I just thought I would give my impression of the Sony VTC5 batteries. These are 18650s with 2600mah. THey can handle 30 amps continuous. They are a flat top battery. They are the same physical size as the AW IMR 18650, perhaps .5 ml taller.
I ordered 3 batteries. I metered them out of the package with the doohickey. All three metered at 3.54v. Thats impressive as it shows a consistent age on all three after being manufactured and from the same batch. I charged all three on my Nitecore Intellicharger I2 to 4.2v.
I filled my Reo Woodville bottle. I am using an RM2 with a 1 ohm coil. I vaped to 3.7v exactly on two batteries. I had .5 ml left in my bottle. This is twice what I was getting with my Aws. In all fairness the AWs were old but I know these last quite a bit longer. I know people say than can get 1/2 or 3/4 of a bottle out of one AW 18650 but I never could. For me it would take at least 3 to 3.5 changes for me to get that much juice vaped even with new AWs. I know this is anecdotal but works for me.
In a Woodville the flat tops work great because of the design of the firing mechanism. In a Grand flat tops have caused some problems. I believe Rob has said that with the new subohm kit coming out that flat tops should work fine.
I ordered these batteries on Saturday and had them in my mailbox Monday morning. A big shout out to RTDvapers for great customer service. Battery price as $10.29 per battery and $2 shipping and beautifully packed. I bought them from RTD because I had confidence that I would be getting the genuine McCoy. And as a bonus there was a drip tip and a keyring LED flashlight, compliments RTD.
I ordered 3 batteries. I metered them out of the package with the doohickey. All three metered at 3.54v. Thats impressive as it shows a consistent age on all three after being manufactured and from the same batch. I charged all three on my Nitecore Intellicharger I2 to 4.2v.
I filled my Reo Woodville bottle. I am using an RM2 with a 1 ohm coil. I vaped to 3.7v exactly on two batteries. I had .5 ml left in my bottle. This is twice what I was getting with my Aws. In all fairness the AWs were old but I know these last quite a bit longer. I know people say than can get 1/2 or 3/4 of a bottle out of one AW 18650 but I never could. For me it would take at least 3 to 3.5 changes for me to get that much juice vaped even with new AWs. I know this is anecdotal but works for me.
In a Woodville the flat tops work great because of the design of the firing mechanism. In a Grand flat tops have caused some problems. I believe Rob has said that with the new subohm kit coming out that flat tops should work fine.
I ordered these batteries on Saturday and had them in my mailbox Monday morning. A big shout out to RTDvapers for great customer service. Battery price as $10.29 per battery and $2 shipping and beautifully packed. I bought them from RTD because I had confidence that I would be getting the genuine McCoy. And as a bonus there was a drip tip and a keyring LED flashlight, compliments RTD.
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