Yeah, its one of those things... kit bats can sometimes die early, just cause they're not always the best batteries. So i just replace them when they die with things that are rated much better, and then they last quite a bit longer. I'm not a huge batt knowledge person at all, I just had a BIG scare with an 18500 heating to the point where I couldn't touch it with my bare hands on a basic trustfire charger, so I sought out some opinions of modders I trust about batteries and chargers, and then watched a SLEW of youtube batt reviews, and checked a few serious 'hobbyist' sites like candlepower for reviews. The general consensus, from what I can tell, is most people don't know why those Panny 18650 CGRs last so much longer than another fab battery, the AW IMR 18650, because the specs are very very similar. But for some reason, they seem to in loads of independent testing, especially on a high drain device like the VV tube or whatever your vendor is calling it. I've never heard a negative review of the battery, and I've watched and read a ton, so I'd say you'll be very happy with em. And for everything non 18650, AW IMR seems to be the big fave. I thiiink ccv has both of them, but haven't checked to be certain. I'll tell you... if he has the Panny 18650, grab em now, cause those batts are proving hard for any vendor to keep in stock... very few carry them, and they tend to sell out soon, and leave people moaning that they didn't buy in time. Happened to me with like 2 vendors now, so I'm thrilled to bits Andrew has them on site. lol
Oh and another thing just to be aware of... I'm not 100% sure that the ccv tubes are the same size as other tubes, but I know with some batteries, the 2000mah is about the biggest flattop IMR you can cram in the 'lavatube' batt tube, but because they start out smaller by nature, the Panny 2200mah fits just fine. So you wouldn't want to try to get a generic IMR in 2200mah in the lavatube, just won't fit, cap won't screw on. But the panny does, for sure.
