Torchy 18650 (2800mah)

[scaffman69]

I recently bought 2 torchy 18650 (2800 mah) nipple ended batteries off ebay for my vv vamo mod , they a slightly bigger than the panasonic ive been useing which are flat heads, anyhow when i put them in my mod the lights flash but it dont turn on, i was just wondering iff anyone could put me right here, are these the wrong batteries and iff so would they fit in the z-max i got on order ? also they have a plastic coat on, is it ok with this left on ? thx guys.

[Deleted]

dont take the plastic off, i think it acts as an insulator

[kirrielad]

Are you remembering the 5 clicks to turn on? I've forgot about that a few times

[300]

Hi scaffman, is it one of these SenyBors?

If so mine had a clear plastic shrinkwrap end to end covering both pos & neg ends of the battery, if yours are the same be careful you don't damage the actual coating/casing of the battery itself when you remove it.

[300]

Looks like this

[scaffman69]

No its these m8, but they are 2800 mah

Yes turned it lol, cheers .

[thundercat]

Ask Torchy about the plastic, he's a nice guy and wont bite. Definitely tho dont remove the blue.

Andy

[Deleted]

If the display flashed 3 times when you screw the endcap on then the batteries are making contact.

Are they fully charged, do the lights in your charger come on properly when you try to charge? If they do that will indicate that they are making contact properly.

the Vamo can be a bit funny with the 5 clicks to switch on, try 6 or 7 clicks to turn on.

[captainpugwash]

I got these , same problem, just to big and to big for the zmax from the first co op buy , they came with the shrink wrap as well www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-SenyBor-Panasonic-inside-3100mAh-18650-protected-3-7v-2C-5-6A-drain-case-/290840517961?pt=UK_ConsumerElectronics_Batteries_SM&hash=item43b7721d49

[Bluefish]

unscrew what ever you have on the top turn it back on and screw back on, i bet it works.

[scaffman69]

Ok ive had a fiddle around and have come to the conclusion they are a bit too big for the vamo, because they are slightly bigger than the ones im useing atmo and when i unsrew end cap slightly it works, a bit naff so will put them away and hope the fit the z-max when that baby lands, cheers guys.

[maccafan]

Don't buy protected batteries for the Vamo, Zmax type devices...

One they may not work properly because of the rating of the protection circuit and two they will be quite big/long due to the protection circuit and may not fit.

Use AW or Efest IMR or the CGR18650CH and buy a Silver Bullet Hot spring for the VAMO..

[blakey]

If you use the effest IMR the do not get the 3400mah 18650 cos you'll be right back to square one, it's too big.
Otherwise, top advice from macca as usual

[scaffman69]

Cheers guys im on it now, were to i buy the hot spring, ive seen them in my vape bookmarks but i got that many i can find it for trying , thx again.

[maccafan]

I think the 3400 efest:

1. Is not an IMR..It's a rebranded Panasonic NCR18650B

2. It is protected alebit with a higher current rated protection circuit depending on brand.

Not suitable at all unless you can get the base NCR18650B which is quite good and fits both the Sigmax and the VAMO and will work well..