(Possibly) dumb question about battery life

[toothboy]

I'm using an Innokin iTaste SVD 2.0.

I run RBA with coils ranging from 1.0-1.4 ohm, usually in the 1.1-1.2 range, at 15.5 watts.

I cannot seem to get more than a couple hours out of a battery, and I hear people talking about batteries lasting them 1 or 2 days. What gives?

I would say my vaping ranges from moderate to heavy at times.

18650 Batteries I'm using are:

Sony VTC-4
Samsung INR18650-25R
Efest 2250 (10amp)
Panasonic CGR18650CH

Anybody have any suggestions? Different battery? Anything?

Thanks.

 

[Rossum]

Hours of vape time are relatively meaningless. How much liquid are you able to vape on a single charge, and what kind of atty or tank are you using?

Also, what kind of charger are you using and have you confirmed that it's charging your batteries fully?

 

[toothboy]

Using a Nitecore charger and yes it is charging to 4.2v.

Using an IGO-W RBA.

Not sure about how much liquid per charge but it doesn't seem like much.

 

[zoiDman]

I'm using an Innokin iTaste SVD 2.0.

I run RBA with coils ranging from 1.0-1.4 ohm, usually in the 1.1-1.2 range, at 15.5 watts.

I cannot seem to get more than a couple hours out of a battery, and I hear people talking about batteries lasting them 1 or 2 days. What gives?

I would say my vaping ranges from moderate to heavy at times.

18650 Batteries I'm using are:

Sony VTC-4
Samsung INR18650-25R
Efest 2250 (10amp)
Panasonic CGR18650CH

Anybody have any suggestions? Different battery? Anything?

Thanks.

This site gives a Rough, Ball Park Estimation of battery run-time.

As Rossum mentioned, vape time in hours and or days is kinda Meaningless.

It's like saying that I only have to fill my Gas Tank in my car once a month. But not saying how many Miles you drive.

 

[sc12]

No dumb questions. Someone..somewhere.. is wondering the same thing.

 

[Rossum]

Using a Nitecore charger and yes it is charging to 4.2v.

OK, are you vaping it to the point where the mod refuses to fire any more? And if so, what voltage does the battery show when you pull it?

Using an IGO-W RBA.

Not sure about how much liquid per charge but it doesn't seem like much.

It would probably be worthwhile to find a way to quantify that.

 

[toothboy]

Well I've found the problem, but don't really know what the solution is.

Since I posted, recently I noticed my battery life seeming shorter and shorter. I hadn't measured the voltage of the battery after the SVD wouldn't fire any more--stupid me, I know--so I started doing that. The batteries were still reading around 3.8v when the SVD refused to fire (and had the "check battery" notification on the screen). According to the manual, it's supposed to fire until the battery reaches 3.1v, so as you can see I'm WAY above that.

So apparently the device is the problem. Guess I got a lemon. I haven't heard much in terms of faulty DNA Evolv chips, but I guess that's always a possibility. I doubt it's still under warranty but I'm going to contact the vendor anyway.

 

[zoiDman]

Since 1 Mod is doing the Same Thing with Multiple Batteries, I would say it is Safe to Say that it is the Mod that is the Problem.

Best of Luck. And Hopefully your Vendor can Help you out.

 

[Baditude]

Yeah, the problem seems to be the SVD cutting out way sooner than it should. As Chinese manufacturers do not service malfunctioning products, you'll need to buy another mod or continue putting up with the SVD. Maybe try an American made APV this time around.

 

[KenD]

Yeah, the problem seems to be the SVD cutting out way sooner than it should. As Chinese manufacturers do not service malfunctioning products, you'll need to buy another mod or continue putting up with the SVD. Maybe try an American made APV this time around.

Yihi does service their mods, so that doesn't apply to all Chinese mods. Not sure about Innokin, but some vendors (eg Fasttech) do provide rather good warranties.

 

[Rossum]

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