Looking for Sony VTC5's

[Blind Squirrel]

Trying to find these from a trustworthy seller. Will be buying 6+. Anyone got a spot?

 

[Susan~S]

Here are several reputable battery suppliers in the US.

* Illumination Supply
* Lighthound
* Orbtronics
* RTD Vapor

 

[gratefuljeep]

illumination supply is out right now. they got shipped a batch of fakes last week.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thank you! RTD had them for me. Rest were sold out.

 

[AveryW]

I got mine from vapordna , sold in 3 packs for thirty. Best price I could find in Stock two weeks ago.

Sent from the mothership.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

I got mine from vapordna , sold in 3 packs for thirty. Best price I could find in Stock two weeks ago.

Sent from the mothership.

Tried them first. Out of stock.

 

[AveryW]

Tried them first. Out of stock.

Rough. Good luck on finding some, it's hard trying to find these things for a decent price.

Sent from the mothership.

 

[exnihilo]

I just got mine in from 101vapes. I triple checked against all available info, and they appear genuine. You get 2 for $21.

Tapa-shutup

 

[benroy44]

Mt Baker has them that's were I get them

 

[Baditude]

Rough. Good luck on finding some, it's hard trying to find these things for a decent price.

It's only going to get worse. Sony announced that they have discontinued making all of their 18650 Sony batteries.

 

[AveryW]

It's only going to get worse. Sony announced that they have discontinued making all of their 18650 Sony batteries.

Noooooooo

Sent from the mothership.

 

[exnihilo]

If anyone thinks Sony's getting out if the 18650 business, I've for a bridge to sell you...

Tapa-shutup

 

[Kemosabe]

It's only going to get worse. Sony announced that they have discontinued making all of their 18650 Sony batteries.

oh no! thats horrible news. say it aint so! this isnt April 1st, is it?
post 'liked' due to receiving the news, however terrible it is. at least i know. and knowing is half the battle. i hope GI Joe is right on that phrase!
thanks for the info, Bad.

 

[Stringplucker]

It's only going to get worse. Sony announced that they have discontinued making all of their 18650 Sony batteries.

Reading further in the whole thread, it's been said that efest makes the vtc5 to Sony specs...

 

[JoppaRoadCruiser]

[–]I_Plunder_Booty Current vape>> taser, brillow pad, tampon, and a funnel 5 points 9 hours ago*




This has been known for as long as vaping has been around. Battery technology is not new and very slow to innovate. The chemistry is pretty readily available in a wide veriety of outlets. Sony Japan sold the rights to their batteries to china a couple of years ago if I'm not mistaken. Chances are that efest makes VTC5s according to Sony's formula. But other ....tier manufacturers also make them. This is why I shake my head when people talk about legit or fake VTC5s. They're all fake, as in they're not made by Sony, but some manufactuers make them correctly and some do not. That is why all thsoe "spot the fake" pictorials are bull..... A ....ty looking VTC5 could work beter then a pristine one. The only way to tell if you have a good VTC5 is by the performance. How long do they last, do they work consistently, what level of charge do they take, and how do they act under a heavy load. The SX chips in the newer box mods are great at this because they show how your battery behaves while you click the button, if the power drops all the way you have a .... battery, if it only drops a bit you got a good one.

Good vendors buy their sony's from good companies that make quality batteries. Like illuminationsupply, buy their batteries, they've been around for a while, their vendors have a track record of quality Sony VTC5 batteries. Don't buy from ebay cause you don't know what child labor sweat shop is producing them.

TL;DR- Chances are your Sony VTC5s were made by efest. And they still perform like the original Sony VTC5s cause they follow the same formula. Don't buy batteries off ebay cause other factories make them too.

I thought this was an interesting explanation from that reddit thread.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Well I've used the purple eFest 35A batteries and have had issues with them. Wasn't even pushing them hard.

 

[Kemosabe]

Well I've used the purple eFest 35A batteries and have had issues with them. Wasn't even pushing them hard.

What kind of issues?

 

[FatherTime]

6+? wow! you can have mine when the vtc6 comes out

 

[Susan~S]

Well I've used the purple eFest 35A batteries and have had issues with them. Wasn't even pushing them hard.

What kind of issues?

If your batteries are the purple Efest 18650 2500mAh 35A batteries -- they are not 35A continuous. They are really rebranded LG18650HE2 2500mAh 20 amp continuous batteries.

Here is another warning that was posted on ECF regarding another purple Efest battery: Efest 3100mAh battery caution

 

[pnyc]

I doubt Efest actually makes any batteries.

Reading further in the whole thread, it's been said that efest makes the vtc5 to Sony specs...