I was looking for the AW 18650 2000mah for my Provari, but I came across the Nitecore 18650 3400mah. Was wondering if anyone has used these and if they are any good ?
NITECORE 18650 Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (3.7V, 3400mAh)
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The continuous discharge rating is only 6.8A. It's a probably a nice battery for flashlights but should not be used for vaping.
I found better info. It's a flashlight battery with an unknown C rating. It is also a protected battery. Should not be used with APVs period. Protected batteries are not a good idea for any vaping device including mechs. The protection circuit can fail.
http://www.nitecorelights.com/products/18650-3400mah
http://www.nitecorelights.com/products/18650-3400mah
You are going to want a much bigger amp output for vaping. I recommend efest or sony vtc batteries.
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NO! With today's IMR batteries and reasonable pricing there is absolutely no reason to use ICR batteries.
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That is a protected ICR battery. Not a high-drain battery. Don't be fooled by all of those mAh. It will actually not work in a Provari.
The product description on the Provape website states at least four times to use only an AW button-top, high-drain IMR battery. Provape actually designed the Provari around the AW IMR batteries after extensive testing of available batteries on the market.
The Provari is a pulsing device (pulse width modulation) and because of this the regulator/converter may require over 9 amps - this is where the "high drain" battery comes in. AW 18490 and 18650 IMR batteries have at least 10 amps. (ICR batteries will have a lot of mAh's but less than 4 amps.)
So basically we're talking about two types of battery chemistry here: ICR vs IMR.
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