Ideal time to charge a battery?

[cunninsa]

Right now vaping a Provari with an 18650 2000mah AW IMR battery. I know the light begins to blink to warn you of low battery around 3.2 or 3.3 volts I think. Ideally when is a good time to charge the battery or should I just let it go until it gets that low? Right now I'm around 3.6. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[Ryedan]

If you catch it at 3.6ish and charging it then is not an issue, do it. It will prolong the life of the battery a bit.

 

[hazarada]

li-ions are the happiest and last longest in the 40%-60% charge range so 40% is a good bet. The 40% charge in voltage is anywhere between 3.1-3.7v depending on the battery but usually around 3.5v.

 

[Thrasher]

i worry about it when the light blinks. its usually only a few more vapes before it stops anyways/

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Right now vaping a Provari with an 18650 2000mah AW IMR battery. I know the light begins to blink to warn you of low battery around 3.2 or 3.3 volts I think. Ideally when is a good time to charge the battery or should I just let it go until it gets that low? Right now I'm around 3.6. Thanks for any suggestions!

How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University

Before it gets to it's max drain point...

This is why I had 2-18650's, during a full day of vaping I would only pull it down to 3.6-3.8vdc, then put on charge, pop the fresh charged one off and put in the rig, then repeat, this way I had a fresh battery, only charged 1/2 as much, and never drained them to the lowest recharge point...

 

[cunninsa]

Thanks for the help!

 

[klynnn]

Always have more than two. Keep one charging while using the others.