All my mods except for one are battys and I fell in love with the 18650 High drain, does anyone know where I can get the 14500's??
Where Can I Get A......? IMR High Drain 14500 battys
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What did you fall in love about? And as far as IMR 14500's it does not appear that AW will be making them anytime soon.
Those are not the same LiMn high drain batteries that DaMulta has been praising and that I believe the OP was referring to. Same cream-of-the crop manufacturer (AW), but Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) rather than LiMn (Lithium Magnesium), e.g., as in this 18650:
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Got High Drains from Drew @ NHaler and it really does spoil you for anything else - over 22 hours on my GGTS! Could probably keep going but I just switch it out at that point.
From what I've seen on other forums, the general consensus is that the LiMn formulation of these batteries loses a lot of efficiency in thinner packages like the 14500. That's why nobody makes them, and why it isn't too likely that anybody will.
Unfortunately some intensive tests at the CPForums say different. The AW IMR 18650 didn't even make it to 1500mAh when tested with a 3A draw (more than even a LR atty pulls). While the Trustfire TF2400 (Black/Red) actually made it to about 2350mAh. The AW IMR only made it to about 1300mAh before falling to 3.2V, while the TF lasted till almost 2000mAh before falling to 3.2V. That's a significant difference. Seems they should be called High & Fast Drains. Doesn't make sense to me to be lugging an expensive, heavy 18650 around and only getting 1300mAh out of it.
There also doesn't seem to be any deals out there for the AW, while the TF's can be had dirt cheap. I think I'll go with 2 of these for less money than one AW IMR.
DealExtreme: $9.78 TrustFire Protected 18650 3.7V True 2400mAh Rechargeable Lithium Batteries (2-Pack)
LiIon 18650 battery comparison - CandlePowerForums
If someone wants to purchase a mod that uses the best/longest lasting best performing battery (non HV) what battery whould it use? Please exclude the 18650 that I use with my SB, I am looking fro a smaller PV. Thanks
you can always look through here- he is an authorized dealer. (Took me (page 30) about 11 days to get bats when no one carried any of the LIMN stackables b4 when I checked:
AW's LiIon Batteries Sales Thread *Part 11* - CPFMarketPlace
AW's LiIon Batteries Sales Thread *Part 11* - CPFMarketPlace
The standard AW Li-ions are fine batteries. In a smaller size we have this one.
AW 14500 Protected Rechargeable Lithium Battery
But I'd rather have 3 (or 4) of the TrustFire 14500's for the price of one AW.
Im not even sure those work due to the protection circuit? I have a cheap Trustfire working fine but I ordered 4 of those more expensive ones and it doesnt work.
Actually rumor down the pipe is that Aw has a 14500 IMR in the works...
what I love about that CPF link is that it's really how it's how you're choosing to read it....
The way I read it is that on that IMR with a 1A draw on it it's lasting aboit exactly as long as its rated 1.6 Amphours...
and with the 3A draw on it actually better than should be expected
should be lasting 30 min (.5 Amphours) at a 3.2A draw...and it's actually lasting almost 1.5 Amphours....
Now lets take the ultrafires that so many people use...charts show that they aren't performing up to their ratings at all
actually depending on what atty configuration you're using..none of the 14500 batteries are the best... Aw is at least consistant..Trustfire depends on which ones you're talking about grey labels are crap compared to the holographic "flame" labels (and if you're going to quote CPF...do I really need to post the multiple links where the general consensus is that *fire batteries as a whole are just crap?).. but both are going to be more overstressed than the AW..
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I got mine the day they came out! Clouds of Vapor is cheaper and they seem to be good! I like them alot!
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