High Quality, Brand Name Batteries. Batteries are not created equal. Mod battery experts recommend the following brand name IMR and hybrid batteries:
AW IMR
18650 2000mah 10Amp CDR
18650 1600mah 24A
18490 1100mah 16.5A
18350 700mah 6A
MNKE IMR
18650 1500mah 20A
Panasonic or Orbtronic hybrid
CGR18650CH (IMR/hybrid) 2250mAh 10A
NCR18650PF (LiNiCOMnO2) 2900mAh 10A
NCR18650PD (LiNiCoAl) 2900mAh 10A
Orbtronic 18650 SX22 2000mAh 22A
Orbtronic 18650 2500mAh 21A
Orbtronic 18650 SX30 2100mAh 30A
Sanyo
UR18650EX 2000mAh 20A
Samsung hybrid (LiNiCoMnP)
INR18650-22P 2200mAh 10A
INR18650-20R 2000mah 22A
Sony hybrid
US18650v3 IMR 2250mAh 10A
US18650VTC3 1600mAh 30A
US18650VTC4 2100mAh 30A
US18650VTC5 2600mAh 30A
Efest IMR
18650 2250mAh 10A
18650 2000mAh 10A
18650 1600mAh 30A
18490 1100mah 8.8A
18350 800mah 6.4A
purple 18650 2500mAh 35A
purple 18500 1000mAh 15A
purple 18350 700mAh 10.5A
If you do sub-ohm
coils, you must use a battery which has over 10 amps CDR.
Lower Quality Brand-Name Batteries. Trustfire, Ultrafire, and Surefire are a second-tier name brand battery in terms of quality and safety. Not recommended.
Generic Batteries. Not recommended. Seen at Amazon & EBay at cheap prices or thrown in for free in a kit when you purchase a mod made in China. These are unknown batteries of unknown quality by an unknown manufacturer, and not worth the risk using in your mod. Never assume because they were included with your mod that they are safe or the correct battery to use.
Be wary when shopping for batteries online. Unprotected ICR batteries should NEVER be used in a mod. I recommend buying only the batteries from the list above, paying attention to model numbers.
If uncertain about the quality or type of a battery, don't buy or use it. Do not use over-the-counter batteries like those from Radio Shack, etc. Buy only from trusted e-cig vendors. Many use RTD Vapor AW Batteries. Use the type of battery that your mod calls for. For example, Provape recommends using only AW IMR button top batteries in the Provari; using magnets on flat top batteries will void the warranty because this is an unsafe battery practice.
Battery Chargers. Get the best charger that you can reasonably afford. Statistically most battery incidents occur during the charging phase on a charger. Pila, Xtar, and Nitecore Intellicharger are the highest recommended brands.
Always use safe battery practices and common sense with all batteries. Even the safest battery available to us can fail. IMR battery failure From what I've read, most battery failures are the result of rapid discharge, either from the fire button inadvertantly being pushed for too long, or the battery being shorted from metal objects (keys, change, etc) completing the circuit when carrying a battery in a pocket or purse. Use Battery Cases. Do not stack batteries.
If you are using sub-ohm
coils in an RBA/RDA, it is extremely important to use the highest quality IMR battery. Coils < 0.8 ohm require an IMR battery that has a maximum continuous discharge rate over 10 amps. This is extremely critical. OHM'S LAW CALCULATOR
