Itaste SVD battery help

[bryman021]

This is just flat wrong on every point, misstating every safety and battery / PV-mod limiting factor.

A regulated mod that boosts voltage over the 3.7 volts produced by the standard Li-ion battery is done by increasing the amperage draw from the battery. They ALL require High-Drain batteries to provide the necessary amps to provide additional volts. The maximum permissible amperage draw that a battery is rated for has NO EFFECT on how many amps are actually drawn by the electronics. The higher amp rating in a high drain battery is your SAFETY MARGIN.

Having a high amperage rating has no more effect on the amps drawn that a larger gas tank in your car would effect your gas mileage. You may go further between fill-ups but the MPG remains the same.

Stick with the batteries recommended by Glenn_K (10A or greater)

I was wondering how a 30amp high drain battery would cause any harm. I'm no electronics wizard but my understanding was that having a high amp rated battery is a good thing, and that the mod pulls from the battery what it needs based on your volt or wattage setting and the resistance of the coil your using, not the battery pushing 30 amps out continuously.

 

[Stosh]

I was wondering how a 30amp high drain battery would cause any harm. I'm no electronics wizard but my understanding was that having a high amp rated battery is a good thing, and that the mod pulls from the battery what it needs based on your volt or wattage setting and the resistance of the coil your using, not the battery pushing 30 amps out continuously.

Having a 30 amp high drain battery is a good thing. With a SVD regulated mod as the OP was asking about, the increased voltages or wattages over and above what would naturally occur at 3.7 Volts is accomplished by drawing increased amperage from the battery.

For a regulated mod to provide 5.5 or 6.0 volts to the 510 connector, from a 3.7 volt supply (single battery) it increases the amperage to create the "increased" voltage within it's electronic circuits. To put in 3.7 volts and get out 6.0 volts something has to give...otherwise you break Ohm's law, and that's not allowed...

 

[2naphish]

go with the us18650vct3 (hybrid) 1600mAh 30A . these are the safest battery for all 18650 vaping situations. i use a SVD and this and the MNKE (just cause i have one ) are the ONLY batteries i will use.. be sure to look at Battitudes post about batteries and you will thank me...best of luck and Vape on!

 

[Baditude]

Some good and some bad advice given thus far.

Choose your batteries according to your application:

• Mechanical mods using factory built coils (clearomizers & cartomizers; and not using a Kick) you can use the Panasonic/Orbtronic NGR18650A or B (3100mAh/3400mAh) for the longest battery time. Because these are not a high drain battery (6.8 amp limit), do not use these in a regulated (VV/VW) mod or when using a Kick or RBA. These Panny's are a hybrid battery with their chemistry heavily weighted to the ICR end of the spectrum.
  
  
• Mechanical mods (18650 size mod) using a Kick or RBA should use a high drain IMR battery like the AW 18490 IMR 1100 mAh. (Using the Kick in an 18650 mod requires dropping a battery size in order to make room for the Kick.)
  
  
• Regulated VV/VW mods require a high drain battery for their pulse regulation. Technical - Why High Drain Batteries. (A protected ICR will not have the amps needed - less than 4 amps.) The 3100/3400 mAh Panny's don't have enough amps to efficiently power a pulse regulated device, which could be up to 9 amps (see link). The 10 amp IMR and hybrid batteries are ideal for this application.
  
  The 30 amp batteries are overkill in a regulated mod; you'd best choose one of the 10 amp batteries with higher mAh ratings like the Panasonic NGR18650PF or PD 2900 mAh batteries for longer battery time.
  
  
• Mechanical mod with RBA using sub-ohm coils (less than 0.8 ohm) requires a high drain battery with 20 - 30 amps continuous discharge rate.

IMR (li-mn) and the majority of hybrid batteries are safer than protected ICR (li-ion) because of their safer chemistry in any application. ICR batteries use a voltatile chemistry (flamable) which if they develop a hard short can go into thermal runaway resulting in venting hot gas and flames. Safe chemistry batteries may vent, but less dramatically and without flames. Hybrid batteries use a mix of IMR and ICR chemistries.

AW IMR
18650 2000mah 10Amp continuous discharge rate
18650 1600mah 24A
18490 (1100mah) 16.5A
18350 ​(700mah) 6A

MNKE IMR
18650 1500mah ​20A

Panasonic ​or Orbtronic hybrid
CGR18650CH (IMR/hybrid) 2250mAh 10A
NCR18650PF (LiNiCOMnO2) INR/ICR/IMR Hybrid 2900mAh 10A
NCR18650PD (LiNiCoAl) 2900mAh 10A
Orbtronic 18650 SX22 (hybrid) 2000mAh 22A
Orbtronic 18650 SX30 (hybrid) 2100mAh ​30A

Sanyo
UR18650EX 2000mAh 20A

Samsung hybrid (LiNiCoMnP)
INR18650-22P 2200mAh 10A
INR18650-20R 2000mah 22A

Sony hybrid
us18650v3 IMR 2250mAh 10A
us18650vct3 1600mAh 30A
us18650vtc4 2100 mAh 30A

EH IMR
18650 2000 mAh 16A
18650 1500 mAh 22A
18500 1100 mAh 8.8A


Efest IMR
18650 (IMR/hybrid) 2250mAh 10A
18650 2000mAh 10A
18650 1600mAh 30A
18490 1100mah 8.8A

Battery Basics for Mods: IMR or Protected ICR?

Deeper Understanding of Mod Batteries