Going from Ego to Mod

[jschweg21]

Hey guys. I've been vaping with egos for a while now and have decided to make the jump to mods. I'm pretty sure I have a handle on everything, but I wanted to verify with all you vaping veterans on my setup.

I bought a Wulf mechanical mod (beautiful and i had to buy it) and have bought the following batteries:

AW IMR 3.7v 18650 2200mAh, 20 amp continous. Sorry can't post links but bought it from RTD vapor to ensure that I'm not getting a fake.

I've read a lot about AW and they seem to be very highly repped. I plan on running this with an Aspire Atlantis tank with the stock .5 ohm coils. Calculations would indicate that at the 3.7 volts the battery provides this will give me 27 watts at 7.4 amps. I may build my own coils later on but want to start with a good sub ohm tank.

Being that this battery is rated for 20amps, I should be good and safe with this setup right? I'm a little nervous about the mechanical mod minus all the safeties which is why I'm just verifying.

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[Jspike21]

Hey guys. I've been vaping with egos for a while now and have decided to make the jump to mods. I'm pretty sure I have a handle on everything, but I wanted to verify with all you vaping veterans on my setup.

I bought a Wulf mechanical mod (beautiful and i had to buy it) and have bought the following batteries:

AW IMR 3.7v 18650 2200mAh, 20 amp continous. Sorry can't post links but bought it from RTD vapor to ensure that I'm not getting a fake.

I've read a lot about AW and they seem to be very highly repped. I plan on running this with an Aspire Atlantis tank with the stock .5 ohm coils. Calculations would indicate that at the 3.7 volts the battery provides this will give me 27 watts at 7.4 amps. I may build my own coils later on but want to start with a good sub ohm tank.

Being that this battery is rated for 20amps, I should be good and safe with this setup right? I'm a little nervous about the mechanical mod minus all the safeties which is why I'm just verifying.

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

The fully charged volts of that battery would be 4.2, and with a .5ohm coil you would be pulling 8.4 amps. The 3.7 is called the "Nominal Voltage" which is where you should charge it soon. I usually charge my batteries if they are at 3.6v. To answer your question, yes you will be safe as long as you keep an eye on your battery voltage throughout the day. Also, clean your mech mod completely and thoroughly before you vape on it.

 

[jschweg21]

Great thank you, this is the information that I need. Do you think this was a good battery choice?

 

[UnclePsyko]

Hi jschweg21. Looks like you did your homework! Nice Job!
The AW's and RTD are excellent choices! Those batteries are the ones that seem to have set the standard for what we use today!
You did good!

 

[Jspike21]

Great thank you, this is the information that I need. Do you think this was a good battery choice?

Personally, I have never tried the AWs. RTD is a great place for batteries though so I am fairly confident you have made a safe choice. If you ever want to build lower resistance coils for your mech in the future, I would suggest Sony VTC4s as they have a 30A max continous discharge. These can be found on RTD Vapor as well.

 

[GeorgeF]

As far as I have read and understand. AW, MXJO, Samsung and Sony are all good batteries.

 

[Susan~S]

Yes, you bought a VERY GOOD battery. AW batteries are highly respected. If you would like to learn about other good batteries (and chargers) check out a blog post by Baditude (our resident battery/safety expert).

Battery Basics for Mods
- choose the safest and right battery for your applications here. Includes a list of name brand, high-drain, safe-chemistry batteries with mAh & amp ratings in 18350, 18490/18500, and 18650 sizes.

 

[dgm76513]

You'll be fine. I remember back in the day when mechs first came out. I won't elaborate further......

But since you seem to have the basics down pretty well, I would like to add that you don't want to drain your battery past 3.2 volts. It's easy to do that on a mech mod.

It's not gonna blow up, but it might not work right afterwards.

It's up to you how you figure out the voltage on your battery. We all have different methods. I'm sure someone will read this and chime in on a better way than I'm about to suggest.

What I do, is I put the battery on the charger when I feel like my battery is getting weak, but it's probably over-discharged by then. I gauge the hit so to speak. There's multimeters and screw-on devices and whatnot, but I don't use my mech enough to bother with it.

I do have an ohm meter and a nice multimeter though, just to clear that up. Those are essential.

 

[jschweg21]

Okay great. Whats the difference between nominal voltage and minimum discharge? The minimal discharge for this battery is 2.5v. I would assume that this is the minimum voltage that you can discharge the battery before you damage it. I'm not completely clear on what nominal voltage is.

Thanks again, I just want to understand everything possible with this battery before I hit that fire button. Thanks everybody.

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[sparkky1]

Okay great. Whats the difference between nominal voltage and minimum discharge? The minimal discharge for this battery is 2.5v. I would assume that this is the minimum voltage that you can discharge the battery before you damage it. I'm not completely clear on what nominal voltage is.

Thanks again, I just want to understand everything possible with this battery before I hit that fire button. Thanks everybody.

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The voltage that the device was designed to operate at 3.7
What charger do you have ?

 

[sparkky1]

Battery drain | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

 

[dgm76513]

Okay great. Whats the difference between nominal voltage and minimum discharge? The minimal discharge for this battery is 2.5v. I would assume that this is the minimum voltage that you can discharge the battery before you damage it. I'm not completely clear on what nominal voltage is.

Thanks again, I just want to understand everything possible with this battery before I hit that fire button. Thanks everybody.

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Nominal voltage: What sparkky1 said, the voltage the battery was designed for, which is 3.7 volts in this case.
Minimum discharge: You are correct on that one. Don't go below it. I will add, that 3.2 volts is the normal cutoff for most regulated devices. Below that, good luck getting much vapor on a mech. You will most likely feel inclined to recharge before your battery gets that low. (to the minimum discharge value)

 

[jschweg21]

The voltage that the device was designed to operate at 3.7
What charger do you have ?

I bought the Nitecore D2

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