New K-100 Safety Questions

[livingegg]

Hello Vape Enthusiasts!

I purchased an APV in a local store while visiting San Diego, at the time without really knowing that this was an "advanced" unit. It did not come with any technical documentation about the voltage and such, and I do not want to become a statistic. So I'd like to disclose what I do know about the unit and batteries, and hopefully get some feedback and advice on how to use it safely. I've seen the pictures of what bad batteries and mismatched setups can do. I have read over the new user stickies and also read through some of the links posted about batteries and voltages, but since I don't really know the detailed technical specs of this unit I'm still not sure what to make of it all.

Model: KeCig K-100 Mechanical
tank: KangerTech Protank-II
coils: KangerTech 1.8 ohm coils
Battery 1: HGB 18650 2200mAh HO702T (No brand and no marked voltage)
Battery 2: ICR 18350 900mAh 3.7V (No brand)

I have been using this unit as is, swapping one battery while I charge the other, and it seems to be holding up fine. I typically vape on one battery until it looses most or all of its charge, and then swap. Sometimes I will also swap/charge them before they run down just to keep them topped off. Is this a good strategy? Also, the batteries being of unknown origin, I'm concerned about their quality. I would like to get some new batteries, but I'm in the dark about what options I have for this particular setup that are within a good safety margin. The purpose of getting this unit was to smoke e-shisha liquid, because I like the big clouds and throat hits, and I want to go with the "strongest" batteries I can safely get away with, and that hold the most charge. I'm not really interested in crafting my own components or making modifications.

 

[ImThatGuy]

It's a full mechanical mod. If you continue to use a 1.8ohm coil, then your options for batteries are unlimited. The current batteries you have are junk. I say junk because they are no-namers.

I would suggest getting some Panasonic 3400 mah http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-NCR18650B-3400mAh-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B00DHXY72O/ref=sr_1_1/180-6183497-6052349?ie=UTF8&qid=1393880335&sr=8-1&keywords=18650+3400mah. They have a longer vape time and is recognized by the community.

 

[livingegg]

Thanks for the tips ImThatGuy. I have been doing more reading on the forum and also seen some strong recommendations for NCR18650PD and/or NCR18650PF (newer version of PD?). The impression that I got was that the chemistry of those batteries makes them a bit more theoretically safer than the NCR18650B. I suppose that may not be the case with the particular setup I'm using, though. I got confused when I looked up the PD and PF on amazon, and the PF is marked as 3.6v while the PD does not have any voltage indicated. Does using 3.6v vs 3.7v on my particular setup matter much?

 

[bencooper74]

as long as you don't use very low ohm atty's you will be fine. You have to be very careful when using below 1.2 ohms.

 

[livingegg]

Yep thats the impression I'm getting benny. I don't need to go below 1.2ohm, so I'm going to go with the orbtronic "NCR18650PD". Thanks everyone for the assistance.

 

[ohaya]

Hi,

Since you're using a purely mechanical mod, the mod itself won't do any monitoring of the battery voltage. In other words, unless you check the battery voltage all the time while using it (probably not reasonable), you'll not know what the voltage is.

Given that situation, to be safe, it'd be best to not just run the batteries until they stop working, as you wouldn't know what the voltage would be at that point, and it could be possibly either dangerously low.

I have a Kamry 101 starter kit, and it came with a small low-voltage board that you can use. Did you not get one of those?