NoEgo 18650 users

[oplholik]

I have been looking at these at Jazz Carto Pipe. Just wondering, are they regulated at 3.7? On my Riva 901, and GLV2 Mini, I usually change out the battery when it gets to about 3.7v because I can tell the difference in how it vapes when it starts to fall off. Will the 18650 batt run at it's 4.1-4.2 charged level a lot longer before dropping off? Hope you know what I mean here. Thanks.

 

[ericdjobs]

Just email them and ask. I don't know about teh 18650, but the 14650 (It's a rebranded E-Power) is definitely regulated to 3.7 all the time (Direct from smok Tech engineering) the switch has a circuit that regulates it to 3.7 to the atty/carto no matter the state of the battery until recharge is needed. (It drops the V to 3.7 on a fresh charged batt, boosts it to 3.7 the lower the batt gets until recharge is needed, buttons starts to flash.. all on teh PCB in the switch)

It's consistent every hit, which is a good thing in my opinion.. but since you are really liking a freshly charged battery with a 3.0ohm carto/atty that's 5.6 watts, with a 2.5 that's 6.7 watts..2.2 standard joye atty 7.6 watts.. so figure whatever you are liking.. how many watts..

You'd probably be happier at 5v.. 3.0 ohm gives you 8.3 watts of power, and if you wanted it cooler you could always use HV attys/cartos (3.2+ ohm) ie. 3.2ohm would bring it down to about 7.8 watts...
Don't know if the e-power or NoEgo would be the best bet for you ANYWAYS.. if you're constantly swapping out batts for the extra kick you should definitely look into a 5v mod.. you could even crank it up to 10 watts of power by using 2.5 ohm atty/cartos.. but that's a bit much for most

Old Goat has a 5v boxmod (non juice feeder version) for a mere $25, and i think you'd enjoy it more and have more options of getting an even stronger/hotter vape.. it's definitely going to be *my* next purchase, or a VV boxmod so you can try everything


*link for the goat 5v http://oldgoatmods.com/Page3.html

 

[oplholik]

I guess I should have added a little more detail. I have a 5v box mod with a 3Ω carto that I vape on and off thruout the day, but is a little strong for me for constant vaping. I use 2Ω cartos on my 3.7's and that it where I like to be for more constant vaping, plus I like the smaller size over the 5v, it's just that the batts drop off to quick with them.

 

[ericdjobs]

Well then yeah I guess the 18650 would hold a higher voltage a tad longer, but it more depends on the battery... with an AW IMR high drain it would hold it even longer


But this new KGO seems to smoke even an AW IMR High drain in terms of voltage.. here is a KGO smoking an AW IMR high drain battery powering a dual coil carto.. the AW could only throw max 3.4v at it, while the kgo was holding 3.8v YouTube - ‪hoosierecigsupply.com 1100mAh eGo battery whips AW 18650 IMR‬‏


* oh btw, have you tried higher ohm than 3.0 oh the 5v? you might find what you're looking for there if you can find a consistent supply of what you want, and it would be much more consistent and give you a longer operating time... if you use cartos thought I don't know of very many HV cartos

 

[oplholik]

Well then yeah I guess the 18650 would hold a higher voltage a tad longer, but it more depends on the battery... with an AW IMR high drain it would hold it even longer


But this new KGO seems to smoke even an AW IMR High drain in terms of voltage.. here is a KGO smoking an AW IMR high drain battery powering a dual coil carto.. the AW could only throw max 3.4v at it, while the kgo was holding 3.8v YouTube - ‪hoosierecigsupply.com 1100mAh eGo battery whips AW 18650 IMR‬‏


* oh btw, have you tried higher ohm than 3.0 oh the 5v? you might find what you're looking for there if you can find a consistent supply of what you want, and it would be much more consistent and give you a longer operating time... if you use cartos thought I don't know of very many HV cartos

Thanks. I want to stay with the 2.0 carto as there is no problem getting them. I was just hoping that an 18650 batt, 2000mah or so, would hold a higher voltage longer than the 750mah batts of the Riva and GLV.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

18650s don't tail off anywhere as near as much as the others, they are infact overkill for most e-cig usage but it's nice having the luxury of a single battery lasting a day.

Don't forget alot of cheapy ones don't hold nowhere near the advertised "3000mah" or whatever they claim. I've had best consistent results with 1400-1500mah high drains than 2000mah regular.

 

[oplholik]

18650s don't tail off anywhere as near as much as the others, they are infact overkill for most e-cig usage but it's nice having the luxury of a single battery lasting a day.

Don't forget alot of cheapy ones don't hold nowhere near the advertised "3000mah" or whatever they claim. I've had best consistent results with 1400-1500mah high drains than 2000mah regular.

What are the desiginations on a battery that denotes a high drain? Is an AW IMR 18650 1600mah a high drain, and are they protected?

 

[Nomoreash]

What are the desiginations on a battery that denotes a high drain? Is an AW IMR 18650 1600mah a high drain, and are they protected?

IMR is high drain due to it being capable of a higher current draw. IMR is really not needed in a 18650 size unless it's using a single battery with a booster circuit like the Provari. A 18650 Li-Ion has enough amp draw capability to begin with. Using IMR at that size doesn't doesn't hurt anything and IMR is cheaper but you give up a little mah with them so they won't last quite as long in comparison.

When you get in the smaller batteries like 14500 then IMR is preferred due to the Li-Ion in that size haven't less current draw capabilities. Here's some more reading on them.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...8650-2900mah-vs-18650-1600mah-high-drain.html

 

[sizemore2000]

Yes, the 18650 will feel like a fresh ego for days, but you sacrifice the smaller size of the ego, and the lithium ion protected batts rated at 2600 to 3000 last way longer than the 1600mah. Just make sure to get a brand name, like AW or Ultrafire. I've got 6 18650's that I've had for a year, and they all still run like the day I got'em. I only have 6 of em cuz my wife vapes as well.

 

[oplholik]

Thank you all for your info. Greatly appreciated.