Reo VV as First Reo

[beckdg]

andrew wan is a member over at candlepower forums. he sells through their marketplace and claims he can spot his products and tell real from fake through pics. he also left a short list of US authorized AW resellers in this post... IMR16340 / IMR14500 / IMR18350 / IMR18490 / IMR18650 / IMR26500 *Part 2* - Page 47

if there's any question, he's the guy who would know.

notice as of 11/24/2013, wonderlite was an authorized AW retailer. i would assume they still are considering they haven't been ousted as otherwise here.

 

[pauly3]

That's exactly who I contacted and that's the exact forum I used.


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[pauly3]

Bought 3 of these right off the classies on here. Guy buys direct from Andy and was selling quite a few.

As you can see they have all the right logos and text. Furthermore they have the new AW hologram sticker. Very happy with my purchase!

 

[nerak]

andrew wan is a member over at candlepower forums. he sells through their marketplace and claims he can spot his products and tell real from fake through pics. he also left a short list of US authorized AW resellers in this post... IMR16340 / IMR14500 / IMR18350 / IMR18490 / IMR18650 / IMR26500 *Part 2* - Page 47

if there's any question, he's the guy who would know.

notice as of 11/24/2013, wonderlite was an authorized AW retailer. i would assume they still are considering they haven't been ousted as otherwise here.

Just wanted to thank you for this post!

Batteries being such an important part of our PV's and our concerns for safety are always a priority.

Checking on vendors, sellers, and suppliers is a good thing.

Having someone here on ECF that can help with our concerns is a valuable asset.

 

[beckdg]

thank you, karen.

i came across this posted by by DreamWithin yesterday... AW Batteries - Authorised Dealers

we should all probably bookmark that and these...

AkkuDB

Battery test-review 18650 comparator

i posted this earlier today...

from looking at battery graphs and cross referencing, it looks to me there might be 3 big players in the sub ohm category that rise above the rest.

key features are voltage drop during a load test and usable capacity above 3.5 volts with special note to cell temperature.

there's the samsung 20R 20 amp battery. while only 20 amp rating, this thing seems to be the benchmark in voltage staying power and usable capacity under high loads.

there's the purple 35 amp efest. this thing seems to stay right up there in the top 3 and probably should be considered the #2 sub ohm battery.

then there's the sony vtc5. sonys newest installment to the high power 18650 lineup looks very promising and produces graphs with staying power on par or exceptional when compared with the other two. however, there is a special note that under a 20 amp load, the vtc5 heats up hot and fast.

sources...
AkkuDB
Battery test-review 18650 comparator

for sub ohming all day, may i suggest a Reo Grand & Reomizer 2.0 or LP Reo Grand and nearly any RDA you can modify for bottom feeding? gives you the best of all worlds. compact, takes 18650 batts, uses an RDA has on board juice capacity to last all day and frees up one hand since you don't need to drip from a bottle for every few hits.

worth going over and checking on for every individual giddy about the new SO upgrades.

 

[Taylor7617]

Can anyone confirm that statement about the VTC5 heating up fast for anything under a 20a load? If I've done my calculations correctly, that would mean you'd need something like a .2 ohm coil, right (assuming a fully charged battery at 4.2V)? Additionally, even with a 0.2 coil, once the battery starts to drain, won't that by default lower the load under 20amps? So...for anything higher than a 0.2 build from the start, maybe the Sony's are not the best battery for the Reo.