Trustfire 14500

[a2dcovert]

I bought 4 of these Trustfire batteries and have been using them for about 2 weeks. When I first charged them they would last about 6 hours at my vape rate. Now that time has shortened to about 3 or 4 hours. What is normal in your experience?

I just ordered 6 Ultrafire 14500, but I don't know if there is any difference or not. They look like they are all made from the same company.

K

 

[crazyhorse]

I have six Trustfire 14500's to power two single battery mods and three more that are charged in situ and never rotated. They've all been in service for more than three months. My Ultrafire charger cuts off at around 4.08v. I haven't noticed any degradation in performance. I use the big'un about 2½-3 days to drain it down below 3.7v. I rotate to one of the singles for about 25% of usage. This lasts a few days before it needs a fresh battery. My wife uses the other single mod and a battery lasts her many days but she rotates with standard 801 batteries.

I average slightly less than 12 ml/week.

 

[a2dcovert]

I use more liquid than that. I just lost power on battery number 3 for the day. That's about 3 hours per battery. They did go furthur than that when new. Luckily I have the stock batteries to fall back on so I can make it till the end of the day.

I like it much more when I have to travel. I ususally vape less on the road. Sitting in my office I seem to do a lot more vaping. This lower strength NIC juice seems to make me want more.

K

 

[Ridewithme38]

If you vaping "in the office" Why not just us a USB Passthrough? They are fairly cheap, some are 5V and you won't have to worry about batteries?

 

[a2dcovert]

Well, I did buy a passthrough that was a pile of c*****. I used it partly in my last mod. i want the Puresmoker PS but they are still weeks behind in production. I will end up doing something along those lines soon.

K

 

[warp1900]

Here is something you might want to look at before buying any more pass-through.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-mods/32105-mod-mod.html

 

[a2dcovert]

Thanks Warp, I used one of my nicosticks and connected a USB cable to it. I'm working on future mod ideas, like your RCA stuff, to make an all-in-one mod for USB and battery power. Right now I can utilize the nicostick either with the battery or with the USB connected. I used the hole already in the box that it came with to get the wiring out of the box. All I had to do was to enlarge it just enough to push the USB cable through. I connected the USB on the upstream side of both the on/off switch and the momentary vaping button. Works very well. Only problem is that the nicostick box is too light and the box will not stay put on my desk as the weight of the cable overpowers it.

K

 

[warp1900]

Thanks Warp, I used one of my nicosticks and connected a USB cable to it. I'm working on future mod ideas, like your RCA stuff, to make an all-in-one mod for USB and battery power. Right now I can utilize the nicostick either with the battery or with the USB connected. I used the hole already in the box that it came with to get the wiring out of the box. All I had to do was to enlarge it just enough to push the USB cable through. I connected the USB on the upstream side of both the on/off switch and the momentary vaping button. Works very well. Only problem is that the nicostick box is too light and the box will not stay put on my desk as the weight of the cable overpowers it.

K

Replace that cable for an RCA jack and you will be able to use a single RCA cable that is very light and will not force your mod off your desk

That is how i have all of mine and works great, besides i don't have to have a cable hanging from my box when i want to use it with a battery.

 

[a2dcovert]

I guess it's time to go to "The Shack".

K