Hello everyone! I've been reading Mooch's info on batteries for at least 8 months and have used him as my main resource for battery information regarding my vaping battery purchases. I may have used him, although I'm not too sure exactly who I used as a resource when I initially started buying separate battery cells as I moved away from the starter kits that didn't allow for battery replacement. I think I was fortunate in that all the 18650s I bought were LG HG2s, and they seem to almost always make Mooch's top 3 list for vaping batteries (at least as far as I've read).
A little about me... I've been a smoker for many years and really enjoy smoking, I just hate what smoking does to my body. That said, I've been trying to use vaping as a replacement for cigarettes for about 2 years and have come close to quitting smoking.
I'm a retired electrical engineering technician who worked for a major electric utility in the Substation Protection and Controls engineering department for many years. With my background in power and controls electrical engineering I find Mooch's battery testing information, equipment and processes fascinating. His contribution to the vaping industry/hobby is quite incredible. His documentation, along with sharing his testing methods and processes demonstrates his belief in the scientific method by allowing anyone who has the resources and equipment to duplicate his tests without question as to how his results were obtained. I've not seen anyone else involved in the vaping industry/hobby who is as thorough on their description and documentation of vaping battery testing processes. A couple have come close, but typically their actual testing process isn't shared as well and that leaves a little too much room for error because too much is assumed. For one to say they are using a good or great Fluke meter and or a very accurate thermocouple thermometer, yet not documenting what they are testing, and/or how they are testing using the equipment like the thermocouple thermometer, it allows for varied results from the testing processes. Mooch's processes, assuming he does exactly what he claims and repeats the process on every battery as he claims (which I have no reason to doubt), does not allow uncontrolled variables into the tests. That combination is scientific method 101 and I can only commend him for this.
Thanks again for all you do Mooch! Your contribution to the industry/hobby is invaluable and provides incredible information regarding safety and whether the products perform as the manufacturers claim. Add to it, you've been doing this for the industry/hobby for going on 10 years. Incredible! Thanks so much!
A little about me... I've been a smoker for many years and really enjoy smoking, I just hate what smoking does to my body. That said, I've been trying to use vaping as a replacement for cigarettes for about 2 years and have come close to quitting smoking.
I'm a retired electrical engineering technician who worked for a major electric utility in the Substation Protection and Controls engineering department for many years. With my background in power and controls electrical engineering I find Mooch's battery testing information, equipment and processes fascinating. His contribution to the vaping industry/hobby is quite incredible. His documentation, along with sharing his testing methods and processes demonstrates his belief in the scientific method by allowing anyone who has the resources and equipment to duplicate his tests without question as to how his results were obtained. I've not seen anyone else involved in the vaping industry/hobby who is as thorough on their description and documentation of vaping battery testing processes. A couple have come close, but typically their actual testing process isn't shared as well and that leaves a little too much room for error because too much is assumed. For one to say they are using a good or great Fluke meter and or a very accurate thermocouple thermometer, yet not documenting what they are testing, and/or how they are testing using the equipment like the thermocouple thermometer, it allows for varied results from the testing processes. Mooch's processes, assuming he does exactly what he claims and repeats the process on every battery as he claims (which I have no reason to doubt), does not allow uncontrolled variables into the tests. That combination is scientific method 101 and I can only commend him for this.
Thanks again for all you do Mooch! Your contribution to the industry/hobby is invaluable and provides incredible information regarding safety and whether the products perform as the manufacturers claim. Add to it, you've been doing this for the industry/hobby for going on 10 years. Incredible! Thanks so much!
