Come April 29th I will celebrate my 3 year anniversary of being analog free. During those 3 years I have experienced much in the way of batteries. This post is a general summary of my experience and my personal preferences and what I have found over those years.
First, I started out on automatic batteries and to this day I still prefer automatic batteries. The automatic batteries from V4L have all been good, some better than others.
I found using a standard cartomizer - that pretty much any of the automatic batteries will be fine and last a long time before the battery needs charging.
About 9 month ago I decided to switch to the tanks and after evaluating various different types of coils I concluded that the dual-coil (DC) 1.5ohm were my best choice and most enjoyable vape.
However, using a DC tank with 1.5ohm cartomizer presented me with another problem. The problem was battery, no matter what battery I used (even the XL batteries) they would not last more than a couple hours. I hated having to take so many batteries when going to work or out for most of the day.
I researched and found the 808 threaded Egos from V4L (900mah battery) - though it would make my first manual battery but there was no automatic battery to be found that would last long enough to handle the DC tanks. I used and enjoyed the Ego batteries for sometime even though they were manuals. They were light enough, short enough and charged fairly quickly that I could live with it being a manual.
Then the manual Dial-A-Volt (DAV) batteries were released: I have a 900mah and a 1300mah manual DAV battery.
I used the manual DAV batteries for about a month. I enjoyed the increase in voltage, power that made the vape far more enjoyable. That was the positive aspect of the manual DAV batteries. The downside to the manual DAV: Big, awkward, clumsy and a manual switch that overtime ended up causing me a lot of pain in my wrist and arm (odd but true). I started going back to the Egos since the pain in my wrist was getting so bad from pushing that darn switch on the DAB batteries. The switch on the Ego's never did that, never caused me any pain.
The re-charging time for the manual DAV battery is ridiculous, at least 12 hours or longer. The 900mah DAV took 12 hours, whereas the same size Ego battery only takes 6 hours. I still cant figure out why the differences in charging times since the batteries are the same size.
I felt in some ways batteries had gotten better as the years went by but in some ways went backwards bigger, clumsier batteries that take longer to re-charge seems like a step backwards but on the other hand a variable voltage battery that lasted longer was making progress in the right direction.
I am very happy to say that I now have the new automatic DAV battery. Still takes a long time to re-charge, is still large but boy-oh-boy is it nice to have that automatic battery again without those switches. I am very pleased in general with the automatic battery. I use it all the time on my 6 mls tanks and the 1.5ohm DC. I also like that it doesnt have a bright light like the manuals do, I never did like a bright light on a battery.
Progress was surely made with the automatic DAV battery. I dont detect any difference between the manual DAV and the automatic as far as vaping enjoyment, power behind the battery. I wont be going back to the manual DAV batteries I have. Yes, the automatic DAV 1100mah takes as long as the manual DAV batteries to re-charge, at least 12 hours.
Now, when a new battery comes out that: reduces re-charging times, last longer, is smaller in size and weight than what is currently on the market then I will know that a new and revolutionary battery has been developed.
In the end, it is amazing the amount of progress and changes that have taken place in the 3 years I have been vaping. Places like V4L are what the free market system is about and why continued progress is made in the industry.
First, I started out on automatic batteries and to this day I still prefer automatic batteries. The automatic batteries from V4L have all been good, some better than others.
I found using a standard cartomizer - that pretty much any of the automatic batteries will be fine and last a long time before the battery needs charging.
About 9 month ago I decided to switch to the tanks and after evaluating various different types of coils I concluded that the dual-coil (DC) 1.5ohm were my best choice and most enjoyable vape.
However, using a DC tank with 1.5ohm cartomizer presented me with another problem. The problem was battery, no matter what battery I used (even the XL batteries) they would not last more than a couple hours. I hated having to take so many batteries when going to work or out for most of the day.
I researched and found the 808 threaded Egos from V4L (900mah battery) - though it would make my first manual battery but there was no automatic battery to be found that would last long enough to handle the DC tanks. I used and enjoyed the Ego batteries for sometime even though they were manuals. They were light enough, short enough and charged fairly quickly that I could live with it being a manual.
Then the manual Dial-A-Volt (DAV) batteries were released: I have a 900mah and a 1300mah manual DAV battery.
I used the manual DAV batteries for about a month. I enjoyed the increase in voltage, power that made the vape far more enjoyable. That was the positive aspect of the manual DAV batteries. The downside to the manual DAV: Big, awkward, clumsy and a manual switch that overtime ended up causing me a lot of pain in my wrist and arm (odd but true). I started going back to the Egos since the pain in my wrist was getting so bad from pushing that darn switch on the DAB batteries. The switch on the Ego's never did that, never caused me any pain.
The re-charging time for the manual DAV battery is ridiculous, at least 12 hours or longer. The 900mah DAV took 12 hours, whereas the same size Ego battery only takes 6 hours. I still cant figure out why the differences in charging times since the batteries are the same size.
I felt in some ways batteries had gotten better as the years went by but in some ways went backwards bigger, clumsier batteries that take longer to re-charge seems like a step backwards but on the other hand a variable voltage battery that lasted longer was making progress in the right direction.
I am very happy to say that I now have the new automatic DAV battery. Still takes a long time to re-charge, is still large but boy-oh-boy is it nice to have that automatic battery again without those switches. I am very pleased in general with the automatic battery. I use it all the time on my 6 mls tanks and the 1.5ohm DC. I also like that it doesnt have a bright light like the manuals do, I never did like a bright light on a battery.
Progress was surely made with the automatic DAV battery. I dont detect any difference between the manual DAV and the automatic as far as vaping enjoyment, power behind the battery. I wont be going back to the manual DAV batteries I have. Yes, the automatic DAV 1100mah takes as long as the manual DAV batteries to re-charge, at least 12 hours.
Now, when a new battery comes out that: reduces re-charging times, last longer, is smaller in size and weight than what is currently on the market then I will know that a new and revolutionary battery has been developed.
In the end, it is amazing the amount of progress and changes that have taken place in the 3 years I have been vaping. Places like V4L are what the free market system is about and why continued progress is made in the industry.
