When I bought my Chuck I went ahead and got some 3.0v LiFePo4 batteries along with my 3.7v 18650 batteries to try HV vaping. While I was waiting for the batteries to arrive I purchased some disposable CR123 batteries to test with. The vapor and throat hit were amazing while still having a strong flavor and not tasting burnt. I got my LiFePo4 batteries yesterday and after charging them overnight I tried them.
That was the most disgusting burnt, acrid, nauseating, nasty thing I have ever tasted. They were hundreds of times worse that when I tried an analog after switching to vaping, no exaggeration. I immediately switched back to my 3.7v batt to and chain vaped while chugging a bottle of water to clear the flavor.
After recovering, I fired up the trusty multimeter and found that these were registering 3.95v, so with 2 in my Chuck I am pulling 7.9v. I checked the math real quick and at 7.9v with a 2.1 ohm atty, I'm pulling 3.76 amps and the atty is dissipating 29.7 watts! I'll say that again:
I'm amazed my 510 atty didn't blow instantly, since at 3.7v they draw about 6 w. Even when the battery is fresh and is charged to about 4.2v that's 8.4w max. It does explain the flavor though.
Is this normal for these LiFePo4 batteries? They are supposed to be 3v. I know they're not regulated and that you always end up with them charged higher than what they are rated, and I charged them in the dedicated LiFePo4 charger that they came packaged with, So I would think that they are charged correctly. I haven't tested them under load, but it seems that the voltage on these would have to be dropping 0.5-1.0v max to get an experience like this.
Is this just because the batteries are new? What are your experiences?
That was the most disgusting burnt, acrid, nauseating, nasty thing I have ever tasted. They were hundreds of times worse that when I tried an analog after switching to vaping, no exaggeration. I immediately switched back to my 3.7v batt to and chain vaped while chugging a bottle of water to clear the flavor.
After recovering, I fired up the trusty multimeter and found that these were registering 3.95v, so with 2 in my Chuck I am pulling 7.9v. I checked the math real quick and at 7.9v with a 2.1 ohm atty, I'm pulling 3.76 amps and the atty is dissipating 29.7 watts! I'll say that again:
29.7 WATTS! 8-o
I'm amazed my 510 atty didn't blow instantly, since at 3.7v they draw about 6 w. Even when the battery is fresh and is charged to about 4.2v that's 8.4w max. It does explain the flavor though.
Is this normal for these LiFePo4 batteries? They are supposed to be 3v. I know they're not regulated and that you always end up with them charged higher than what they are rated, and I charged them in the dedicated LiFePo4 charger that they came packaged with, So I would think that they are charged correctly. I haven't tested them under load, but it seems that the voltage on these would have to be dropping 0.5-1.0v max to get an experience like this.
Is this just because the batteries are new? What are your experiences?
