Opinion on these batteries?

[Bantam59]

I just ordered the istick 100w and it's coming with these batteries. What's your opinions on these? Are they good enough? Should i buy better?

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[somdcomputerguy]

My highly biased opinion (which means nothing really) would be AW batteries and Nitecore chargers.
Authentic AW Batteries - RTD Vapor
There are several other brands that are most probably just as good, and you will receive more replies on this thread.

 

[Bantam59]

What do i have to know when ordering batteries? The battery I'm receiving with the istick is 2500 MAH the battery in the link is 3000MAH? What does that mean?
So much too learn.

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[Baditude]

The vast majority of your questions will be answered in my blog article, Battery Basics for Mods.

The "mAh rating" is the capacity of the battery. It is short for mili amp hours.

Guide to Battery Specification Terms:

• Capacity or mAh Rating - an approximation for how long a battery charge should last from 100% charge to when the battery will cut off. Roughly, 100 mAh = 1 hour usage with low drain applications like a flashlight. Note that a vaporizer or mod is a high drain application and will draw more power from the battery than a flashlight.

• The "best battery" is not always the one with the largest mAh rating. In most vaping applications a higher amp rating (CDR or continuous discharge rate) determines the better battery.

• Amp Rating - or "continuous discharge rate" (CDR), is the maximum electrical current at which the battery can be discharged continuously before the battery will fail. This specification is set by the manufacturer, and is a standard measurement in the industry. The "pulse or burst discharge rate" is not a standard measurement and varies from one manufacturer/vendor to another making comparisons from company to company impossible, and therefore should never be relied upon.

Beware of dubious marketing claims of over-rated battery amp ratings and mAh ratings by some disreputable vendors and manufacturers. Efest, IMREN, and the "---- Fire" brands are the worst perpetrators of this practice.
Purple Efest Batteries Not As Advertised

Imren is a relatively new brand on the market. Independent testing of some of their models have shown that their batteries' advertised specs are not what they say they are.
Imren Purple 40A 2500mAh 18650 Bench Test Results...only a 20A battery, runs very hot

For your particular high-wattage regulated mod (iStick 100 watt), I recommend you get the Sony VTC4 2100 mAh 30 amp CDR batteries. To avoid receiving potential counterfeits, purchase from RTD Vapor or Illumn.

Sony VTC4