Low discharge battery

[Jason_brent]

so i ordered some 18650 batts and got them but they are low discharge rate can i still use them for a mod just stack 2 of them or what should i do. any ideas are welcome

the batts i got are

"UltraFire BRC 18650 4000mah 3.7v li-ion low dicharge rate, No memory effect, Low reoccuring opperation. Short circuit and over current protection. sheef-life around 10years environmental friendly"

 

[budynbuick]

so i ordered some 18650 batts and got them but they are low discharge rate can i still use them for a mod just stack 2 of them or what should i do. any ideas are welcome

Need some more info. What batts? mod? Be careful particularly with stacking. Be safe.
Keith

 

[Covert]

I could be wrong but I don't believe stacking or paralleling them will bring up the discharge rate and could just lead you to two rocket batteries to the face instead of just one. I use the 10 amp 2250 Panasonic Hybrids from Orbtronic in all of my Mods. If you can send them back I would do that and get the proper high drain batteries. Batteries are not something to skimp on.... $10 now or thousands in medical bills later

 

[WillyB]

so i ordered some 18650 batts and got them but they are low discharge rate can i still use them for a mod just stack 2 of them or what should i do. any ideas are welcome.

"UltraFire BRC 18650 4000mah 3.7v li-ion low dicharge rate, No memory effect, Low reoccuring opperation. Short circuit and over current protection. sheef-life around 10years environmental friendly"

That's just some poorly worded Chinglish, "low dicharge rate" in this case is probably referring to how much they may drop when unused. All Li-Ions have a "low self-discharge rate" compared to other chemistries. I imagine that's what they were trying to say.

How much current a battery can supply is based on mAh, so those batteries in parallel will effectively double the max discharge rate (how much current) they can deliver.

Unfortunately those are poor batteries, no 18650 can ever do 4000mAh and FWIW UltraFire doesn't even make a so-called 4000mAh battery.

 

[meatsneakers]

Test of UltraFire BRC18650 4000 mAh (Brown-Gold)

They are not complete garbage but spend a few bucks more and get reputable cells. Who knows if those are used or even the same cell under the wrapper.

 

[Jason_brent]

ya i have decided to get different batteries decided to go Lipo 5x E-FLY Model 1200mah 3.7v 25C LiPo Li-Polymer Lithium Polymer Battery CA218 :: Battery :: RCECHO i am sure these will do the trick when they get here i already ordered my Dna 20 next pay day i will get the charge circuit for it not sure yet if i can find connectors for these batts i will probally just have a charger and swap them out as i go