The right Reo batteries pays off...

[kilroyst]

When I bought my new Grand and RM2 a couple of months ago I had a metric ton of Panasonic CGR18650CH batteries that I use in my 'other' mods, most of them fairly new, and they 'sorta' have a psuedo button top. Well a battery is a battery right? I couldn't see dropping more money on new batts as long as I had perfectly good ones. So I used them and they worked ok, I was none the wiser.

As the Reo has become my all-day-every-day-tote-everywhere vape I decided to pick up a couple of the AW IMR 18650's that Rob (and others) recommend for Reo usage this week and the difference (to me) is pretty much like night and day. Battery life seems about the same, but it's that connection when I hit the GO button, feels so much more solid and the occasional misfire is eliminated. Its like they were....made...for...each...other.

Anyways, long story short...get the batts the master says to, it does make a difference.

 

[elscorcho]

I had the exact same experience. Its IMRs only for me now!

 

[supertrunker]

Its like they were....made...for...each...other.

They were as it turns out! Not that that stops me messing about with them, but i put that down to my experimentation phase. The fact is that those batteries and the recommended batteries for each Reo work with fewer hiccups than most anything else!

T

 

[KwhyLE]

I know Rob has mentioned on one of the threads that he designed the firing mechanism for AW button tops.

too lazy to find it

 

[dodari]

When I first got my Grand I had a couple of trustfire 18650 2000mAh or thereabouts, They were meh. So I got the AW IMRs and as everyone has noted it is head and shoulders above the rest even for longevity IMO.

Sooooo, I just tried to get to RTD Vapors from Rob's site up above and cannot get connected, like they're offline or something? Wanted to get a couple of AW IMR 18490s but can't connect. Hope it's only temporary. Anyone know? I'm sort of computer challenged and can't see why I can't connect when I can get to almost everywhere else.?

 

[dodari]

Never mind ^---------^------------^--------------^ RTD just came bacck on. Order made.

 

[NicoHolic]

Who'd thunk it? The guy who designed it is right!

 

[pdib]

Its like they were....made...for...each...other.

They were as it turns out! Not that that stops me messing about with them, but i put that down to my experimentation phase. The fact is that those batteries and the recommended batteries for each Reo work with fewer hiccups than most anything else!

T

still in one piece then?

 

[pdib]

I had the exact same experience. Its IMRs only for me now!

IMO, specifically AW 1600 mAh for mech

 

[Treebeard]

IMO, specifically AW 1600 mAh for mech

Would that go for other mechs also? I have a Touchwood on the way that will take 18650s. I have panasonics, obtronics and aw imr 1600s.

 

[_duffman_]

The only problem that I see about the IMR's are the price tag. I just picked up four Panies for the price of one IMR. I have all flat top 18650's right now, and yeah I occasionally have a misfire, but the performance is still there so I don't really see a reason to run a 20 dollar battery when a 5 dollar Panie works just as good. This is just my .02.

 

[pdib]

AW 1600s are, like, $9.95. If your problem (misfires) doesn't get worse, good on ya' *. (9.95 is about $1 more than what I paid for smokes daily. I think I can scratch it out from somewhere for a 6 month investment.)


Treebeard. I meant 1600s VS 2000s. And I meant, specifically for REO.

 

[NicoHolic]

$9.87, not $20.

 

[pdib]

* . . . . they probably will . . . .

 

[elscorcho]

Treebeard. I meant 1600s VS 2000s. And I meant, specifically for REO.

Newb question: Why not the 2000s?

 

[ancient puffer]

When I first got my REO, I started out with AW IMR's 1600mAH batteries. Then when the 2000mAH's came out, and since mine were over a year old, I bought 2000mAHs. Just for funzies, last week, I pulled out one of the 1600mAH batteries (I keep them all charged) and plopped it in my Grand.

I could spout all sorts of colorful descriptions of the difference, but bottom line, even though my 2000mAH batteries are still fine, I ordered a brand new set of the 1600mAH's. Been in a coma ever since they arrived yesterday and I charged them.

I'm not a picky person, nor overly perceptive of subtle differences, but there's just no comparison, the 1600's win out hands down. And in case anyone is wondering about how long they last, I vaped the first one for 14 hours straight, final reading when I switched it out: 3.81 volts.

ETA: Although the 1600 that I tried before ordering more was close to 2 yrs old, it still out vaped the newer 2000's I've been using. Get the AW IMR 1600 mAH batteries. As I noted in another thread (paraphrased), who wants to drive a '68 Plymouth Sport Fury with a VW engine in it?

 

[NicoHolic]

I use the 2000 with a 0.5Ω coil, meaning about 7-8A. The 2000 are rated at 10A, so I'm still within the NEC/NFPA 80% of rating design criteria and they work fine.

The 1600 are rated at 15C or 15 x 1.6AH = 24A. More conservative. The 1600 MAY have lower internal resistance as well. AFAIK, no one's tested them.

For those not sub-ohming, the 2000 have more mAH, but under a 7-8A load, capacity is about the same.

That's the difference.

 

[ancient puffer]

Nicohog, respectfully, there's more of a difference than longevity. There's a noticable (to me) difference in the *quality* of the vape. YMMV

 

[NicoHolic]

I appreciate that AP, but there's no objective data on it yet.

eta: Since I now have a second Grand, I'll be ordering more batteries, and will try the 1600

 

[pdib]

Yeah, I get about 12 hours from my 1600s. Certainly enough time to get home and switch it for a fresh one.

The 1600s have much lower internal resistance (that's why they are rated at 24amp max discharge, vs. 10amps for the 2000s). This means they can dump amperage onto your coil throughout a charge cycle without breaking a sweat. The 2000s start to sag and offer less punch with each vape. With mechanical, we are only using the 4.1 to 3.8 volt range of the storage capacity. So it doesn't matter that the 2000 can deliver longer in the 3.7 to 3.3 volt range. I once described it like this . .. .
you ask for a cup of water (8oz). I say sure, do you want it poured from this wide mouth 16oz bottle? or this skinny dribble-top 20oz one?