how many hours can you expect to get out of a fully charged 14500 battery? having trouble with 3 of them, starting to think it's not the batteries, but maybe the charger?
thanks y'all Tiff
thanks y'all Tiff
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thanks for the response! i have a trustfire multi-functional charger...how many hours of use do you get out of your 14500's seems like i'm only getting about 4 hours out of mine, before i notice the vapor production starting to drop off...is this the normal time for these batteries? i have no idea what 4.2 v even is lol....i cant answer that question 
lol yep, and i definitely have a problem then, why am i only getting half that time on mine....ughhh, it is the same on 3 new batteries, which leads me to believe it has to be a charger issue right?
I use a trusfire also. After it charges, take the batteries out, put them back in to see if they will charge more.
they almost always do, if it doesnt turn green it turns like an orange, like the green comes on with the red so it just confuses me, like oh look! it's charged....and then oh hell, no it's not! lol....but then sometimes it does stay green, and sometimes it goes right back to red....and i leave my batteries on overnight. UGH....temperamental little device isnt it!
It can also depend on what kind of atomizer your using and how often. I get about four to six hours when constanly vaping and low resistince cartomizer or atomizer.And dual coils can make it worse then that.
ok well that may be the problem then, i use a 306 when i'm dripping, and the smoktech dual coil mega cartomizer, so maybe that is the problem, maybe i am just expecting too much out of these batteries lol
Yea that is probably it. I now use a VV mox mod and my batteries last me about 11 hours with dual coils. Madvapes sells one for like 35 or 40 I think. I vape it at around 6.2 and they really shine.
you still using the 14500 on this mod? i have never used a box mod, never really gave it much thought, maybe something to consider.....................
Yea it uses 2 14500. I actually use dual coils on a old goat bottom feeder (easier to keep them wet) which cost me 45 used, I think they are 65 new. Well worth the money. Theres also this, which if you have then money I think it would be a great box mod/bottom feeder...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...vv-army-tank-variable-volt-bottom-feeder.html
Good price and they look like really good quality.
Of course if your not into bottom feeders Madvapes is a good reliable setup as well.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...vv-army-tank-variable-volt-bottom-feeder.html
Good price and they look like really good quality.
Of course if your not into bottom feeders Madvapes is a good reliable setup as well.
i have been really wanting to try the bottom feeder, gonna have to wait though till fall though, next month i have to pay for driver's ed and school clothes for my child 
yay! then the following month will be another expensive, with a homecoming dress, think my kid would be fairly angry if mom told her "sorry child, you can't have new school clothes, cuz mommy wants a bottom feeder!" LMAO But soon, very soon, i will have one!
yay! then the following month will be another expensive, with a homecoming dress, think my kid would be fairly angry if mom told her "sorry child, you can't have new school clothes, cuz mommy wants a bottom feeder!" LMAO But soon, very soon, i will have one! 
I think it's a battery problem. How long have you been using them? What PV are you using them with? What brand are they? Are you using High resistance attys/cartos?
Maybe consider a better battery, like an AW 14500. They are a little more expensive, but higher quality.
If you have a multimeter, test the voltage. They should read 4.2 volts or so, hot off the charger. After an hour, check them again. They should still be around 4.2 volts. If they drop below say 4.15 after an hour, its probably the battery.
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I had a Trustfire WF-188 go bad on one side, plus it was so touchy on the 14500 batteries that if I didn't get the battery pulled up a little, it would show the green light instead of the red. If it was bumped just a little, then it would turn green and they wouldn't be charged.
Like others said, you need a multimeter, and start saving for a Pila charger - they are so amazing, your 14500s will be charged in about 30 minutes.
Like others said, you need a multimeter, and start saving for a Pila charger - they are so amazing, your 14500s will be charged in about 30 minutes.
There's a lot of variables are far as how long a battery will last from one person to the next. You really can't compare hours on a battery unless you take all the factors into consideration. If I'm chain vaping I'll get 4-5 hours from a 14500 battery. 7-8 if i'm vaping less often.
for what you are saying.....I had the same problem to the letter ! I got a different charger off of e-bay problem solved, and yes I use a vv from madvapes works really well, and my 14550's last allmost 2 days with a liquinator tank, with a lr carto
i will def, get some new batteries what kind of charger did you get john? gonna check out the pila charger too. the batts are new, 2 trustfires, and one ultra fire ..... oh and you guys are making me really want a vv bottom feeder, more so than ever now!
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