oh oh.....I can see somebody is going to all of the sudden be too 'sick' to go to work tomorrow, LOL
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Oh yeah 14500, 3ml. Ok so now I gotta ask, is there such a thing as a mini VV? I would so go for 3ml bottle. I don't even know if that's possible but that would be sweet. I already got it worked out in my head, lol
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To quote MX.... "Standing Buy".
Can someone here explain to me the difference between high drain and regular batteries? (Without getting all technical and full of electrical engineering gobbly ....) What sort of device would I want to run a high drain battery on? Would it be appropriate to run a high drain 18650 on my hogs? I must know because they are purple and I like purple ... that's the extent of my electrical knowledge so be gentle!
High drain batteries can more easily supply the current draw that lr attys demand. Regular batts are pushed to the limit of their ability with low resistance attys or cartos, and that can cause early battery degradation or failure...
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ahhh thanks, mvgratz, that makes sense. So high drain would be better if I'm using a LR atty on my Hog. Yay, I get to use purple batteries 
ahhh thanks, mvgratz, that makes sense. So high drain would be better if I'm using a LR atty on my Hog. Yay, I get to use purple batteries
Of course without getting technical...VV mods and regulators can help compensate by limiting the maximum voltage or current draw allowed by the mod...
So would you use a high drain on a device that was VV and/or regulated or not? Or is it overkill?
Some vendors say yes, its overkill. Usually the high drain batts don't have quite as long of a "run-time" as the protected same make batts. I personally prefer AW IMR's on my non-vv mods. I don't own a vv atm... VV I would use either protected AW's, AW IMR's, or AW Life-po's/Tenergy Life-po's in... Of course lots of folks have different opinions on batteries...
High drains in a VV isn't overkill if it uses a booster chip. The ProVari uses an AW IMR battery since they produce a better power than normal protected batts. Cleo if I were you I would get the AW IMRs if you are going to go the high drain route. I don't trust any other high drains other than AW.
Basically the trade off between the two batteries is with protected normal batteries you get better battery life but with IMRs they don't taper down in voltage as quick as the normal protected batts do.
IMRs are also protected so you don't have to worry about running an unprotected battery.
Basically the trade off between the two batteries is with protected normal batteries you get better battery life but with IMRs they don't taper down in voltage as quick as the normal protected batts do.
IMRs are also protected so you don't have to worry about running an unprotected battery.
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Yup just waiting for Super T to get the 18650s back in stock .. he has the best prices. Was expected to be back in stock today but no joy so far.
Whats the difference between AW IMR and just plain IMR ? The purple one I have is just plain IMR ... is it safe?
Whats the difference between AW IMR and just plain IMR ? The purple one I have is just plain IMR ... is it safe?
Alot of the "off brand" imr's do not deliever what they claim in their specs. AW's DO. Randy at RTD has great prices, fast shipping, and great customer service too Cleo.
AW IMR 18650
I'm sure its "safe" but it wont compare to the AW's performance most likely...
AW IMR 18650
I'm sure its "safe" but it wont compare to the AW's performance most likely...
I would also recommend Randy from RTD. He has good prices as well and usually has all AW batts in stock.
As far as the off brand IMRs, like Mvgratz said, you just may not get the same performance out of them that you do with AWs.
As far as the off brand IMRs, like Mvgratz said, you just may not get the same performance out of them that you do with AWs.
I did a price comparison before and found Super T to be lowest on AW IMRs ... but with ECF5 giving me 5% off, RTDVapor wins by a couple pennies. Sorry, Mr T -- I just ordered 2 AW IMR 18650s
We have 3 great AW vendors...in no particular order; RTD, Super-T, and Wonderlite. All have good prices, reasonable shipping, and great customer service. I KNOW RTD and Wonderlite honor Andrew's (Andrew Wong = AW) warranty as well. Not sure about David/Super-T though...
LOL...I was JUST starting to do that myself (a comparison)....thanks for saving me some steps Cleo. Was there any significant difference in shipping prices as well?
I did a price comparison before and found Super T to be lowest on AW IMRs ... but with ECF5 giving me 5% off, RTDVapor wins by a couple pennies. Sorry, Mr T -- I just ordered 2 AW IMR 18650s
I did a price comparison before and found Super T to be lowest on AW IMRs ... but with ECF5 giving me 5% off, RTDVapor wins by a couple pennies. Sorry, Mr T -- I just ordered 2 AW IMR 18650s
wait till you see how nicely there packaged... randy amazes me.... price/fast shipping/quality goods and a heck of a nice guy to boot...
well Super T ships for $1.35 and RTDvapor ships for $1.94 ... RTD works out cheaper for me because with SuperT, I have to pay sales tax. (He's in Minnesota) oh and most importantly, RTD has them in stock.
They are both great vendors imho. I do alot more business with Randy since he's a wood bottom feeder user and stocks most everything we need for them. That, and like Lenny said, he's a hell of a nice guy to know! 
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