Got My First VV/VW AVP (Anyvape CVI) - Help Appreciated.

[Scott2Quit]

Overall I love it.

I think I'm vaping way too high (12-13w) but I like the vape/taste at that level.

My main question is battery life. I just got it a few hours ago, and I ordered 2 Efest IMR 18650 2250mAh batteries plus a Trustfire dual battery charger.

I put one of the batteries in, it was at around 3.8v and put the other in the charger. The battery seemed to last about 2 hours, so I swapped it for the one in the charger, put it in, it was about 3.7.

An hour later it's at 3.5v and it cuts it off at 3.2v.

Did I make a mistake by not charging them fully before use?

Do many people only get a couple of hours of battery time out of these?

Do most of you guys keep more than 2 batteries in rotation for your AVP's?

I was kind of thinking (maybe wrong) that AVP's with these batteries easily last a full day?

And I can't charge them when I'm not monitoring them? Anyone have experience with how long these batteries with that charger take to charge up?

I know this is a "battery" question more than anything, but posted here because it's more of a usability question for me, and curious to how you guys deal with it (or if I'm overreacting too early).

Thanks!

 

[tA71ana]

I can't speak on the performance of the AnyVape-I don't have one (yet, lol) but as far as the batts I have 2 Efest 2000mAh batts and charge them with the NiteCore Intellicharger 2 bay charger.
I put my batts onto the charger out of the package and it took about three hours.
I have a Vamo and that too, cuts off at 3.2v.
Charging one of my Efest 2000s takes somewhere between 5 and 6 hours...the charger I'm using has 500mAh output per bay when charging both batteries simultaneously.

I also monitor my batts closely while they are charging.
Never leave them unattended while charging and don't leave them on the charger after they are charged.

 

[tA71ana]

BTW, I have two batts now that I use in rotation but I will be getting more.....backups for backups!
(This Vamo is my first mod)

Also, my Vamo gets 12 to 14 hours of hard vaping time from that 2000mAh batt (I vape pretty much constantly)

 

[MF DOOM]

Tell us more.We are hanging in the balance over this Anyvape.

 

[Trick]

You should get a lot more than two hours out of those batteries -- but if they were showing 3.7 and 3.8 volts, they weren't fully charged.

 

[Adam the Aussie]

Yep, charge them up properly to 4.2 volts and you'll get a lot longer than a couple of hours.

 

[Scott2Quit]

Yep, charge them up properly to 4.2 volts and you'll get a lot longer than a couple of hours.

Thanks guys.

So I put the batteries on the charger today at 10am. I pulled one off at 3pm because I wanted to use it (wasn't fully charged), and it's almost dead but the other battery just now turned green in the charger (it's 7pm).

Should these really be taking 9 hours to charge? And if so how the heck am I supposed to keep an eye on them while charging?

 

[kiwivap]

Thanks guys.

So I put the batteries on the charger today at 10am. I pulled one off at 3pm because I wanted to use it (wasn't fully charged), and it's almost dead but the other battery just now turned green in the charger (it's 7pm).

Should these really be taking 9 hours to charge? And if so how the heck am I supposed to keep an eye on them while charging?

What charger are you using? If its a trustfire TR-001 then yes, they can take that long to charge.

 

[Scott2Quit]

What charger are you using? If its a trustfire TR-001 then yes, they can take that long to charge.

Yep, that's the one.

Looks like my next purchase is a new charger and a few spare batteries. Any recommendations?

 

[kiwivap]

This is a good charger:
Battery Chargers : Xtar WP2 II

They have good batteries too. AWIMR, EFest IMR or Panasonic IMR:
AW IMR 18650 2000 mAh
Batteries : AW IMR 18350 3.7V 700mAh

Batteries : Efest IMR 18650 Button Top
Batteries : Efest IMR 18350 Button Top

Batteries : Panasonic Hybrid/ IMR CGR18650CH Button Top

 

[Scott2Quit]

Tell us more.We are hanging in the balance over this Anyvape.

I love it overall, but have nothing but Twists to compare it to.

I had a problem with it not recognizing my Vivi Nova, but swapped out the head and it has worked perfectly sense. The menu system to me is very intuitive. The quality of the vape is better than I expected (I've heard it's similar to a ZMax or Vamo, but don't know firsthand).

It feels sturdy/solid to me.

I like the feel of it. No loose parts or batteries shaking around. It feels well built.

Anything specific you'd like to know? I'm very happy overall with the purchase.

 

[Roobs]

I have an Xtar II charger and really like it