How do you know its time to change your battery in your mech mod?
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My experience with Efest wasn't ever that great. But when you start noticing that it's not hitting well or producing the amount of vapor that you're used to gettting, it's time. I love my Sony VTC4's though... they last a lot longer and hit harder! Give it time and you'll start to know when you need to change your battery. Just like adding more juice, you'll know hehe.
you'll probably notice dropping vapor production... Though I've occasionally run a battery down to 3V on a 1Ohm atty cause it was still going pretty good... So, check battery voltage with a DMM from time to time.
Voltage meter. Either pull it and check it periodically. Twist on a 510 volt meter and fire it. Or learn how it 'hits' over time.
I just ordered a bunch of batteries from day one. Dated them, and put them in rotation. Before I go to bed, and when I get home from work I swap them. They never get low, and they all get used evenly. If I was going to go on a charger free trip somewhere I would bring my 510 volt meter so I could check them easily. And a spare or two in a plastic - secure - case.
I just ordered a bunch of batteries from day one. Dated them, and put them in rotation. Before I go to bed, and when I get home from work I swap them. They never get low, and they all get used evenly. If I was going to go on a charger free trip somewhere I would bring my 510 volt meter so I could check them easily. And a spare or two in a plastic - secure - case.
Small volt meter and plastic case with 2 x 18350 and 1 x 18650 usually get me through an overnight away with a couple of backup ego batteries and atomizer
I think the biggest clue is the performance drop. You can usually notice when your amount of vapor drops and the flavor starts going as well, at least for me!
A battery usually SLOWLY drops in voltage from 3.7ish down to 3.2 throughout its life....so really, its whenever you want... I used to look out for my battery's health by using it till it dies but nowadays I just swap out batteries when it starts to get boring....maybe around half way (3.5Vish)
Your vapor wont be as hot or as dense.. It's really up to you when to swap for a fresh battery. I find I like vaping best when my battery is about 5/8th full. However, if you start gettin into regulated mods, like the DNA20/30, you can maintain that perfect level until the battery can no longer deliver.
Batteries come off the charger at 4.2v. Or in the case of most regulated chargers like the nitecore 4.16-4.18.
Deep cycling lithium ion is also not required or smart. You are confusing nickel metal hydride with Li-ion.
So yeah...
Mech mods are great if you are rocking ultra low resistance, 0.7-0.3ohm. However I have found my sweet spot to be around 1.4ohm-0.70ohm. This range in resistance allows for use in some of the "higher end" regulated devices, like those running on the DNA platform.
+1 for performance drop. I'm also aware of when I put a fresh battery in, so I can roughly predict when the vapor production is going to go down.
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