low battery indicator for Reos Grand
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You'll learn to recognize the drop in performance once your battery goes down below 3.7v. I think an in-line volt meter will tell you your battery voltage, you unscrew your atomizer, screw in the meter and fire and it shows on a digital display. Or you can pull the battery out and check it with a multimeter/volt meter. I've seen some posts where people take the guts of a voltmeter, attach leads and use that as a slimmed down/portable battery tester.
Cool ! Thanks. I heard there was a "bolt in" but haven't found it.
Probably easier to "know when" to replace it. Just gonna take a moment I guess.
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Probably easier to "know when" to replace it. Just gonna take a moment I guess.
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sorry for slow response. the recommended rda 2.0 i think its called
i am currently using 28 guage and ekowool with 8 wraps. have had poor luck with micro coils so i hand wrap
i am currently using 28 guage and ekowool with 8 wraps. have had poor luck with micro coils so i hand wrap
You coud use a KICK, which would shut the battery down when it needs to be recharged.
If you use a kick in a grand you will need 18490 or 18500 batteries. And it's not recommended for the reo. You will need to take some paint off. If you decide that route please research it thoroughly.
As for the 510 voltmeter. You can do that. But if you have a standard grand you will need an adapter. No in line volt meter I have seen will fit the catch cup.
The best option for you is to but one of those little volt meters and hook 2 wires to it. You can take out the battery in a two alot fatster than taking out the rda.
Look up doohickey here on ecf. There are plenty of pictures for you to see what I'm talking about. Also when you can, join us over in reoville.
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As for the 510 voltmeter. You can do that. But if you have a standard grand you will need an adapter. No in line volt meter I have seen will fit the catch cup.
The best option for you is to but one of those little volt meters and hook 2 wires to it. You can take out the battery in a two alot fatster than taking out the rda.
Look up doohickey here on ecf. There are plenty of pictures for you to see what I'm talking about. Also when you can, join us over in reoville.
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What batteries are you using? Most IMR's are safe to drain as low as 2.5 volts, but you want to check your specific battery about that. AW's fall in this category.
If you have a battery that is safe to 2.5 volts that eliminates some of the worry about safety and gives you some room here to understand your Reo. Depending on the resistance of your build you will hit a point where the voltage drops and the performance seems to suddenly poop out. Don't push it at that point - if you pull the battery when you notice the drop in performance chances are you are already at 3.2 volts or lower. With safe chemistry batteries you don't want to keep pushing it and running your voltage into an unsafe range below 2.5 volts. While you are figuring it all out a few drops below 2.5 volts won't cause damage, but you don't want to make that a chronic habit.
As an approach paranoia is a good thing here though. That means pulling the batteries and checking voltage if you think you have noticed a performance drop - and even if you aren't sure.
Since you are using a Reomizer screwing that on and off to use an in-line 510 voltage meter isn't practical.
Your best bet would be to pick up a cheap multimeter for checking battery voltage, a high end meter - like a Fluke - if you need a meter that can accurately measure ohms as well. (Cheap meters test DC voltage ok, but they are absolute crap for checking resistance in the low ranges that we use.)
Personally, I have an Xtar VP1 charger that has a digital display that will tell me the battery voltage when I drop the battery in to charge.
Like I said, you might get it wrong a few times when you start and allow your battery voltage to drop too low. A few times won't critically damage safe chemistry batteries. But you do need a meter of some sort to understand what you have going on.
If you have a battery that is safe to 2.5 volts that eliminates some of the worry about safety and gives you some room here to understand your Reo. Depending on the resistance of your build you will hit a point where the voltage drops and the performance seems to suddenly poop out. Don't push it at that point - if you pull the battery when you notice the drop in performance chances are you are already at 3.2 volts or lower. With safe chemistry batteries you don't want to keep pushing it and running your voltage into an unsafe range below 2.5 volts. While you are figuring it all out a few drops below 2.5 volts won't cause damage, but you don't want to make that a chronic habit.
As an approach paranoia is a good thing here though. That means pulling the batteries and checking voltage if you think you have noticed a performance drop - and even if you aren't sure.
Since you are using a Reomizer screwing that on and off to use an in-line 510 voltage meter isn't practical.
Your best bet would be to pick up a cheap multimeter for checking battery voltage, a high end meter - like a Fluke - if you need a meter that can accurately measure ohms as well. (Cheap meters test DC voltage ok, but they are absolute crap for checking resistance in the low ranges that we use.)
Personally, I have an Xtar VP1 charger that has a digital display that will tell me the battery voltage when I drop the battery in to charge.
Like I said, you might get it wrong a few times when you start and allow your battery voltage to drop too low. A few times won't critically damage safe chemistry batteries. But you do need a meter of some sort to understand what you have going on.
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I vape a lot during the day. My 18650s are lasting longer in my Reo Grand than they ever did in my Provari with a Genesis tank. I've found I can use one battery all day long and not come close to draining it below 3.7V. I just switch to a new battery each morning and charge the one from the day before.
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