Low resistance battery?

[Jack Zanziber]

What's the difference between a normal and low resistance battery? Are you supposed to use LR atomizers only on a LR battery?

 

[Hoosier]

A low resistance battery, in the usual Li-Ion speak, is one that has a low internal resistance and is capable of outputing higher currents without damage to the internal structure of the battery.

An AW IMR is a low resistance battery. A Trustfire black label is not.

A low resistance Li-Ion cell is preferred for LR attys because LR attys draw more current and can damage typical Li-Ion over time.

While some typical resistance Li-Ion cells can run a LR atomizer without any issues, it does not hurt to use a low resistance cell anyway to save yourself from having to learn about batteries and math. Plus, a low resistance Li-Ion cell can run a higher resistance atomizer without any problems. So investing a little more in a better battery keeps your options open no matter which way you go and will usually result in a longer lasting battery and a net savings over time.

 

[Kent C]

What's the difference between a normal and low resistance battery? Are you supposed to use LR atomizers only on a LR battery?

It's a bad name for a battery in general parlance because the main attribute of batteries is voltage (same mislabeling as 'HV atomizers ....but as Hoosier points out it is 'low internal resistance'. When applied to eGo batts, they should have stuck with the 'high drain' label, imo, that offers a better match, as far as longevity goes, wrt to using low resistance atomizers.