Got both woodvils runnin at 5v

[Big Hitter]

Started getting my selection of HV supplies yesterday.

I have some Tenergy Lifepo4 and AW Lifepo4 3v .... waiting on HV attys.

In the mean time I snagged the last two of the new larger 5v stack batts from electronicstix

They are indeed the same size as an 18650 (old ones were 14mm dia I think)

Let me say .... WOA ... these little suckers really wake things up

I have one Woodvil with the 5v stack and a 2.3Ω SR Joye atty .... its freaking amazing.

Second woodvil has the 5v batt and a 2Ω Boge carto on top .... holy hot yummy vapor.
(EDIT: OK thats too hot to be enjoyable for long ....)

Cant wait to get my IKV order today and try the 6v batts with the 3.5Ω attys.
It seems like a big jump if I'm loving a 2.3 at 5v .... but mwa assures me its awesome

 

[Big Hitter]

These 5 volt batts are a little weird ..... can anyone else who owns them meter some for me.

Here is the deal .... following the directions of leaving in the charger 4-5 hours after green light the first one checked 5.52v

For kicks I checked the second one after about a 2 hour charge (light was still red) it meters 5.71 .... WTF ??

Gave up on the LR carto at 5v

But the SR Joye atty on this battery is dam fine .... (less than 5 bucks an atty too)
I hope they last a while.

 

[MXBNW]

What is the Mah rating on the new 5v battery's.

 

[mlinky]

What is the Mah rating on the new 5v battery's.

600 mah 5 Volt NIMH 600mAh Battery for The Meglodon

 

[doots]

600 mah 5 Volt NIMH 600mAh Battery for The Meglodon

batt charger out of stock mlinky.. seems the batts are in stock though. any way to charge these without this special charger that you know of?

 

[mlinky]

batt charger out of stock mlinky.. seems the batts are in stock though. any way to charge these without this special charger that you know of?

Alice said she had used this one Amazon.com: BC1HU 110-240V Universal Fast Smart Charger for AA/AAA/C/D/9V Rechargeable Batteries: Electronics, but I am not knowledgeable enough to tell you whether it will work or do so safely

 

[doots]

Alice said she had used this one Amazon.com: BC1HU 110-240V Universal Fast Smart Charger for AA/AAA/C/D/9V Rechargeable Batteries: Electronics, but I am not knowledgeable enough to tell you whether it will work or do so safely

thanks.. for the info will check it out.. they look nice. I have seen them around for awhile but hadn't ordered any yet.

 

[mlinky]

Yeah, I've been thinking about it myself, but I've been so happy with the 3.7v/atty combo I'm using now, I haven't felt like I needed to spend the money.

 

[MXBNW]

600 mah 5 Volt NIMH 600mAh Battery for The Meglodon

Thanks M

 

[FeistyAlice]

Alice said she had used this one Amazon.com: BC1HU 110-240V Universal Fast Smart Charger for AA/AAA/C/D/9V Rechargeable Batteries: Electronics, but I am not knowledgeable enough to tell you whether it will work or do so safely

For the 5v battery from Electronicstix it works great. I have the skinny batteries and it takes them to the right voltage. I think there might be a newer model, by Tenergy, that also has a USB charging port and individual LED indicators of battery status in each, individual bay, except for the 9v charge bays that are not metered but timed.

I highly recommend staying away from Tenergy batteries unless you want to be mending the "plastic" wrap on them. We have been using them for years as DH is a flashlight "head". Every type we have ever used tends to have splitting of the covering; on newer ones at the bottom and top edges.

Alice

 

[Big Hitter]

Thanks Alice, thats good to know. I will pick one up if I stick with these batts for a while.

mwa tells me I can skip the 5v batts and go right to AW lifePo batts with the IKV 3.5Ω and be in heaven.

 

[Dudeman]

I agree with skipping the 5v battery and just go with 6v. A 3.5ohm atty sounds about right. I have an IKV HV 306 that hits pretty good.

I prefer a 3ohm Boge carto @ 6v. For tobacco flavors anyway. I never cared for cartos with anything else. But, that's me. lol

 

[Big Hitter]

I've been going back and forth with the 6v (2 LiFePo4) batts and 3.5Ω IKV attys.

I'm warming up to it I don't think I would keep the set-up full time if I only had 1 REO.
But I might keep 1 REO at 6v full time.

Its a great kick in the pants first thing in the morning. The first cig of the day 5 minutes after waking up was always my favorite.
And Boba's at 6v right after I wake up is nice.

I'm getting the hang of it, I can still do my long long drags. I was worried I would burn attys but they are holding up.
I prefer the 510 over the 306 in the IKV HV lineup.

Time will tell.

 

[doots]

Started getting my selection of HV supplies yesterday.

I have some Tenergy Lifepo4 and AW Lifepo4 3v .... waiting on HV attys.

In the mean time I snagged the last two of the new larger 5v stack batts from electronicstix

They are indeed the same size as an 18650 (old ones were 14mm dia I think)

Let me say .... WOA ... these little suckers really wake things up

I have one Woodvil with the 5v stack and a 2.3Ω SR Joye atty .... its freaking amazing.

Second woodvil has the 5v batt and a 2Ω Boge carto on top .... holy hot yummy vapor.
(EDIT: OK thats too hot to be enjoyable for long ....)

Cant wait to get my IKV order today and try the 6v batts with the 3.5Ω attys.
It seems like a big jump if I'm loving a 2.3 at 5v .... but mwa assures me its awesome

Try the 3.0 Boges. Might make a big difference or the Dual coils at 5v.

 

[Big Hitter]

Try the 3.0 Boges. Might make a big difference or the Dual coils at 5v.

All ready on order

 

[doots]

All ready on order

let us know Big. I want to get some of these 5v batts but they are out of chargers for them at the moment.

 

[Big Hitter]

let us know Big. I want to get some of these 5v batts but they are out of chargers for them at the moment.

Will do, I am expecting it to be very good.
Right now I am digging the 6v with the IKV 3.5 ohm 510 attys.
Once I realized I could still take long huge hits with them and the attys broke in I started to realize why some people love that set-up.