Mech Mod battery drain

[snickers]

I picked up a Smoktech Natural just to see what the heck mechs were like. I guess I see why my Provari is so widely hailed...

I looks super sharp in 18350 with my AGA or Terminator on top, but after 3 pulls on a fresh battery, I notice the power to my devices drops significantly. And from then on out it's a pretty lame experience. I'm using red AW 18350 nipple top batteries in it. From my understanding, they're a pretty solid battery and haven't given me any grief in my Provari.

What gives? I knew mechs drop off in power but not this fast. I guess I'll try kicking it.

 

[jSquared]

I get about 2 days out of an AW IMR 18650 2000mAh in my Silver Bullet. There is a drop-off in performance, but, for me, it only becomes a problem when the battery gets down to about 3.5V (using a 2.0 ohm Cisco LR atty) - and that's right about when I stick it on the charger!

You shouldn't notice a significant difference after 3 pulls. Have you tested your battery recently? Also, what's the resistance of the coil in your rba?

JJ

 

[yellowrider]

Sand down the contact points. check your coil, and your battery properly. I have had few naturals And your problem sounds very un-natural.

 

[snickers]

Thanks for the thoughts. I've got a 1.1ohm coil in my agat2 and 1.5 on the Terminator. But for ....s, I've been testing on a 1.8 vivi to see if my rebuilds were any bit at fault. Same difference on the vivi nova. Maybe the battery I was sent is faulty? I have 2 more on the way so I can see if that's an issue. Maybe it was too early to blame the Natural. I want it to work in stealth mode cause it looks sharp as hell, fits nice in my hand, and seems like it's pretty nice quality for the money.

 

[yellowrider]

But the 18350 fall pretty fast on its face at lower ohms. Just not 3 pulls, unless you had the biggest lungs in the world.
Use good Batteries, 18650 is what I use, unless I feel like carrying pocket full of 350s

 

[sllanham]

An 18650 will last me all day in my EA mod and a 18490 will last me a little over 1/2 day. That's with a .9 ohm coil. Not sure why your natural would drain them any faster. I agree with yellowrider test your batteries and sand down the contacts. It may make a big difference.

 

[aPandaz]

What is the voltage of your batteries when you pull them out. When I first started using a mechanical I noticed I didn't like the vspe after my voltage dropped to 3.8...my coil was 1.8. I ended up with what I consider good at 0.8 ohms with my battery going down to 3.6v.

 

[aPandaz]

And I primarily use 18350s...I go through about 3 a day.

 

[Hello World]

AW IMR 18650 2000mAh = good for 3-4mls of juice @ 1.2Ω on pretty much any mech I have.

That being said, I've moved on to AW ICR 18650 2600mAh Protected Batteries. They last much longer, and give me all the amps required, since I don't go below 1.2Ω, and it's capacity is at least twice what I need. Maintains it's voltage very well, no drop-offs I get from the AW IMR 18650 2000mAhs after an hour or two, and does me for roughly 6-7mls.

 

[artt]

Hello World is on the mark concerning the AW ICR 18650. I've used two of them for over a year in a P-18 with lr cartos and rebuildables and couldn't be more pleased. The drop is slow and I can use one bat all day and night without going below 3.7 volts.

 

[snickers]

Interesting stuff. I knew I wasn't expecting miracles with 18350 but figured it'd be a nice one to carry in the pocket. Two things I'm kind of confused on. Lower ohms drain batteries faster? My (granted faulty) logic thought it was the other way around. Also when sanding contact points, you're saying the ones inside the mech, right? (I'm not sure where others would be actually...) How far down am I sanding? Or just smoothing out a little?

 

[sllanham]

Yes the ones inside the mech. Only sand a little. Just enough to see new brass. Yes lower ohms will drain your battery more.

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