Safest Battery Options For .4/.15 Coil?

[Eskie]

Here's a quick summary on batteries that can work well for vaping. Anything 20A and up is fine. For 60W on a dual battery regulated 20A is all you need and you don't have to give up capacity. Thee is also a list of trusted vendors Mooch included at the bottom.

 

[KRickiK]

Use Mooch's battery chart to get a real 30amp battery if you do get some new ones.

I have seen the chart! I’ve heard that he’s thinking about taking the HG2’s off there because there are so many being faked. Some are only 10A labeled as HG2’s. I bought mine from a high end local vape shop in my city so I’m really hoping that’s not the case. The insulators check out but I have no way to test. I might just go and pick up some VTC5’s just in case.
Thanks for recommending this chart.

 

[KRickiK]

If you're wondering why you heard that resistance matters when we're all telling you it doesn't, it's because whether it matters depends on the type of mod you have. There are mech mods and regulated mods (which you may already know). You have a regulated mod - anything you can set the wattage on is regulated. With a regulated mod, electricity comes from the batteries and is converted by the board before it goes to the coil, so your batteries never even "see" your coil. The only thing that matters to the battery is what your wattage setting is.

With a mech it's a different story. The electricity goes straight to the coil, so the resistance is one of two factors determining how much energy is pulled from the battery. Having the right battery for your resistance is crucial to your safety.

Thanks for this! I’m starting to understand now. I don’t think that I will ever get into mechanical mods, they are quite intimidating to me! Haha. But I definitely see the difference now between mech and regulated. Thank you so much for this information!

 

[KRickiK]

Just My Thinking...

But If I ever get to the point where I'm needing a 30A Battery(ies) on a Regulated Mod, then it is Time to start thinking about Changing my Build to a Higher Resistance.

Sure, there are some Good 30A Batteries out there. But look at their mAh Capacities. Then factor in that I will be using Higher Wattages and I'm looking at Short Battery Life. And will I now need to Carry around an Extra Battery or Two just to be able to get thru the day?

It's all kinda a Balancing Act.

That’s a good point. Thank you for is the extra input.. I’m definitely somewhat new to external batteries and the uses of each one of them. Yeah, I don’t think I’ll ever truly need a 30A battery. At least not now. I think maybe getting a pair of VTC5’s would be a better option. Thanks again!

 

[KRickiK]

Resistance doesn't matter on a regulated mod, as much, kinda, sorta, for the most part. You can still tax a regulated mod too hard. Some folks will vape .15Ω coil as high as 150 watts. Looking at the battery or supply side of the regulated mod consider this scenario: You've been vaping on the mod for a bit and battery life is not at full charge. Lets say your batteries are now putting out 3.5V each. In series that's 7 volts. The DC to DC converter functions at a loss. Let's be generous and say that it's 95% efficient. The supply side is being asked to provide 157W. Your batteries are being asked to provide just over 22A. They are in series so that 22 amps has to run through both batteries. The HG's if I remember correctly are rated at 18A continuous. What will the mod do? The mod specs say use 35A batteries. OoooPs, no such thing. Depends on the mod. Some will throttle down and simply not supply the full 150W you are asking for. Some will let you know your batteries are not sufficiently charged. Some will ignore the condition. If ignored what will happen? Again depends. If you're vaping every 30 seconds or so and the batteries are relatively new you will probably not notice a difference. If you chain vaping like crazy and the batteries are old, well, I don't know. I haven't pushed any batteries to that limit. The potential for problems exist.

Very well stated. I really love this. I have been using the calculation of watts / lowest volts (3.2x2) / 0.9 = current. When I use this I’m around 13A. So I think I’m okay with the 18A battery. I do want to invest in some VTC5’s just to be at the full 20A. I don’t think I will need anything much higher. Thank you so much for this post! Truly. It was very informative.

 

[Walee]

Very well stated. I really love this. I have been using the calculation of watts / lowest volts (3.2x2) / 0.9 = current. When I use this I’m around 13A. So I think I’m okay with the 18A battery. I do want to invest in some VTC5’s just to be at the full 20A. I don’t think I will need anything much higher. Thank you so much for this post! Truly. It was very informative.

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