SS GGTS on its way.. Batteries now?

[valtergomes]

Hello all,
So.. I ordered my SS GGTS, and now i need batteries

On my 1day GGTB i used AW 17670 (i know they are good, but expensive ones).. But since i already sold it, i had to sold with batteries.
So now im looking for some bateries for my incoming SS GGTS.

Im thinking on using 18650, and there's alot of batteries out there.. So i need a help on wich fit the GGTS SS.

Trustfire Batteries - $7.93 - TrustFire Protected 18650 Lithium Battery (2400mAh 2-Pack Gray) - Batteries

Charger - $6.87 - DSD 18650 CR123A Charger Black - Chargers

Will those do?
What others u recommend? Site (pref european, so they ship them faster)?

 

[atavanhalen]

I love my imr AW batteries, a quick google search yielded this website in the UK. LED Torches, Head Torches, Flashlights & Torch Accessories. From EagleTac, ThruNite, Jetbeam & many more... They have the high drain 18650 (red ones) and the protected 18650s(black ones) along with some others that will work. Some people have had luck with the blankfires but for me personally I think these batteries are worth the extra money.

 

[jools]

I use the AW ones from Cam at e-cigz AW 18650 Protected 3.7V 2900 mAh Lithium Ion Battery [AW1865029] - £15.99 : E-Cigz London, Discount Electronic Cigarette & cheap E-liquid suppliers, Atomizers, Cartomizers, Batteries, GGTS, Ecigs E-Cigs E Cigs E Cigz
They are quite expensive but think they are worth it

 

[valtergomes]

uhm, ye, i first bought the AW ones for my GGTB (17670), they are kinda expensive (price for 1 its the higher then 2 from that blankFires ones), but since i had to sell them with the GGTB, i gotta buy new ones for the GGTS :\

the thing is that i dont really get whats difference on the high drain and protected batteries?
for example, found this Pesquise ULTRAFIRE WF-139 Ladegerät und 2x 18650 Akku m. PCB NEU no Mercado internacional eBay, com negócios mundiais de artigos nas suas quatro categorias principais. Todos os artigos podem ser enviados para o seu país! (seller is from germany, 321mcspeck its a known site i think), and for the price i get 2 batteries and a charger.. while with this price i could only bought 1AW and charger..

is the price really worth it? between a blankfire and AW/IMR?
i could buy 2 AW IMR ( AW IMR 18650 Rechargeable Safe Chemistry Battery ) or 2 AW protected ( AW 18650 2200 MAh Rechargeable Lithium Battery ).. what would be the difference on those? what u recommend?

sorry for all the questions

 

[UKtarget]

I use the AW ones from Cam at e-cigz AW 18650 Protected 3.7V 2900 mAh Lithium Ion Battery [AW1865029] - £15.99 : E-Cigz London, Discount Electronic Cigarette & cheap E-liquid suppliers, Atomizers, Cartomizers, Batteries, GGTS, Ecigs E-Cigs E Cigs E Cigz
They are quite expensive but think they are worth it

+1 on this i use AW's on all my big battery mods but do have a couple of trustfires and ultrafires which perform well.
For 6v i use Tenergy LiFepo 4 i think ripple has mentioned you can get these from amazon fairly cheap and 10 at a time for $32.00 from Amazon.com or $58 with a charger

 

[UKtarget]

Get the safe chemistry ones they are more stable and less likely to explode if you get a short.
As a general rule i don't buy batteries from ebay i did do once and found them to be crap not holding a full charge.
Best to buy from a good source as i said get those lifepo's you can run a 3.4 Ohm atty at 6 volts and that is sweet

 

[clavit]

+1 for safe chemistry batteries!
I only use LiMn batteries. I have a couple of AW 18650's that are about a year old and theyre still fine.
I also have chinese no-name LiMn's and while not quite up to AW standards, they are great for the price.
The no-names can be had in europe, i've found some here:
IMR 18650 - 1400mAh HIGH DRAIN 3.7v BDL Battery - ECig Wizard

 

[silentt]

I only use aw imr's

 

[atavanhalen]

uhm, ye, i first bought the AW ones for my GGTB (17670), they are kinda expensive (price for 1 its the higher then 2 from that blankFires ones), but since i had to sell them with the GGTB, i gotta buy new ones for the GGTS :\

the thing is that i dont really get whats difference on the high drain and protected batteries?
for example, found this Pesquise ULTRAFIRE WF-139 Ladegerät und 2x 18650 Akku m. PCB NEU no Mercado internacional eBay, com negócios mundiais de artigos nas suas quatro categorias principais. Todos os artigos podem ser enviados para o seu país! (seller is from germany, 321mcspeck its a known site i think), and for the price i get 2 batteries and a charger.. while with this price i could only bought 1AW and charger..

is the price really worth it? between a blankfire and AW/IMR?
i could buy 2 AW IMR ( AW IMR 18650 Rechargeable Safe Chemistry Battery ) or 2 AW protected ( AW 18650 2200 MAh Rechargeable Lithium Battery ).. what would be the difference on those? what u recommend?

sorry for all the questions

The difference between the protected and high drains is that the high drains are a safer chemistry so no need for protection and the high drains will run at a higher voltage for longer throughout the charge, so they stay at closer to 4volts for longer which is what I prefer. The drawback of the high drains is that they have less mah which means they will not last as long but I am totally fine with the tradeoff. The way I look at batteries is if you are spending 200bucks plus on a mod why skimp on the batteries? I would rather put the best inside the best. I think the quality far outweighs the savings but thats my opinion.

 

[valtergomes]

ye, i will go for the AW IMR then

now for the charger, is there really big differences? or does it matter what to choose?
i would like to order everything from the same place (to avoid double shipment fees), and on the LED Torches, Head Torches, Flashlights & Torch Accessories. From EagleTac, ThruNite, Jetbeam & many more... they only have the UK plug

 

[UKtarget]

Hi.Valter.
Try here
TrustFire TR-001 Multi-Purpose Lithium Battery Charger [TR001] - £7.99 : E-Cigz London, Discount Electronic Cigarette & cheap E-liquid suppliers, Atomizers, Cartomizers, Batteries, GGTS, Ecigs E-Cigs E Cigs E Cigz
This charger has a euro plug as well
Cam also has AW imr 18650s for £9.99 (about the cheapest i've seen).
Cheers.
John

 

[valtergomes]

ye, i already saw those on e-cigz.co.uk... But i was trying to avoid that site
My last order there was the GGTB, and took me nearly 3 weeks to receive it + a lot of non-responded emails :\

 

[UKtarget]

Hi. Again.
You could try Lisa over at cloud9 vaping.
Its a little more expensive but her customer service is second to none she has the charger and batteries you'll need

 

[valtergomes]

ye, price's a lot higher on C9V, like 15£ more.. Im trying to figure out the best and where to order atm

 

[buGG]

you could check here for shipping costs and grab the chargers that AW recommends for these batteries, namely the WF-139 (good) or the Pila IBC 4 Stage charger (best). or you could order the batteries from AW directly outside this forum. you'll honestly be better off with the AW2600 protected li-ion over the IMR in terms of performance throughout the cycle, but if you like the idea of "safer" chemistry, go with the IMR, but be very mindful of over-discharging (shorting) and seriously consider a quality charger like the Pila that will never overcharge the battery.

 

[valtergomes]

thanks buGG!
is there a big difference between the AW Protected 18650 ( 2200mAH ) and AW Protected 18650-26P ( 2600mAH ) (since this ones are more 3$ x 2 for two) ??

ill PM that user to check the pricing and study it.

 

[buGG]

yep it's a pretty noticeable difference throughout the charge cycle. that's an earlier model, replaced by the 2600, but still in production and it's of value for other mods because of its nipple top. but you don't need a nipple top on the GG so the extra runtime and amperage available in the 2600 is worth the extra money...the 2900 not so much...great battery, but the 2600 for the money and pretty much everything you'll ask and expect of it is the best bet for an 18650.

 

[valtergomes]

is there any other options apart from the 18650 that will perform as good as the 18650? ( between the ones we can pick for 3.7v > CR123A / 16340 / 17670 / 18350 / 18500 / 18500 / 14500)

 

[hillock]

At the 18650 size, an aw protected can support all the amperage you would need. I use the aw 2900 and they last forever.

 

[valtergomes]

at the UK seems like Cam from e-cigz and Lisa from C9V are the only ones selling AW 18650.. Any knows another european site selling them? Along with the charger ofc

Cant order from US or else ill have to deal with Customs service (most probably) and thats a pain