speaking of batteries...

[IrishUpstart]

Anyone try these yet in mechanicals? Never heard of the brand....

http://www.orbtronic.com/ultra-high-drain-22-amp-18650-orbtronic-sx22-rechargeable-hybrid-li-ion-battery

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Specifications:




Max. Continuous Discharge 22 A
Max. Pulse Discharge 29 A (3-5 Sec.)
Capacity 2000mAh
Nominal Storage Voltage 3.6V-3.7V
Standard Charging @ 1A, 4.2V, CC/CV
Fast charging @ 3.8A max., 4.2V, CC/CV
Minimum Discharge Voltage Level 2.5V
Internal impedance: ~22mΩ, AC @1kHz, ater charging @ 1C
Weight 46g
Height 65.25mm +/- 0.2mm
Diameter 18.49 +/- 0.2mm

They look alot like Panasonics...maybe throwbacks or re-labels (nope Orbrtronics is made in Japan)

There is also this
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-rechargeable-hybrid-li-ion-battery-cell.html

http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Common18650comparator.php

 

[Thrasher]

Those are brand new, the owner of orbtronics told me they were coming about 2 months ago, said they would be great for mechs. Sal really knows his batteries and would trust they are quality cells.

 

[meanckz]

I seen those today...and read in the description that they use panasonic cells....
Amazon.com: Ultimate 18650 Charging Kit - Two Protected 2900mAh (Panasonic inside) 3.7V 18650 Orbtronic Batteries, and Smart Li-ion 18650 Battery Charger (Dual Channel = 1A per channel) New Version: Camera & Photo
just saying

 

[IrishUpstart]

Those are brand new, the owner of orbtronics told me they were coming about 2 months ago, said they would be great for mechs. Sal really knows his batteries and would trust they are quality cells.

I've traditionally gone panny cgr/ch's but was thinking of branching out. Pound for pound I couldn't go wrong with these or aw imr's in your estimation? I don't get into any sub ohm stuff. 1.5 at the lowest.

 

[Thrasher]

if your staying above 1 ohm, i like the panasonic 2900pd/pf or the 3400b in a mech. if not pushing sub ohm i would go for Mah over amp output (cant have both)

 

[IrishUpstart]

if your staying above 1 ohm, i like the panasonic 2900pd/pf or the 3400b in a mech. if not pushing sub ohm i would go for Mah over amp output (cant have both)

That's a damn good point. If not on phone app, I'd like that....twice. should I ever get into (safe) subs, then look into aw imrs or the like.

 

[Thrasher]

well i push as low as .8 -.9 ohms so all the batteries discussed so far are very safe within these limits. but yea you start getting into the .5 and lower area pick up some of the high amp monsters. as far as I know AW hasn't introduced anything higher then 10 amps.

AW is a great battery and well proven and trusted but just like mods times are changing and they need to keep up or others will pass right by them
(most 18650 AW's are actually rewrapped panasonics as per discussions with AW himself over on candlepowerforums)

 

[IrishUpstart]

Ended up ordering a few panny pf's. Thanks for the recommendation/info thrasher!