Picking up a Reuleaux Rx200. Batteries / Charger ?

[jb58]

I'm picking up a new Rx200 and looking at the LG HG2 or AW 3000 mah batteries, does it matter if their flat top or button top ? I will pick up 2 sets of batteries and would like some advice on a charger, I would like to charge 3 at a time.
Also any suggestions on reputable places to buy would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Robert Cromwell]

HG2 Flat tops if you do not actually plan to run above 150 watts.
VTC4 or HD2 if you plan on running at 200 watts.

 

[NGGrant]

Mxjo cc1 charger

 

[Imperialchugger]

HG2 batteries and 4 slots Nitecore

 

[towelie]

Sammy 25(green) and i4 charger here.

 

[inspects]

HG2 batteries and 4 slots Nitecore

Works nicely...!

 

[jb58]

Thanks for the responses.....looks like the HG2s are out of stock at a lot of places, so is the RX200 in black...at least at at a decent price.

 

[NGGrant]

Vape royalty still shows black in stock.

 

[jb58]

Vape royalty still shows black in stock.

Just looked them up. Thats a really good price, have you used them before ?

 

[NGGrant]

Just looked them up. Thats a really good price, have you used them before ?

They don't have free shipping so the price will go up a bit but yes I have used them a few times including for my rx200 purchase no problems at all. They usually ship same day, my RX was ordered on a Friday morning and delivered on Monday.

 

[jb58]

Thanks. just pulled the trigger on it.

 

[jb58]

Now to find some HG2s in stock

 

[KenD]

Now to find some HG2s in stock

Samsung 30q are equally good, if you can't find LG hg2s.

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[coilburner]

Im using some lg hg2's right not in mine and the battery life is amazing. Im also interested in chargers at it takes about 10 hours to charge through the micro usb.

 

[NGGrant]

The new font is nice, got a black tfv4 mini for myself my full size silver needs new o rings and I don't have replacements.

 

[Rasti B]

HG2 Flat tops if you do not actually plan to run above 150 watts.
VTC4 or HD2 if you plan on running at 200 watts.

I've kind of tossed this around with a friend that is well versed in the industry, he recommends HG2's also. I'm specifically asking what batteries would you recommend for a build of about .25 in power mode at say 70 watts? It seems to me that a draw of approximately 17 amps would be putting some strain on the LG's? Appreciate any comment or advice you may have. Thanks.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Now to find some HG2s in stock

Liionwholesale

LG HG2 18650 Battery Genuine & Tested - 20A 3000mAh - Flat Top - Wholesale Discount

For chargers, as much as I love Xtar for two-bay chargers (both the VP1 and VP2), I would go for the Efest Luc v4 to charge more than two batts at once. And it's cheap, too!

Just as an aside: Why didn't Wismec and Jaybo have the 510 connection set back about 1 mm more? 24 mm atties have a tiny bit of hangover with a lot of real estate sitting behind. Small gripe, I know. Anyway, love the mod though.

 

[KenD]

I've kind of tossed this around with a friend that is well versed in the industry, he recommends HG2's also. I'm specifically asking what batteries would you recommend for a build of about .25 in power mode at say 70 watts? It seems to me that a draw of approximately 17 amps would be putting some strain on the LG's? Appreciate any comment or advice you may have. Thanks.

With vw mods (tc mods fall within this category) resistance doesn't factor into the amp draw. The calculation:

Watts / volts (the cutoff voltage of the mod) = amps (and add something like 10% to account for current loss in the circuitry).

So, in your case:

70w / 9.6v (the rx200 is a series mod) = 7.3 amps (around 8 amps accounting for circuitry inefficiency). That's the amp draw on each one of the three batteries.

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[coilburner]

With vw mods (tc mods fall within this category) resistance doesn't factor into the amp draw. The calculation:

Watts / volts (the cutoff voltage of the mod) = amps (and add something like 10% to account for current loss in the circuitry).

So, in your case:

70w / 9.6v (the rx200 is a series mod) = 7.3 amps (around 8 amps accounting for circuitry inefficiency). That's the amp draw on each one of the three batteries.

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isn't the formula either volts=current(amps) divided by resistance(ohms)
resistance(ohms)=voltage divided by current(amps)
or current(amps)=voltage divided by resistance(ohms)?
And since where all worried about amps shouldn't the formula in this case be voltage divided by ohms not watts divided by volts?
Ohm's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[KenD]

isn't the formula either volts=current(amps) divided by resistance(ohms)
resistance(ohms)=voltage divided by current(amps)
or current(amps)=voltage divided by resistance(ohms)?
And since where all worried about amps shouldn't the formula in this case be voltage divided by ohms not watts divided by volts?

For a much, yes, but not for a regulated (vw) device. Lower resistance also means lower voltage, whereas higher resistance means higher voltage - to maintain a specific wattage. For example, if you want 50w from a 0.1 ohm coil you'll need 2.24v from of the battery . If you want 50w with a 1 ohm coil you need 7.07v from the battery. The battery can only provide the voltage it has. In the first case current is saved due to less voltage than the battery charge being used, in the second case more current is drawn to exchange into more volts. That is also why a battery must work harder as its charge lowers, and thus more current is consumed. Ohms law calculations apply as normal on the atty side of things, but not on the battery side.

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