lurker finally posting

[Roscopecotrain]

Nov 1, 2013 1:07:30 GMT Jaguar7777 said:

Welcome!

Once you've been around us lot for a few days you'll forget all about smoking .... you'll be too busy trying to put the fire out of your bank account!


Jag. (Didn't buy a thing today, honest injun' .......... )

You are spot on there jag.

Ross ( thinking about a fasttech order )

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

[bigrab]

having spent most of the weekend browsing the forum and looking at various type of mods i am still unsure as to what i want, as i said in a previous post i have an itaste vv3 at the moment which is great for work and would like something else for at home,
i think i have finally decided between 2 the MPV2 or the vtr as i like the square type look, i will be honest and admit i might have a touch of shineyitis regards the vtr, but then again there is a fair difference in the price?,
I would just like your opinions or experience of both,

the mpv seems to have a fair following on here and seems to do everything that i would need ,it just looks strange with some of the tanks i have seen on it, the vtr i believe does not take all types because of the hole diameter but looks tidier,

decisions decisions but one of them is going in the shopping basket today

rab

[Karma]

Buy both bigrab then you will definitely have made the right decision

If you do opt for the VTR you will need decent batteries and charger

[fredhogg]

Nov 3, 2013 11:46:59 GMT Karma said:

Buy both bigrab then you will definitely have made the right decision

If you do opt for the VTR you will need decent batteries and charger

For my VTR.

I've ordered 2 Panasonic NCR18650B (3400 mAh) batteries from Amazon £19.10
Nitecore Intellicharger £14.80........total £33.90 and the VTR from Tortoisetech £42.50.........£76.40 in all, cheaper than the UK suppliers, and with top quality batteries.....
But you have too wait................

[Chrissie]

ROFL fredhogg, I was just about to google Tortoisetech - then the penny dropped

[bigrab]

well i have gone and done it but unlike fredhogg i have no patience ordered vtr charger and 2 batteries from myepack should be here during the week

rab

[snapper]

Hello and bigrab

Well done on quitting the stinkies.

snapper (also a resident of very, very, sunny Saltcoats)

[DiscoDes]

Nov 3, 2013 12:39:50 GMT fredhogg said:

For my VTR. I've ordered 2 Panasonic NCR18650B (3400 mAh) batteries from Amazon £19.10

fredhogg

OOO! I have some of these batteries - they're approx 71mm long (with nipples) and quite large diameter, they only fit in my Vamo's, did you check they'd fit?

[fredhogg]

Nov 4, 2013 12:54:06 GMT DiscoDes said:

Nov 3, 2013 12:39:50 GMT fredhogg said:

For my VTR. I've ordered 2 Panasonic NCR18650B (3400 mAh) batteries from Amazon £19.10

fredhogg

OOO! I have some of these batteries - they're approx 71mm long (with nipples) and quite large diameter, they only fit in my Vamo's, did you check they'd fit?

They are one of the batteries that Tortoisetech, recommend for use, with the MVP and TVR.
Should be 65 mm long X 18.3 mm diameter, unprotected / button less

[DiscoDes]

fredhogg Definitely 70mm long, and I know they're larger diameter as I have two here. However I don't have a VTR to try but I do seem to remember in a review that it said that the length of the battery was quite critical. I'll try and take some pictures to show how they compare.


Here you go:

[fredhogg]

Firstly Thanks for looking at this potential problem.
I've been on ENERdan's site and checked the measurements store.enerdan.de/gb/li-ion-cells/unprotected-cells/18650/panasonic/panasonic-ncr18650b-3-6v-3400mah-2c.html Might be a case of wait and see, if they don't fit, they will not be to their stated spec. So its dosh back. CHEERS DiscoDes

[DiscoDes]

fredhogg

BINGO! - I've just checked and the one's I have are protected see HERE as long as you're getting the unprotected one's you should be ok.

It's confusing as both have the same Part Number ???

[fredhogg]

Thanks for taking the trouble, too point out a potential issue. In my afternoons searching of all things, 18650 batteries, Mr. Torchy pointed out, that one of his SenBor batteries (rebadged Panasonic) was 71 mm long. But I ain't going back looking for that info. it must be protected as well. phew !!!!!DiscoDes   CHEERS.