Yourself in 5 years
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There alot better where they areAhhh okay... good information..
I'll change what I'm doing...
Then in a van down by the river.
I can say I have a few internal battery mods that have been stored in a cool dark drawer, okok forgotten , that are greater than 6 years old that powered on, took a charge and work just fine with screens as bright as ever. istick minis, an itaste and a handful of pen-stick style batteries. All when tested were at about a 40% charge. Although I don't think 6 odd years unchecked is a good idea, ever, I feel like dark/dry/room temp is good for storage. I also store 18350, 18490, 18650 batteries this way with good success.
, that are greater than 6 years old that powered on, took a charge and work just fine with screens as bright as ever. istick minis, an itaste and a handful of pen-stick style batteries. All when tested were at about a 40% charge. Although I don't think 6 odd years unchecked is a good idea, ever, I feel like dark/dry/room temp is good for storage. I also store 18350, 18490, 18650 batteries this way with good success.
I can say I have a few internal battery mods that have been stored in a cool dark drawer, okok forgotten
My husband has an affinity for the Renovo Zero so I bought him several and was being hopeful we could get him through 2 or 3 years on these and a couple other small pods that are similar, before we have to switch him over to small mods and RTA's... I'm figuring provari for that, since he likes those even though he thinks they seem big...But I just figured I'd keep him with the zero as long as possible.
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Then in a van down by the river.
They've been out of production for a long, long time, so don't have a new one to compare to, but I'll say this: After five years in storage it's perfectly readable in any indoor lighting condition, whereas the one the one that's been powered up a lot really isn't except in very dim light.
Self-discharge during storage is not the criteria that matters with our Li-ion batteries. Capacity retention is, and cooler than room temperature is definitely beneficial when it comes to that. Battery University shows this here and my own data after one year corroborates that it does help. I'll have two years worth of data this summer.
As for condensation: Put your batteries in a zip-lock freezer bag along with a silica desiccant pouch and it won't be an issue.
Now would I store a whole mod with electronics and a screen that way? I'm not sure. Before I did, I'd certainly check the manual for the allowable storage temperature range.
see and this is what I thought.. that's why I was storing hubbies little pod batteries in the freezer (vacuum sealed with desiccant)
but that article threw me... now I'm just confused.. lol
Don't be. The only thing to be said against storage in the refrigerator is moisture, and you've got that totally covered if they're vacuum sealed with desiccant.
FWIW, the 18650 cells in my long-term fridge and freezer temp test are just in normal battery cases in a ziplock bag; no desiccant. Personally, I think issue with condensation is overblown. Can condensation form when you pull something cold out of the refrigerator or freezer into a warm, humid room? Sure, but it doesn't form at the steady temperature inside the fridge or freezer; if it did everything in there would be wet, and it isn't.
Well I don't know of any Chinese mods that have manuals that address such a thing. They barely address how to use the mod lol.
I threw all the mods for long term storage in vacuum sealed bags with desiccant because we live in a very wet/humid area (over 43" average precipitation a year according to the internet) but thought because his pods had internal batteries I'd put them in the freezer instead of just storage bins...
so back in the freezer they'll go then. I just want everything to last as long as possible.
You might be right about that. The only Chinese mods I've got are a couple of Vandy Vape SimpleEX that I bought for occasions when I don't want to put one any of my irreplaceable good mods at risk. The manual for 'em is in numerous languages but lacks actual specifications and doesn't have an acceptable storage temperature range.
To be fair, I doubt any non-Chinese mod has any long-term storage recommendations, either. The only USA-made mods I own were bought second hand (no manuals) but I doubt their manuals address longterm storage. In fact, I have never bought any electronics that address longterm storage. Longterm storage simply isn't something that "normal" people want to know about the electronics they buy, they buy them to use them in the present.
I would not call an average of less than one inch per week "very wet".
When the time comes to break them out of storage, make sure you let them come fully to room temperature before breaking your seal. This avoids condensation. Also, never, ever charge a li-ion battery that's too cold. Again, let it come fully to room temperature before charging.
lol... it's a rain forest!
nah.. there is a lot of humidity though. it effects everything, sugar, flour etc. and we don't have air conditioning, so I'm more careful when storing.
Makes sense.
Reminds me of an old joke:
What's the difference between the Old South and the New South?
Air Conditioning!
Yeah, that's a bummer. I only have air conditioning in a few rooms, not the whole house, so I keep my gear stashed among those rooms.
No one can predict the future but Vaping is great stress relief for me so I fully expect to be Vaping if they fix the Vape ban mess. I've got a Liter of Liquidbarn.com's 10% CNT Nicotine/VG, that may or may not ride out the Vape Mail Ban but I'm guessing at my current Vape usage it will.
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