Looking for battery recommendations
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Samsung 25r has the best discharge curve currently
Sony vct is popular
Lg he4 is a decent cell
Orbronics sx30 is a nice 30 amp cell
While AW is still a good battery, it lost the performance crown in mech mods a while ago
Sony vct is popular
Lg he4 is a decent cell
Orbronics sx30 is a nice 30 amp cell
While AW is still a good battery, it lost the performance crown in mech mods a while ago
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How do you know what is a 'good' battery without simply relying on anecdotal reports? I guess you could torture test a battery, seems unwieldy, and a cash sink for finding bats... But...you are relying that you are getting the same battery, when it's quite possible that the 'same' battery is produced in different plants to specification of different materials and quality. Like, how do 'mech'ers' do it? Safely?
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Maybe if you do a bit of research you'll find the test results?
The "better" batteries are willing to release their data and communities like CPF and cant remember the german forum and especially people like HKJ who then fully analyze the cells to see if they match this data.
Many of us don't care about anecdotal data. Or we would all be using bs "competition" batteries.
All the cells we use have real world history behind them, the 25r comes from a class of Samsung batteries that is the most popular batteries for cordless tool power packs because of its better discharge ( testing graphs are found all over the net)
And all the cells listed are made in Japan with very strict standards no matter what plant they come from. Unlike Chinese cells the Japanese battery companies do not release substandard cells , when they are made they run a set of tests on each cell. They either pass every test or they are scrapped there is no b grade from most of the Japanese companies, they won't allow a substandard cell to tarnish their reputations .Panasonic is the most stringent off all. Their cells are perfect or they do not leave the factory.this is why Tesla chose them.
So after all the information is absorbed we come to places like ECF and go so how is everyone liking this new cell?
Trust me when I say, many veterans and hardcore users here don't trust assumptions that's why you see very few long term and experienced users suggesting mystery cells like mxjo and efest
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there have been lots of people who have done in depth tests on batteries, and companies release info on their batteries as well, and these kind of batteries were used for many other applications before they were ever used in mech mods, so there is a lot of reliable data out there.
25r Sammys are awesome!!! I got some LG he4s to try and I def. Prefer the sammys.
Yea. I got some he b4 the Sammy and while its still a good strong cell. I have to say personally I was dissapointed with how fast they drop off in my rigs. The overall time is there but the vdrop in the first half of the cycle seemed fast (to me)
I use the old AW 2000mAh IMR 18650's in my Provari to this day.
For my mechanical, I use two Samsung 25R and two purple Efest 2100mAh 30 amp batteries (from back when Efest was re-wrapping Sony VTC4 for this battery). Purple Efest Batteries Not As Advertised Ordinarily, I would never use an Efest.
As the Sony VTC 4/5 30 amp batteries are being discontinued -- Final word on Sony's production plans for the US18650 VTC4 and the US18650 VTC5 (April 9, 2015) ), the lone true 30 amp battery left is the Orbtonics SX30. (That is, unless it is a Sony rewrap, too.)
Battery Basics for Mods
For my mechanical, I use two Samsung 25R and two purple Efest 2100mAh 30 amp batteries (from back when Efest was re-wrapping Sony VTC4 for this battery). Purple Efest Batteries Not As Advertised Ordinarily, I would never use an Efest.
As the Sony VTC 4/5 30 amp batteries are being discontinued -- Final word on Sony's production plans for the US18650 VTC4 and the US18650 VTC5 (April 9, 2015) ), the lone true 30 amp battery left is the Orbtonics SX30. (That is, unless it is a Sony rewrap, too.)
Battery Basics for Mods
I stick with purple efests or Sony vtc5s. Large amount available and their tride and true
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