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I'm looking at batteries to go with my new vaporshark mod. it comes with LG 18650 IMR 35 amp battery. I don't know if i'll stick with this or go with something else.

The sony vtc5 seems to be all the rage, but it looks like they are no longer made. And if they are, you're lucky to find a real one. I was looking on amazon and all of the them being sold there have reviews saying they are fake. You would think Amazon would pull these fakes down.

The whole battery thing is very....iffy. Only buy from very reliable sources...and check reviews. There's so many knock-offs that it's impossible to sort out. :2c:
35 amps should be fine. Remember volts x amps = watts. Or watts/volts = amps. So 35 amps at 4 (or 3.x) volts is a lot of watts (over 100). Of course, you don't want to push it that hard.
 

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I'm looking at batteries to go with my new vaporshark mod. it comes with LG 18650 IMR 35 amp battery. I don't know if i'll stick with this or go with something else.

The sony vtc5 seems to be all the rage, but it looks like they are no longer made. And if they are, you're lucky to find a real one. I was looking on amazon and all of the them being sold there have reviews saying they are fake. You would think Amazon would pull these fakes down.

i bought these on bap's recommendation
LG IMR HE2 18650 2500mAh High Drain Rechargeable Battery Flat Top 35A | eBay
 

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P.S. Of course, what you have to consider (particularly for mechs) is failure modes so you want high-amp safe chem batteries. Think of a short as infinite amps ;) So the more it can tolerate the better, but how it fails in a short matters too.

Regulated mods have internal cut-offs that help protect against that type of thing (assuming the short doesn't by-pass the electronics).
 
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The whole battery thing is very....iffy. Only buy from very reliable sources...and check reviews. There's so many knock-offs that it's impossible to sort out. :2c:
35 amps should be fine. Remember volts x amps = watts. Or watts/volts = amps. So 35 amps at 4 (or 3.x) volts is a lot of watts (over 100). Of course, you don't want to push it that hard.

I have bought my batteries in the past from provape (AW IMR 18650 2000mah). I have always bought my batteries (ecig supplies) from trusted, reliable vendors. I look at price, but reliability/safety is much more important.
 

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P.S. Of course, what you have to consider (particularly for mechs) is failure modes so you want high-amp safe chem batteries. Think of a short as infinite amps ;) So the more it can tolerate the better, but how it fails in a short matters too.

Regulated mods have internal cut-offs that help protect against that type of thing (assuming the short doesn't by-pass the electronics).

the vaporshark is regulated and always the safe chem batteries.
 

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P.S. Of course, what you have to consider (particularly for mechs) is failure modes so you want high-amp safe chem batteries. Think of a short as infinite amps ;) So the more it can tolerate the better, but how it fails in a short matters too.

Regulated mods have internal cut-offs that help protect against that type of thing (assuming the short doesn't by-pass the electronics).

the dna40 has plenty of safety features but the tibs also includes fuses on mamu's recommendation ;)
 

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time to start the day in the rw. Not that I have anything planned other than going to the gym. Some family is here... others arrive later today. The menu for tom: turkey, cornbread dressing, green beans, cranberry sauce, and sweet potato biscuits. desert: pumpkin pie, pecan pie. What else do you need? bye
 
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