Indicator - recharges by USB port or wall charger / 2A current output at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[rockb4]

6 18650s, 2 18500s, 3 18350s for four mods. I have 2 clear battery boxes and four green boxes. Batteries that need charging go in the clear boxes, charged in the green. I have an Efest Bio intellecharger that charges 2 batteries at a time. I never have to worry about all my batteries being dead. I charge them when they drop to 3.5 volts.

Also have 4 ego batteries and two rapid chargers for them.

 

[MoDmAnDaN]

Can someone give me links for these chargers? I'm looking for a 4 battery charger if avaliable?

 

[crxess]

You don't need to recharge a Pass through.
In a power outage a 10,000mah backup would last for a few days.
Solar charger may get you deep into the apocalypse.