one of the selling points for me getting the ipv mini2 was the battery life. i've had mine for 3 days and the batteries are draining as quick if not quicker than w/my mechs. i go through 5 batteries in a day easily. anybody else have this issue and is there a fix? i'm running a plume veil with a dual coil 0.3ohms at 30.5W
ipv mini 2 battery life issues
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Maybe you're just vaping more? 30 watts on .3 is only like 3v. You'd have been more like 45-50 watts on that same coil in a mech.
But at the same time 5 batteries a day seems like a lot. I'm running ipv mini 2 with .4-.5 coils around 50 watts and barely have to pop in a second 2100mah battery on some heavy days.
But at the same time 5 batteries a day seems like a lot. I'm running ipv mini 2 with .4-.5 coils around 50 watts and barely have to pop in a second 2100mah battery on some heavy days.
How much juice are you running through in one day? I'm running a Subtank Mini on my IPV Mini 2 at 20 watts and I'm using Samsung 25R's. If I use just this mod and no other during the day, the battery will last me from 6 am until around 4 pm and about 4 ml's of juice.
30ml a day 
... I hope you have taken up DIY juice! Lol,I have been stuck on my ipv mini 2 for about a month now, running atlantis v2 with .5 coil and I drain one full battery plus another half a battery or so per day... (Samsung 25R and Sony VTC4 bats)
... I hope you have taken up DIY juice! Lol,I have been stuck on my ipv mini 2 for about a month now, running atlantis v2 with .5 coil and I drain one full battery plus another half a battery or so per day... (Samsung 25R and Sony VTC4 bats)
I go through ruffly around 30 mls a day to. I use uo to 4 in a day i work nights and im a machenist so i have plenty of down time. I run the same set up a dual coil at .3 ohms but i vape at 64 watts. I think a lot if it has to do with types of battery's used at this point because i use efest and VTC4's and the efest die way faster due to the amps of the battery as to where the VTC4's last longer. Thats just what ive found. Oh and i diy my own juice so my juice costs are cheap cheap. Good luck to you and vape on!
Yea I diy my juice too. Got into it bc I have a ton of sensitivities. Pg, nic level and tons of flavorings give me a headache. I can't tolerate any added pg other than what's in the flavorings which I mix at 20% and I can't vape over 1mg nic level
Oh I'm running vtc4's although I'm looking in to getting something better, I mean I've had these for at least 1&1/2yrs if not longer
Sounds like that right there is the reason you are going through so many batteries a day.
Id say this could be a part of the problem at least right here. Most batteries we use for vaping really only have about a year before their performance will drop off...
The ipv mini2 is a single 18650 mod that goes to "70 watts" so its never going to win any battery life contests either way..
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Batteries that old with some use on them will loose a significant amount of their capacity, and the VTC4 is only 2100 mAh to begin with so it's possible you're only dealing with half that capacity right now (if that)
Another thing to take into account is that a regulated device keeps the power level constant, where as a mech will put out less power as the battery runs down. As the internal battery drains the IPV puts an even larger load onto the battery to account for the lower voltage, so as time goes on your pulling more and more energy from your battery.
I believe the chip cuts off a low battery when the voltage under load reaches a certain point, so when your battery is drained pretty low having an even larger load put on it to produce to same power drops the under-load voltage low enough that the chip cuts it off.
Short answer, you're probably getting more life with your mech because the total energy being used is spread out over more puffs, as each puff is weaker than the last. Where as with your IPV your getting fewer total puffs (run time) because it maintains the power over the whole life of the battery.
Another thing to take into account is that a regulated device keeps the power level constant, where as a mech will put out less power as the battery runs down. As the internal battery drains the IPV puts an even larger load onto the battery to account for the lower voltage, so as time goes on your pulling more and more energy from your battery.
I believe the chip cuts off a low battery when the voltage under load reaches a certain point, so when your battery is drained pretty low having an even larger load put on it to produce to same power drops the under-load voltage low enough that the chip cuts it off.
Short answer, you're probably getting more life with your mech because the total energy being used is spread out over more puffs, as each puff is weaker than the last. Where as with your IPV your getting fewer total puffs (run time) because it maintains the power over the whole life of the battery.
When using device that require two batteries - new ones fresh new ones need to be purchased in set of two and married for life. That means if you want to have no down time you need four new batteries that need to be married in sets of two each. otherwise you won't be getting a balance charge and will reduce the life of the batteries.
Im running mine on 25R's as well. Battery life is decent. It doesnt outlast my istick 50 of course, but it lasts nearly a day if not more. I typically vape at 28-30w when I can, but one thing you need to know about the Mini II is that it is firing at 35ish watts at a minimum on a fresh battery no matter how low you set it.
It should not get better battery life than Mech, of course. At best it would be close to equal. It always fires at a minimum of the battery's voltage. Then it also has a screen to illuminate.
It should not get better battery life than Mech, of course. At best it would be close to equal. It always fires at a minimum of the battery's voltage. Then it also has a screen to illuminate.
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