new and renewed mini 14500s
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The Bike guy took this pic for me in another thread. They are much thinner front to back. The LP mini has the shorter catch cup. The old 14500 mini's had a slightly narrower diameter catch cup, and not all small atties will fit in there.
Lp minis, 2.1, 2.0 minis all use 18490 batteries as well, hence making them thicker.
So happy to see that the 14500 batteries I got are actually 9 amps when I thought they were 4.8!
Time to get some twisted 28 going in this RM2
Time to get some twisted 28 going in this RM2
I always thought the original mini was a must have in everyone's REO arsenal. Great for stealth vaping, quick trips out, restaurants, business meetings. It has a true purpose being super small. The 18490 mini never excited me as it was just as thick as a grand but battery would not make it thru a whole day. If I needed to bring extra batteries I figured might as well stay super small. My OG mini has been going strong for 3 years in May as my daily driver until I got my first Grand last December. After many drops on the driveway, in the sand, on the rocks thru the years it's still going strong with updated contact & spring. Special as it was my first.
The catch cup on them is only 13.09mm (33/64") so there are very few attys that fit. I have the 3 standard profile RM2s, a Hornet, and a Phoenix V3 that fit.
This will give you an idea. There are more not listed. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/377836-reo-compatible-rbas.html
I'm sure they could be 'low profiled' so that many others would fit. Just remember the door sometimes hits even on an RM2.
A low profile 14500 Mini with the new contacts and 510 connector would be awesome. I would just have to decide on black wrinkle or TRA. I hate slick, slimy finishes like on my current silver anodized 14500. I also had a smooth powder coated door once and I hated it enough I striped it off after using it two days.
How does TRA compare to the anodized and smooth powder coated finishes? How about your views on some of the other textured finishes?
How does TRA compare to the anodized and smooth powder coated finishes? How about your views on some of the other textured finishes?
I'd asked Russ to cover this some time back in a video and he did a good job, but doesn't have all the different ones of course. I'd love to see a vid of all the various finishes,
how they look
how they feel
how they differ from one another
how durable are they
what types of maintenance are needed
Definite don'ts with a particular finish (saw something about acetone stripped some kind of finish)
how well wraps adhere or not
and anything anyone else can think of. lol
ETA: tried to find it, but puter is acting up and going super slow. If I find it later I'll link it
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