How do you tell when your batteries need swapped for s fresh one?

[tremellow]

I've been vaping for almost a year; mainly regulated VW mods. Recently I discovered my affinity for Mech Mods and, in the interest of battery safety, I am having a tough time telling when I should swap out my batteries. I've heard that it's not a good thing to over-discharge them, but how can you tell if/when that might be happening? I tend to err on the paranoid side and swap them out every couple of hours or so. Any tips about this? Is it just kind of a "feel" thing learned with experience?

Thanks!

tre

 

[dbrandt01]

I can always tell the hit is lacking and vapor production is less when a battery is getting lower

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

I can tell when my battery needs swapped out by the change in heat and volume of vapor production. This usually occurs when the battery drops from 4.2 volts to 3.8 volts. Some juices do taste the same down to around 3.6 volts. At any rate, try to notice a difference in vape quality.

 

[bassfiend316]

First, I want to say I don't build super low or anything like that. Generally I switch batteries when I notice a decrease in vapor production, or whenever I happen to think about it. When I put the battery back in the charger, it's usually still 3.9v or above, so I clearly change them before safety is a concern for me. Without taking them out and checking voltage, I generally just go until it feels weaker than I like, and swap.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Until you get the feel for it use a dvom to test voltage.

 

[pwheeler]

First off, you should be able to tell when your RDA isn't hitting as hard as it should. Another, do an estimate based on how you build your atty. How many amps are you using? The thing to do is pull the battery after a few hours and measure the voltage. If it's still good, continue. Pull it a few times a day until you get to about 3.6-3.7. I don't like going lower as I notice a marked decrease in performance. After doing that, providing you keep the build the same, you should have a good to idea how often pull it for charging, or daily for sure.

Sent by REO vapor

 

[mauricem00]

I usually swap batteries when they drop to 3.5 volts or about 2/3rds capacity. with mechanical mods you will see a very noticeable decrease in vapor production at that point.at high currents deep discharge will cause batteries to get warm.and increase the risk of venting.the gas vented by lithium batteries is corrosive and toxic and will ignite on contact with water. even moisture in the air can be enough to ignite lithium gas.you can find many guides for safe charging and handling of lithium batteries on the internet.

 

[edyle]

I've been vaping for almost a year; mainly regulated VW mods. Recently I discovered my affinity for Mech Mods and, in the interest of battery safety, I am having a tough time telling when I should swap out my batteries. I've heard that it's not a good thing to over-discharge them, but how can you tell if/when that might be happening? I tend to err on the paranoid side and swap them out every couple of hours or so. Any tips about this? Is it just kind of a "feel" thing learned with experience?

Thanks!

tre

- if my battery gets too low, the kick modules in my mechs just won't fire it.
- I'm currently using a tank with a mech for the last few weeks at 10 watts, and I'm finding that 1 battery works for about 1 tankfull or maybe half tankfull so that helps as a guide for me.
- I've got chargers that have the lcd screen that show the voltage (actually mine shows "%" charge, not voltage) of the battery, so I get an idea conveniently/automatically how far down I've been discharging my batteries;
(here's the chargers I've got: nitecore um10 singlebay $10 on ft) https://www.fasttech.com/p/1961000
occasionally I put one in the charger and discover that it's down to 0% but most times they're down to 20-30% when I put them to charge.

 

[Thrasher]

Lots of good posts but what resistance are you running?

I get to about 3.5-3.6 on my.8 ish builds before i see the vapor collapse


But yea, once you get used to it you can tell but if you change tanks and builds a lot it gets trickier

 

[beckdg]

Check voltage often at first. Once you get the hang of it, you'll know when. Depending on your attentiveness and build resistance, maybe not at first.

Tapatyped

 

[SissySpike]

Here are some calculators that can help Battery drain | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

As soon as you notice some let off in vapor, flavor of your atty check your Voltage of your battery with some experience you will just know like the posts above say.