Newest member and i need your help!

[D3z216]

Hello all, my name is Eric Hernandez I'm 23 years old. Im from Avon Ohio and i started vaping 2 months ago. I love it i can breathe better love the flavors and options you have
;really makes (smoking/vaping) more enjoyable. Anyways my question is i bought a lava tube as my first apv. The kit came with 2 blue 18350 800mah batteries. I went on fasttech.com and found ultrafire 18350 1200mah batteries my questions is can i use the 1200mah batteries in my lava tube? Will it be safe or will it blow up in my face?.

 

[mooreted]

MAH is Mili Amp Hours and represents how long the battery will maintain a charge. You should use the highest MAH you can get so you don't have to charge so often.

Usually batteries have a heat event due to charging or discharging too quickly or a dead short. None of which pertains to MAH.

I use IMR batteries which are safer chemical batteries that can handle 10 amps and are less likely to fail.

I have Ultrafire batteries and they work fine, but I like my Panasonic IMR Hybrid batteries better; more vapor for longer.



Sent from my easy chair using brainwaves.

 

[23duncster23]

I don't have an answer. I'm new too, but maybe a little bump will keep your post up so you can get a helpful answer

 

[ms1055]

I wouldn't cheap out on batteries .. get AW IMRs from what I understand they give up the power better for more performance. The ones you are looking at most likely aren't as good.

 

[E_DeCastro]

I have IMRs and a bunch of ultrafire's and I haven't noticed any difference in performance in my SID. but any future batteries I buy will be panasonic IMR, just because everyone else is using them and I'm a sheep. jk but seriously, i would buy the panasonics

 

[Baditude]

After having a protected Trustfire "blow up" in my mechanical mod, I will no longer use any battery with the name "-fire" in it.



I only use the red AW IMR batteries in my mods. They are safer chemistry batteries, which means the chemical components within them are less volatile and less likely to explode than the volatile chemistry protected Li Ion batteries, which often have the higher mAh ratings (which are rather deceiving in real use).

Having said that, no battery is completely safe, even the battery often considered to be the safest, the red AW IMR. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-battery-failure-imr-18650-a.html#post3265928

Regulated mods (variable voltage/variable wattage) have built-in protections against atomizer and battery dysfunctions. They should shut down and refuse to fire when they detect a problem. And because of the boost circuitry that they employ to increase voltage higher than the battery itself, require the high drain IMR batteries, and not the protected variety.

Having said that, the more layers of safety that you can use, the safer you will be. Using a 2 Cent or Vape Safe Mod fuse offers an additional layer of protection against a hard-short battery. Batteries : Vape Safe Mod Fuse 2

It's my opinion that safety should be the number one priority in choosing batteries, not an inflated mAh rating, and only high-quality brand-name batteries (AW, Panasonic, Efest, Sanyo, Sony) should be used in PV's. Generally speaking, IMR safe chemistry batteries are safer than protected Li Ion batteries, and a high quality battery recharger (Pila, Nitecore, Xtar) is just as important as high quality batteries.


Some important information resources on battery and mod safety:

Basic to Advanced Battery Information from Battery University

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...9007-warning-rechargeable-batteries-apvs.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/129569-rechargeable-batteries.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...4690-protected-batteries-vs-imr-safety-5.html

Mechanical Mod Proper Usage Guide

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-ecf-metal-tubemods-safety-specification.html

 

[MamaTried]

These aren't IMR? In that case I wouldn't go near them. The extra 2 or 3 bucks for safe chemistry is worth the peace of mind.

 

[bfitz]

Howdy neighbor. I live over in Sheffield myself. I would Recommend getting better batteries. I use the cheap batteries in my vamo that has protection when in a pinch but I highly recommend getting the effect imr's or the Panasonics. Like it has been said, paying an extra dollar or two is worth the safety.

 

[mooreted]

I have IMRs and a bunch of ultrafire's and I haven't noticed any difference in performance in my SID. but any future batteries I buy will be panasonic IMR, just because everyone else is using them and I'm a sheep. jk but seriously, i would buy the panasonics

Lol.

I have noticed that the Ultrafire batteries I have start out pretty good but I loose some heat pretty quickly and I get less vapor which gets worse as I vape. The Panasonics start out strong and give me good vapor until they are almost dead.

Could be all in my head, but that's what I notice.

Sent from my easy chair using brainwaves.

 

[D3z216]

Well i want to thank all of your for all of the information. Guess i will stick with the imr's. I might still try out the ultrafires because i already ordered them before posting this thread but its worth a shot i will still get a pair of the imr's and use them as my main batteries and use the ultrafires as a fall back for when my imrs are charging. Once again thanks!

 

[Heavyrocker]

Ultrafire batts are low quality,use IMR,Efest or Panasonics.

 

[hvac999]

Because at the time I was almost broke I purchased 4 18350 UltraFire batteries from FastTech. That was 3 months ago and the batteries are doing fine. They have good power and run time on my Vamo. I do rotate with Panasonic CGR18650CH batteries.