Help VV gripper!

[Nepherael]

I bought a VV gripper that I received today. I was under the impression it could use 16340 batts but this thing only says 18650. Can the circuit they use take a 7.4v input or am I gonna have to order some 18650's?

By the way I have already vaped a couple times with two 16340's in it but it was before I realized

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[Nepherael]

Yeah I'm pretty sure it can't do the 16340 deal because at 3v it's running much higher. I took a couple harsh vape and posted this because I didn't want to blow it up

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[Nepherael]

Since I'm ordering some 18650's does anyone know if some of those higher mah ones that are slightly larger will work?

 

[68injunhed]

They fit really tight, and the battery door is the weak link on those. I'd get the flat tops. The IMRs.

 

[goldcoastmat]

Just recently sold my gripper. great mod but only ran 18650's in it, I wouldnt suggest stacking in it. Flat top 18650's worked great though.

I would read the battery warning post in the mod forum, I've followed the warnings in there and never had a bat explode (yet lol)

 

[Nepherael]

They fit really tight, and the battery door is the weak link on those. I'd get the flat tops. The IMRs.

Thank you very much. I wondered about that door

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[michliu]

Definitely get flat tops unprotected. The nipple tops and protected 18650's don't fit well. They're just too long and that door is super flimsy.

 

[Nepherael]

Definitely get flat tops unprotected. The nipple tops and protected 18650's don't fit well. They're just too long and that door is super flimsy.

How safe is that? Unprotected scares me. I mean, I have good TR-001 charger and stuff but I was always told to never ever go unprotected

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[goldcoastmat]

How safe is that? Unprotected scares me. I mean, I have good TR-001 charger and stuff but I was always told to never ever go unprotected

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Hmmm I had to bite my tongue when I read this to avoid being reported for a very innapropriate joke

I ran protected flat tops in it for over a month (same ones I use in my lava tube) and the guy I sold it to is using the same batteries since then and he hasnt had an issue either.

 

[michliu]

I have both protected and unprotected. My protected batteries are a bit longer and after reading about all the problems people had with the door, I went with the unprotected. Relying on the protection in the device. I haven't had issues, but I guess you never know until it's too late.

 

[SDave1969]

Yep, only use the 18650 Flat Top IMRs. I get 3 days of use on 2000Mah, vaping at night on it. I tried to put a protected in, but it was slightly too long. I use it to drip.

 

[Nepherael]

I have both protected and unprotected. My protected batteries are a bit longer and after reading about all the problems people had with the door, I went with the unprotected. Relying on the protection in the device. I haven't had issues, but I guess you never know until it's too late.

Oh sorry you meant the unprotected IMR's. Sorry I thought you meant the Li-ion ones which are the ones I've always been told to avoid. I forgot for a moment that IMR batt are unprotected

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[Nepherael]

Yep, only use the 18650 Flat Top IMRs. I get 3 days of use on 2000Mah, vaping at night on it. I tried to put a protected in, but it was slightly too long. I use it to drip.

Right on. I'll be using a DID on mine. I had to get it because every itaste I got broke and I'm glad I did. It's a pretty sweet device.

The most annoying part about it thought is that it will not allow any coil wrapped below 1 ohm and my coil has been a 0.7 ohm wrap for a while

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[michliu]

One thing about heavier tanks on the VV Gripper, the 510 connector can be a bit wobbly for heavier atomizers. I never use my Chobra or Vivi Nova 3.5 ml tank on it. I stuck a 510/ego adapter with an ego tank skirt (type D cone I think it's called) and with it screwed down it stabilizes it a bit better.

 

[Nepherael]

Nice. CoV sent me a 510 extender with it. It adds a few mm of length to the connector. I'll keep an eye on it. The ego adapter sounds like it would look cool

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[Baditude]

I just got my VV Gripper about a week ago. I'm using AW 18650 imr (high drain) 2000 mAh button top batteries in mine, same as in my extended Provari.

IMR high drain batteries do not need to be protected because they are considered "safer chemistry". These actually are preferred over the protected batteries because they are high drain designed for boost circuit processors that these variable voltage APV's use. I'm getting over a full day of moderate to heavy use with a single battery.

I'm using a variety of the smaller IBTanked pyrex tanks with 3.0 ohm Ikenvape cartos on it so far.

 

[Nepherael]

Yeah I knew that about the IMR batts I just thought he was talking Li-ions. Good I'm glad those aw ones work because that's what I ordered before they told me to go flat top. I just prefer AW because I've heard they're good quality with no cut corners

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