What batteries and charger should I get for my Buzz?
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I have the IMR high drain batts and I get less time out of them than the RCR123a 3.7 volter's so ??
I dont think i'm going to go with high drain batteries after seeing the 550mah rating.
I really am a fan of the IMR batts. Here is where I have gotten them before: AW IMR16340 550 mAh IMR CR123 size LiMN Rechargeable Lithium Battery
The advantages are longer life because they're not getting stressed like Li-Ions. Also I think they give you more consistent hits. With Li-Ions I noticed that sometimes when I would be vapping heavy some hits were weaker than others. That got me to thinking the Li-Ions weren't recovering quick enough and that's why I switched to high drain. They're also safer and you don't have to worry about them blowing up.
The disadvantage is the runtime is shorter than Li-Ions. I was averaging 7 or more hours with Li-Ions and the high drains average 6 1/2. For me the performance and longer life is worth the trade off of a shorter runtime.
all that mah is like mpg, YMMV, you can find 40% differences between web sites on the same battery
Just got my blemished buzz, it's awesome but I cant find the blemish. I will do a review after I get the right batteries. I'm using batts I had for a surefire torch. Their 3.0v and I only get about 15 hits at 4.5 then the batts are done. Now they anxious wait for 3.7v batts.
That's true, manufactures inflate their mAh to get people to buy them. 16340 Li-Ion batteries test out at 500mAh to 600mAh. The 880mAh is a inflated rating.
Some R123 li-ion comparison tests - CandlePowerForums
The only thing I found about highdrains is they cost more and the charge lasts less than the others. Even my 14500 highdrains don't last as long between charges as my other 14500s do. I've purchased my last highdrain.
They're not meant to have a longer runtime than Li-Ions. They're meant for high drain applications. The performance is seen better with LR attys.
I just ordered some ICR 123A 3.7 volts from Focalprice.com. Link posted below. Its a Chinese store but they sell UltraFires for $5 per pair and they have free shipping. That is $2.5 per battery. As long as everything checks out I think this may be a great place to get batteries. I will keep you all up to date good or bad. Hopefully its good but I figure if they take me I'm only out 10 bucks. I paid them directly through paypal.
http://www.focalprice.com/
http://www.focalprice.com/
Juebihn, be SURE and let us know how this works out with these people 
, I'll expect a update every few days and i bet son-et-lumiere will to, got them almost $3 less than he did, don't cry too much son-et 
, if he does gets them at all 
it will be over a month getting to Chesapeake.
Has the money been taken from your paypal already
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, I'll expect a update every few days and i bet son-et-lumiere will to, got them almost $3 less than he did, don't cry too much son-et , if he does gets them at all it will be over a month getting to Chesapeake.Has the money been taken from your paypal already
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I ordered some from, of all places, some air-soft company. I got the blue color ultrafire 16340 3.6v batteries for $2 each.
They came in form China and took like 2 weeks to get here. They work OK, but last a little less than the ones mike sells.
They came in form China and took like 2 weeks to get here. They work OK, but last a little less than the ones mike sells.
These are probably the best batteries for the Buzz. AW RCR123a Protected 750 mAh Battery
Juebihn, be SURE and let us know how this works out with these people
Has the money been taken from your paypal already
JUEBIHN: what happened with your battery order with these people? You can tell us, this isn't vapersfor--, we won't make fun of you if you got took by them, well not much
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