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I just charge my MVP every night when I go to sleep. It lasts me the entire next day.

Lithium Ion batteries do not have "memory effect" like the NiCads do. They do not care about partial discharge or deep charging techniques.
The big killers (other than misuse) for LIBs is heat and the oxidation of the Lithium Ion itself which happens at the highest rate at 90-100% charge. If storing for a period of time it is best to store them 40% discharged or so in a cool place. (not freezing) Exposure to high temps will drastically shorten the battery life.

LIBs do not like to be charged when they are below 2.2 v in the cell. Some batteries are protected with a circuit that opens below that and you need a charger with a "boost" function to make them charge. Mainly in electronics and laptops....

Some LIBs that are connected to or have a charge meter on them tend to develop something called "digital memory" when subjected to partial discharge/recharge cycles. It is recommended to let your device fully discharge till it shuts off then fully recharge every 30 or so charge cycles to "recalibrate" the meter on the device. This is more a function of the device and not the battery. Indicators of this are when the device shuts off for low power and you turn it back on it will show a higher charge than cut off level.

That is the limited amount of knowledge that I have on them :)
 
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I just loaded a tank of blue moo for the first time. I have high hopes.
Orange dream and moo juice are still traveling with me in the "smack pack" but I'm hoping to have my third go to flavor.
Tried caramel apple last night and I don't know that it was ready yet. I could tell it had caramel and could taste some apple as well. But the mix wasn't quite there.

I officially gave up on banana cream pie and afternoon delight. Those two got moved to my wife's side of the cabinet.

Hoping for more vape mail today with sherbet and orange dream (I'm out and freaking).
 

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The only reason I won't let mine get below 3.9V is because I use them strictly on a mechanical mod. When I was using a Vamo, I just used it until the Vamo said I couldn't anymore :)
I also use a mech. K100 to be exact. I guess my coils are low res enough to fire fine until around 3.5 . They still fire down past that but I do notice it takes a longer toot to get a good hit.
 

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I also use a mech. K100 to be exact. I guess my coils are low res enough to fire fine until around 3.5 . They still fire down past that but I do notice it takes a longer toot to get a good hit.

It's all subjective :) My current setup is a nemesis clone with an igo-l @ .6Ω. I still like to keep the batteries almost at full capacity :)
BTW, the nemesis clone has to be the best $29 I've ever spent on a device.
 

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Any time I am ripping into electronics for repairs I go through a pretty long list of safety checks. Even then I have seen other professionals have some near catastrophic accidents at times. Safety first. :) I have had to stop people opening up their televisions immediately after unplugging them and then have to explain how a capacitor with a high-discharge rate works and how it can kill them on more than one occasion. :blink:
 

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Any time I am ripping into electronics for repairs I go through a pretty long list of safety checks. Even then I have seen other professionals have some near catastrophic accidents at times. Safety first. :) I have had to stop people opening up their televisions immediately after unplugging them and then have to explain how a capacitor with a high-discharge rate works and how it can kill them on more than one occasion. :blink:

The old tube TVs were awesome for knocking people on their butts.
 

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I have had to stop people opening up their televisions immediately after unplugging them and then have to explain how a capacitor with a high-discharge rate works and how it can kill them on more than one occasion. :blink:

Ok now I'm curious how many people you have seen die multiple times.
 
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