New AW 18350's

[oplholik]

Anyone been using these for awhile? How are they doing?
I have some Efest 18350's that I use in my Provari Mini that are getting old. Going to order some AW's, and wondering how the new ones compare to the older AW.

 

[Froth]

Anyone been using these for awhile? How are they doing?
I have some Efest 18350's that I use in my Provari Mini that are getting old. Going to order some AW's, and wondering how the new ones compare to the older AW.

From my personal experiences the eFest 18350 is a great battery, it's most likely a re-wrapped Tensai 18350HP battery cell which is actually rated for 14A constant. The new AW 18350 does have a better cycle life at ~500 cycles compared to the Tensai/eFest at 250-300 cycles and it does hold 100mah more. Haven't been able to find a test graph for the new AW 18350 yet though, I'm curious if it will outperform the eFest/Tensai at a lower amperage drain.

 

[oplholik]

Thanks for the info Froth. I use it in my Provari with an i30B with a 2.1Ω head.

 

[oplholik]

Just found this graph.
https://www.google.com/search?q=aw+...yxVIyJD9DwoATT_ILACw&ved=0CD8QsAQ4Cg&dpr=1.25

Eh, maybe not. Seems to be the 700mah aw's.

 

[Froth]

Thanks for the info Froth. I use it in my Provari with an i30B with a 2.1Ω head.

I believe you will most likely have longer life from the new 800mah AW's with that setup.

Edit: I don't think many people have even gotten their hands on the new 800mah cells yet, so there may not be much experience for others to post with especially with the number of 18350 users going down every single day. The way I look at it is that you could be a pioneer, and report back with your own findings!