Would stacked 18350s prolong the life of the Vamo?

[GrimmTech]

Stacking batteries would give you twice the voltage and half the current flow across the electronics in any circuit. More current produces more heat, and therefor more wear and tear. This is the reason power companies use high voltage lines for long distance electricity transfer. It cuts the current way down, which lowers heat and makes a much more efficient system. (less loss due to heat loss) Would cutting the current down across the circuit help prolong the life of the PV? Just thinking out loud and looking for other views.

Grimm

 

[GrimmTech]

bump, am I the only nerd here that thinks about such things?

 

[Doglips]

bump, am I the only nerd here that thinks about such things?

Yep

I just don’t see it making a difference. The length of the wires inside this cant be more than 1 inch.....so I just cant see how 3 volts +/- would make that much of a heat issue. but I could be wrong.

 

[zapped]

Stacked batteries in a Vamo might well extend the life of the device while shortening YOURS!

It isnt recommended to stack batteries in any PV.

Might be worth it to read this thread here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/announcements-news/269461-exploding-mods-update-february-2012-a.html

 

[Michael James]

Can't remember where I read it but it was designed to run 3.7v and 7.4v, so if it was designed to handle it I don't think either one would really increase/decrease it's lifespan, it's chinese electronics, I expect mine to last 1-2 yrs of heavy use. Same as my Lavatube, it lasted about a year.

 

[PLANofMAN]

Stacked batteries in a Vamo might well extend the life of the device while shortening YOURS!

It isnt recommended to stack batteries in any PV.

Might be worth it to read this thread here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/announcements-news/269461-exploding-mods-update-february-2012-a.html

There have been no reports of exploding batteries in any mods that have circuitry protection, which is basically any VV or VV/VW device, like the Vamo. Hundreds of people (estimate only, based on the large number of users who stack batteries in the Vamo on this forum) around the world, stack batteries in their Vamos with zero safety issues.

 

[GrimmTech]

Stacked batteries in a Vamo might well extend the life of the device while shortening YOURS!

It isnt recommended to stack batteries in any PV.

Might be worth it to read this thread here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/announcements-news/269461-exploding-mods-update-february-2012-a.html

Says right at the top of that article "*Metal tubemods with full electronic control are not implicated since none has ever experienced one of these events. Only mechanical and basic electrical metal tube devices that were used with two batteries have been involved."

Right in the Vamo manual it states you can run 2x18350s.

 

[GrimmTech]

Yep

I just don’t see it making a difference. The length of the wires inside this cant be more than 1 inch.....so I just cant see how 3 volts +/- would make that much of a heat issue. but I could be wrong.

Traces on a circuit board can be deceptively long.